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

Most of the reparations paid by governments came in the form of compensation to slave owners in the 19th Century, rather than to those who had been enslaved.

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

It also called for war reparations and Iran's "sovereignty" over the Strait of Hormuz be respected.

From Barron's • Mar. 27, 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

The reparations were intended to weaken Germany so that it would never take up arms again.

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