US President Donald Trump has once again claimed the war in Iran has been won, while at the same time saying his administration was “talking to the right people” and that “they want to make a deal so badly”.

The New York Times reports the US sent Iran a 15-point plan to end the war.

During a briefing on the conflict on Tuesday, Trump claimed Iran has agreed it will never have a nuclear weapon, something he has said before. (Trump claimed in June last year that Iran’s nuclear capabilities were permanently obliterated after Israel and the US first struck Iran.)

He also said strikes on Tehran have led to “regime change”, but there is no evidence of that.

The US President also said Iranian negotiators gave America a “very significant prize”, apparently related to oil and gas, and the Strait of Hormuz. He did not elaborate.

While he claimed the war had been won, details of how the war would actually end were missing. There are also reports of the US sending in airborne troops to the Middle East.

Trump’s back-and-forth rhetoric on the conflict over the past few weeks has been confusing, at best.

Over the weekend, he threatened to hit and obliterate Iran’s power plants if they didn’t fully open the Strait of Hormuz within 48 hours. Hours before that deadline expired, he announced that the US had “very good and productive conversations” with Iran to end hostilities.

He suspended military strikes against Iranian energy infrastructure for five days, subject to the success of the ongoing talks. Iran denied that these talks had even taken place.

Iran’s foreign ministry suggested Trump was trying “to reduce energy prices and to buy time for implementing his military plans.”

Market analysts have questioned the timing of Trump’s statements, which appear to coincide with the US stock market’s open and close on Fridays. Brent crude oil has been on a rollercoaster ride as a result.

Iran has said “non-hostile” vessels can use the Strait of Hormuz shipping route.