Trump: Iran Just Offered The US ‘A Very Significant Prize’ Related To Oil And Gas

While speaking with reporters in the Oval Office on Tuesday, President Donald Trump provided a hopeful development on the ongoing discussions with  elements of the Iranian regime about winding down the conflict and achieving U.S. goals. The president explained that Iran had sent what he described as a “present” that arrived earlier in the day. “They gave us a present and the present arrived today, and it was a very big present, worth a tremendous amount of money,” Trump said. He went on to clarify that the “present” was not nuclear-related, but carried significant impact on the oil/gas market, adding that “it was a very nice thing they did.” Trump linked the concession to ongoing discussions involving oil, gas, and the Strait of Hormuz. He said the United States was “talking to the right p