President Donald Trump declared Tuesday that the United States has "won" the war against Iran, despite ongoing fighting and the Strait of Hormuz largely remaining closed.Speaking from the White House, Trump said Irans military h as been destroyed and that regime change has been achieved.On the first day of joint strikes with Israel, Irans Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei was killed. His son has since assumed the leadership role.RELATED STORY | Strikes pound Tehran, missiles hit Israel as US seeks Iran talksTrumps comments come as his administration is reportedly negotiating to end the war. However, several questions remain, including who the United States is negotiating with and where those talks are taking place.Trump, however, expressed confidence that the U.S. is dealing with the right people, citing what he described as a gift from Iran.RELATED STORY | US sends 3 warships, 2,500 Marines to Middle East amid escalating Iran conflict"They gave us a present and the present arrived today," he said. "It was a very big present worth a tremendous amount of money. It was oil and gas related. And it was a very nice thing they did. But what it showed me is that we're dealing with the right people," Trump said.The president indicated that his special envoy, Steve Witkoff, son-in-law Jared Kushner, Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Vice President J.D. Vance are all involved in the effort to end the war.Trump has maintained that Iran cannot have a nuclear weapon in any deal to end the war. ...read more read less