Donald Trump has said he will demand that Iran pay compensation for the deaths of thousands of US soldiers and Iran's own civilians killed in recent decades in the latest sign his negotiations to end the war and reopen the strait of Hormuz have reached an impasse. Trump and other senior negotiators have claimed many times that a deal is imminent, although none has materialised. On Sunday, the Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, said he rejected the Trump-backed Board of Peace's 15-point plan to end Israel's war in Gaza. Trump has sought to increase pressure on Iran. "Also, with respect to the Iran negotiations, Iran should be responsible for the damages and death caused to the people of Lebanon, Syria, Yemen, and Gaza!"