Trump Announces: War with Iran Already Won, Received Iran's "Priceless Gift Related to Oil and Natural Gas"!

March 25, U.S.-Iran conflict reignites waves of tension.

According to CCTV International News, although Iran has repeatedly denied earlier, on March 24 local time, U.S. President Trump spoke to the media again from the White House, saying that the U.S. and Iran are in negotiations, and Iran has “agreed to permanently abandon nuclear weapons,” also claiming that Iran “sent a big gift to the United States” regarding the Strait of Hormuz issue.

Trump stated, “America has already won,” and claimed that reports suggesting the U.S. has not won and still wants the war to continue are “fake news” from the American media.

On March 25, international oil prices plummeted over 4%, currently at $96.19. Spot gold rose over 2%, returning above $4,500.

Notably, Trump has previously declared “victory” multiple times. As early as March 9, Trump told the media that the conflict was “almost over,” and “the U.S. has won in many ways”; on the 11th, he again claimed “victory.”

Trump: Hope to resolve through diplomacy

Goal is to “save millions of lives”

According to Xinhua News Agency, citing multiple U.S. media reports, U.S. President Trump on the 24th said the war against Iran “has been won,” and Iran is ready to “reach an agreement.”

Trump delivered a speech in the Oval Office, claiming that “Iran has been weakened, its regime has been overthrown,” and that the Iranian military has been “completely destroyed,” declaring “the war is won.”

Trump also said Iran is prepared to “reach an agreement.” He stated, “They (Iran) did something incredible yesterday. They gave us a gift, a priceless gift.” Trump did not specify what this “gift” was but said it was “related to oil and natural gas.”

On nuclear issues, Trump reaffirmed that Iran “will not possess nuclear weapons,” and said U.S. military actions had “destroyed its nuclear capability.” He also mentioned that if he had not withdrawn from the Iran nuclear deal, Iran might have “already obtained nuclear weapons.”

He further noted that Iran launched missiles at the UAE, Kuwait, Bahrain, and other places early in the conflict, actions that were “unexpected.” Trump expressed hope to end the current “military operations” through diplomacy, aiming to “save millions of lives.”

However, at the same time, the U.S. is accelerating the deployment of thousands of Marines and Navy personnel to the Middle East. Regarding the confusing information released by the U.S. about negotiations with Iran, former CIA Director John Brennan said he prefers to believe Iran’s statements over those of President Trump. “I prefer to believe Iran rather than our own president.”

Iranian experts: Over 40 years of negotiations, each time a loss

Never trust the U.S. under any circumstances

However, Iran has repeatedly denied negotiations with the U.S… Iran’s Islamic Parliament Speaker, Ali Larijani, posted on social media that the U.S. spreading “fake news” aims to manipulate financial and oil markets, thereby helping the U.S. and Israel escape their deep quagmire.

Iran’s new Supreme Leader’s military advisor, Mohsen Rezaei, emphasized in an interview broadcast on Iran’s national TV on March 23 that Iran will only stop the war once it receives full compensation, all sanctions are lifted, and it gains international legal guarantees that the U.S. will not interfere in Iran’s affairs.

Rezaei also stressed that the dispute between Iran and the U.S. is not only about this conflict or the June last year attack by Israel and the U.S. on Iran, but has persisted for 47 years since the victory of the Iranian Islamic Revolution in 1979, and must be “settled once and for all.”

The spokesperson for Iran’s Hatem Ansar Central Command of the armed forces on March 25 warned the U.S., “Don’t call your failure an agreement.”

Regarding the recent frequent reports of “Iran negotiating with the U.S.,” Iranian political analysts told the CCTV reporter that whenever the U.S. faces issues in regional policy, it will propose negotiations. Currently, U.S. statements are “repeating old tricks.” Over the past 40 years, Iran has never benefited from negotiations with the U.S.; each one has harmed Iran’s national interests. Therefore, the prevailing opinion in Iran is that under no circumstances should the U.S. be trusted.

On the evening of March 24, Iran’s Bushehr nuclear power plant was attacked again. The attack hit the area around the nuclear plant, causing no casualties, property, or technical losses, but this is the second attack on the Bushehr plant in 8 days. According to the CCTV reporter, Iran’s Atomic Energy Organization stated that attacking peaceful nuclear facilities violates international law and poses a dangerous, irreversible threat to regional security.

U.S. oil prices surge 35% in one month

Trump’s approval rating drops to 36%, hitting a new low

According to CCTV News, a poll released Tuesday by Reuters and Ipsos shows that U.S. President Trump’s approval rating has fallen from 40% last week to 36%, the lowest since he returned to the White House.

As the Middle East conflict begins to impact the daily lives of ordinary Americans, their views on Trump’s handling of living costs have significantly worsened. In the latest poll conducted through this Monday, only 25% of Americans approve of Trump’s management of living costs.

Meanwhile, the proportion of Republican voters disapproving of Trump’s handling of living costs increased from 27% last week to 34%.

As background, Trump’s overall approval rating at the start of his term was 47%, maintaining around 40% since last summer, but the Iran conflict may be changing that.

Since the war began on February 28, Americans have quickly felt the pressure of rising living costs. According to updated data from the American Automobile Association (AAA) on Tuesday, the national average gasoline price has reached $3.98 per gallon, up about 35% in a month. The International Air Transport Association estimates that, as of March 20, fuel prices for airlines have increased by 106% in just one month, prompting some airlines to raise ticket prices or add fuel surcharges.

Meanwhile, with inflation fears rising, investors are selling off U.S. Treasuries, causing borrowing costs for consumers to soar.

Specifically, the yield on the two-year U.S. Treasury, which is highly sensitive to Federal Reserve policies, has surged over 55 basis points this month to 3.94%, while the benchmark 10-year yield has risen 44 basis points to 4.38%, both the largest changes since October 2024.

Futures traders currently expect the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates by 25 basis points only by December 2027, with a 30% chance of rate hikes this year. Before the conflict, markets had bet on the Fed cutting rates two to three times this year.

Meanwhile, the U.S. 30-year mortgage rate has risen to a new high of 6.3% this year. For Trump, who aims to demonstrate housing affordability before the midterm elections, this is bad news.

The latest survey shows that 35% of Americans support strikes against Iran, down from 37% last week, while about 61% oppose the strikes, up two percentage points from last week.

(Original source: Daily Economic News)