Donald Trump said this week that he has received what he described as a “very big” present from Iran, despite having spent recent weeks claiming the country had been “obliterated.”
Speaking at the White House on Tuesday, Trump reportedly told reporters: “They’re gonna make a deal. They did something yesterday that was amazing, actually. They gave us a present, and the present arrived today. It was a very big present, worth a tremendous amount of money.”
Trump did not specify what the “present” was, according to Tyla, but said it was related to oil and gas and connected to the Strait of Hormuz. “I’m not going to tell you what that present is, but it was a very significant prize, and they gave it to us,” he added.
According to Trump, the move signaled progress in ongoing discussions with Iran. “That meant one thing to me,” he said. “We’re dealing with the right people.”
During the same briefing, Trump claimed Iran had agreed that it would “never have a nuclear weapon.”
Iran dismissed Trump’s statements as “fake news.”
He also suggested the United States would soon have broad control in the region. “If you read the papers, you’d think we’re tied, you’d think we’re in a tough battle,” Trump said. “We are roaming free over Tehran. We can do whatever we want.”
Iran has pushed back on such claims. A spokesperson for the country’s top military command recently said its forces would not stop “until complete victory” is achieved, and officials have previously dismissed Trump’s statements about negotiations as “fake news.”
Earlier in the week, Trump said he had paused planned military strikes against Iran following what he described as “productive talks” with leaders in Tehran.
In a post shared on Truth Social, he wrote: “I AM PLEASED TO REPORT THAT THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AND THE COUNTRY OF IRAN, HAVE HAD, OVER THE LAST TWO DAYS, VERY GOOD AND PRODUCTIVE CONVERSATIONS REGARDING A COMPLETE AND TOTAL RESOLUTION OF OUR HOSTILITIES IN THE MIDDLE EAST.”
He continued: “BASED ON THE TENOR AND TONE OF THESE IN DEPTH, DETAILED, AND CONSTRUCTIVE CONVERSATIONS, WHICH WILL CONTINUE THROUGHOUT THE WEEK, I HAVE INSTRUCTED THE DEPARTMENT OF WAR TO POSTPONE ANY AND ALL MILITARY STRIKES AGAINST IRANIAN POWER PLANTS AND ENERGY INFRASTRUCTURE FOR A FIVE DAY PERIOD, SUBJECT TO THE SUCCESS OF THE ONGOING MEETINGS AND DISCUSSIONS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER!”
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