reparations

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Iran has demanded reparations for destruction wrought in the five-week onslaught.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

Teffera from Human Rights Watch fears that the importance of education as part of reparations discussions gets diluted by the inevitable focus on compensation payments.

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

Iran has reportedly replied to a 15-point US plan and is awaiting a response, having made its own demands including war reparations and recognition of its sovereignty over Hormuz.

From Barron's • Mar. 27, 2026

Opposition to reparations takes place on different levels.

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

The German people also had to pay an enormous sum of money, called reparations, for war damages.

From "Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti