US President Donald Trump claims Iran gave US a 'big present' linked to oil and gas

Trump suggested ‌the gift was ​related to the Strait of Hormuz, the oil transit waterway that the United States has struggled to keep open.

US President Donald Trump on Tuesday said Iran had made a massive energy-related concession to Washington.

Without giving details, he termed it as a positive development related to the Strait of Hormuz, the global oil shipping hub that has been controlled by Iran.

"They gave us a present and the present ​arrived today, and it ⁠was a very big present, worth a tremendous amount of money," Trump told reporters in the Oval Office.

"It wasn't nuclear, it was oil-and ⁠gas-related, ‌and it was a very nice thing they did."

Trump also claimed that the US had already won the war, adding that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth was disappointed as how quickly the campaign had gone.

"Pete didn't ‌want it to be settled," ‌he said, without providing further details.

The US president also said the US was talking to "right people" in Iran to reach a deal and end the war, adding the Iranians wanted to reach a deal ⁠very badly.

"We're ⁠in negotiations right now" over Iran, he said,

Meanwhile, Pakistan has said it ​is willing to ​host talks between the United States and Iran.

(With Reuters inputs)