President Trump claimed Tuesday cryptically that he got a present from Iran “worth a tremendous amount of money,” telling reporters it revealed to him that “we’re talking to the right people.”
Trump wouldn’t say what the gift was, only that it was “oil and gas related” and very significant.
“They gave us a present,” Trump said to reporters in the Oval Office. “I’m not going to tell you what that present is but it was a very significant prize.”
Asked if he trusts the Iranians said to be in talks with U.S. representatives, Trump said he doesn’t trust anybody but alluded to receiving a “gift” that he said suggested “we’re dealing with the right people.”
The president also said the U.S. is “in negotiations right now,” and that his envoy Steve Witkoff and son-in-law Jared Kushner are involved in the talks, along with Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Vice President JD Vance.
“We have a number of people doing it,” Trump said. “And the other side, I can tell you, they’d like to make a deal.”
