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

“If you read the papers, you’d think we’re tied, you’d think we’re in a tough battle. We are roaming free over Tehran. We can do whatever we want.”

However, Iranian officials have publicly rejected these claims. A spokesperson for the country’s military leadership stated that operations would continue “until complete victory,” and previous remarks from Tehran have dismissed Trump’s assertions about negotiations as “fake news.”

Earlier in the week, Trump announced that planned U.S. military strikes against Iranian infrastructure had been temporarily paused following what he described as constructive discussions.

In a post on Truth Social, he wrote: