US President Donald Trump insisted Iran wants a deal “so badly” – saying on Tuesday that Iran gave the US a “very big present worth a tremendous amount of money”
Trump gave an update on the war with Iran and took questions from reporters. Here is a breakdown of what he said:
Trump said his administration was “talking to the right people” in Iran, and “they want to make a deal so badly”. He also said Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio were involved in the negotiations.
He added that the US-Israeli strikes on Iran have led to “regime change” – but also warned that he did not trust “anybody”
The president also hinted at a “very significant prize” gifted to the US by Iranian negotiators, adding it was related to oil and gas, and the Strait of Hormuz.
“They did something yesterday that was amazing actually,” Trump said. “They gave us a present and the present arrived today. And it was a very big present worth a tremendous amount of money.” He gave no specific details
Asked how hopeful he was that a peace deal with Iran would work, Trump responded: “This war has been won”
There was little mention of how the war could actually end, the BBC’s White House reporter Bernd Debusmann Jr writes
Trump did not address a potential US troop deployment to the Middle East. CBS News, the BBC’s US partner, has reported that the Pentagon is expected to send troops from the 82nd Airborne Division, including ground forces and a command element
