{"id":69893,"date":"2026-03-24T15:57:19","date_gmt":"2026-03-24T20:57:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news2shorts.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/24\/trump-touts-significant-iran-present-linked-to-strait-of-hormuz-as-deal-talks-heat-up\/"},"modified":"2026-03-24T15:57:19","modified_gmt":"2026-03-24T20:57:19","slug":"trump-touts-significant-iran-present-linked-to-strait-of-hormuz-as-deal-talks-heat-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news2shorts.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/24\/trump-touts-significant-iran-present-linked-to-strait-of-hormuz-as-deal-talks-heat-up\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump touts \u2018significant\u2019 Iran \u2018present\u2019 linked to Strait of Hormuz as deal talks heat up"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/person\/donald-trump\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Donald Trump<\/a> on Tuesday announced Iran wants to &#8220;make a deal&#8221; with the U.S., noting the country&#8217;s leadership gave the U.S. a &#8220;significant prize&#8221; related to the Strait of Hormuz and the flow of oil.<\/p>\n<p>While speaking to reporters in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/us\/education\/administration\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">White House Oval Office<\/a>, Trump said Iranian leadership sent the gift on Monday, and it arrived on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;They&#8217;re going to make a deal. They did something [Monday] that was amazing, actually. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/world\/conflicts\/iran\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">They gave us a present<\/a>,&#8221; Trump said. &#8220;The present arrived today, and it was a very big present worth a tremendous amount of money.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/world\/iran-nuclear-talks-didnt-pass-smell-test-trump-launched-strikes-says-vance\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>IRAN NUCLEAR TALKS &#8216;DIDN&#8217;T PASS THE SMELL TEST&#8217; BEFORE TRUMP LAUNCHED STRIKES, SAYS VANCE<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Trump said he could not disclose what the gift was, but said it was &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/energy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">oil and gas-related<\/a>&#8221; and was connected to the Strait of Hormuz.<\/p>\n<p>The Iranian regime was previously charging some tankers millions of dollars to pass through the global shipping choke point, according to a report from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.iranintl.com\/en\/202603229177\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"><u>Iran International.<\/u><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/media\/why-trump-invoked-regime-change-attacking-iran-media-must-learn-from-past-mistakes\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><u>WHY TRUMP INVOKED REGIME CHANGE IN ATTACKING IRAN, AND THE MEDIA MUST LEARN FROM PAST MISTAKES<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Trump added the unspecified present was &#8220;very significant.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;That meant one thing to me \u2014 we&#8217;re dealing with the right people,&#8221; Trump said. &#8220;\u2026 It was a very nice thing they did. \u2026 They said they were going to do it, and it happened. And they&#8217;re the only ones that could have done it.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>When asked about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/tech\/topics\/us-navy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">control of the Strait of Hormuz<\/a>, he said the U.S. will &#8220;have control of anything we want.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;They can&#8217;t have certain things,&#8221; Trump said. &#8220;It starts with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/politics\/foreign-policy\/nuclear-proliferation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">no nuclear weapons<\/a>, and they&#8217;ve agreed to that. \u2026 They&#8217;re not going to have enrichment \u2014 any of those things. \u2026 We are in about the best bargaining position. We&#8217;re way ahead of schedule.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Negotiations are being headed by Secretary of State <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/person\/marco-rubio\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Marco Rubio<\/a> and Vice President JD Vance, according to the president.<\/p>\n<p><i>This is a developing story. Please check back for updates.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President Donald Trump on Tuesday announced Iran wants to &#8220;make a deal&#8221; with the U.S., noting the country&#8217;s leadership gave the U.S. a &#8220;significant prize&#8221; related to the Strait of Hormuz and the flow of oil. 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