Trump says he received Iranian 'present' as thousands of US troops head towards Gulf

President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that Iran gave the US a "present” related to “oil and gas”, while repeating that talks were underway with the Islamic Republic to end the war, even as thousands of US troops are en route to the region.

Trump delivered his remarks at the White House, claiming that the US would emerge as the ultimate victor from the end of the US-Israeli war on Iran.

“I think we are going to end it. I can’t tell you for sure,” he said. “We have won this war.”

Trump added that the US and Israel had killed so many Iranian officials that "I think we can say this is regime change". 

Trump said that his son-in-law, Jared Kushner, special envoy Steve Witkoff, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, and Vice President JD Vance are all involved in negotiations to end the conflict.

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