Donald Trump says Iran gave him “a very big present” as he teases details

Donald Trump said this week that the United States had received what he described as a “very big” and valuable “present” from Iran, even as tensions between the two countries remain high.

Speaking to reporters at the White House on Tuesday, Trump pointed to what he framed as a positive development in ongoing discussions.

“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.”

He did not clarify exactly what he meant by the “present,” but suggested it was connected to oil and gas and linked to activity around the Strait of Hormuz, a strategically critical waterway for global energy supply.