Donald Trump has claimed Iran has sent the United States an expensive gift but refused to say what it is.
Donald Trump has claimed Iran has sent the United States an expensive gift but refused to say what it is.
The US president said the "present" was related to oil and gas but did not go into any further detail.
"They gave us a present, and the present arrived today," he said.
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"It was a very big present worth a tremendous amount of money. And I'm not going to tell you what that present is, but it was a very significant prize."
But there seems to be no sign of Iran backing down.
Instead Iran's rhetoric against the United States is only increasing.
"The criminal American and Zionist enemies initiated a fierce war aimed at disintegrating Iran," top general Ali Abdollahi said.
"By God's grace and with the heroic presence of the great and courageous Iranian nation, along with the unparalleled bids of the brave Armed Forces over the past 25 days, the enemies, primarily the US, have been forced to defeat, while the proud Iranian nation and its honorable warriors are advancing toward ultimate victory."
Abdollahi said the US was seeking a way out following its "disgraceful" defeat.
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Trump has been increasingly speaking of peace talks with Iran, though at the same time he is scaling up the US military presence in the Middle East.
He has also repeatedly claimed the war has been won.
The Pentagon is sending another 3000 soldiers to the region, in addition to the 2500 marines deployed earlier this week.
Earlier today Trump posted a tweet from Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif offering to host the negotiations.
"Pakistan welcomes and fully supports ongoing efforts to pursue dialogue to end the WAR in Middle East, in the interest of peace and stability in region and beyond," Sharif said in a tweet.
"Subject to concurrence by the US and Iran, Pakistan stands ready and honoured to be the host to facilitate meaningful and conclusive talks for a comprehensive settlement of the ongoing conflict."
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Pakistan is currently battling severe fuel shortages.
It receives a higher percentage of its oil imports from the Gulf states than any other country.
But so far there is little to signify that Iran is interested in backing down from the war.
Without a negotiated peace with Iran, it will be nearly impossible to secure the Strait of Hormuz without an invasion.
Iran is roughly the size of Queensland with a population of 93 million.
An estimated one million Iranians serve in the military, either in the regular army, paramilitary or reserves.
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