‘They’re going to make a deal’: After pushing the U.S. to war, Donald Trump’s now floating ‘negotiations’ with Iran
President Donald Trump asserted at a White House press conference that Iran is about to make a deal regarding the war. But to date, there’s no information on who the Trump administration is corresponding with on the Iranian side to make it happen.
“They’re gonna make a deal. They did something yesterday that was amazing, actually. They gave us a present, and the present arrived today,” said Trump.
“It was a very big present worth a tremendous amount of money. I’m not gonna tell you what that present is, but it was a very significant prize, and they gave it to us… That meant one thing to me: we’re dealing with the right people,” Trump added. He would later clarify that the gift isn’t related to nuclear weapons but to ‘oil and gas.’
Whatever the gift is, Trump has yet to disclose it. Iran announced that “non-hostile ships” can pass through the Strait of Hormuz today, as reported by Al Jazeera. However, there are also reports of Iran charging non-hostile ships upwards of two million dollars per voyage for safe passage in the Strait of Hormuz. That’s hardly a win, given that ships prior to the war had always had the right to safe passage.
It’s also still unclear what Trump is referring to, but he appears to be hinting at behind-the-scenes negotiation with the Iranians. All that he was able to confirm thus far is that Vice President JD Vance, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Special Envoy to the Middle East Steve Witkoff, and Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner are involved in the supposed negotiations.
But notably, Iran has aggressively pushed back against claims of negotiations with the White House.
Deal or no deal? Iran says Trump is dealing with himself
Ebrahim Zolfaghari of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) also unleashed a scathing denial of Trump’s claims today. He said, “The strategic power you boast about has turned into a strategic defeat. If the world’s supposed superpower could escape this predicament, it would have happened by now.”
He further warned, “Do not call your defeat an agreement. The era of your promises has ended. Today, in the world, there are two fronts: truth and falsehood, and no truth-seeker is deceived by your media propaganda waves.”
Zolfaghari mocked Trump, stating, “Your conflicts have reached the stage of negotiating with yourselves. There will be no news of your investments in the region, nor will you see the previous prices of energy and oil.”
The war will not be over just because Trump says so. As Zolfaghari swore, “We declare that until it is our will, no situation will return to its previous state.” Essentially, the war is decided not just by one country—the opposing side will always have a say.
Regardless, the question remains: Who is Trump making a deal with if he is negotiating with Iran? That’s a question he has yet to answer on camera. But it makes the claim difficult to believe when even Iran says that no talks are taking place. Despite the announcement of a five-day ceasefire by the United States on Monday, it’s clear that the conflict is far from over. Tehran’s power plants are still under threat by Washington, and Middle Eastern desalination plants may become legitimate targets in the eyes of the IRGC.
The chaos might be on pause, but the war has not permanently ceased.
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