Video: Trump claims Iran gifts US 28 oil tankers in boost to 15-point peace plan
US President Donald Trump
Abdullateef Fowewe
United States President Donald Trump has announced major progress in U.S.-Iran talks aboard Air Force One, boasting that Tehran has agreed to his 15-point proposal and delivered “gifts” of oil tankers as proof of seriousness, even as Iranian officials dismissed the overtures as American “self-talk.”
Speaking to reporters en route from a campaign stop, Trump detailed the concessions.
“Yes, Iranians agreed to our 15-point plan. We’re preparing to present 2 additional points. And they, to prove their seriousness, gave us 8 oil tankers. And today they presented us with another gift – 20 tankers. They’re leaving tomorrow,” he said.
Trump elaborated on the tankers’ significance, framing them as a direct response to his demands for nuclear curbs and regional de-escalation.
“Yeah, they (Iran) came back on that 15-point plan. They gave us most of their points. Why wouldn’t they? Just to prove that they’re serious, they gave all these boats. What it was was eight plus two — it’s ten massive boatloads of oil. And today they gave us another present. They gave us twenty boatloads of more. That’s being shipped tomorrow.”
The remarks echo Trump’s style from past summits, including a 2019 North Korea clip repurposed in viral satire to reference Iran.
The proposal, transmitted via Pakistan intermediaries, seeks Iran’s withdrawal from Yemen, Syria, and other proxies, alongside verifiable nuclear limits.
Trump has repeatedly called the indirect talks “going extremely well.”
However, Tehran poured cold water on the claims.
Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser Kanaani labeled it “U.S. self-talk,” insisting no formal engagement exists amid Israeli airstrikes on Iranian assets and rising tensions in the Strait of Hormuz.
