Trump tells Vance to leave Iran talks, focus on corruption
US President Donald Trump said the US does not need a nuclear deal with Iran and directed Vice President JD Vance to withdraw from related talks to focus on fighting corruption in Democrat-run states.
US President Donald Trump announced that he asked his Vice President, J.D. Vance, to focus his efforts on fighting corruption in states controlled by Democrats, and declared that the US does not need a deal with Iran. In a message on Truth Social, Trump wrote: "We don't need a deal with Iran. Those days are long gone. Their money is in our hands, hundreds of billions of dollars, and their strait is in our hands." The remarks come a day after a Wall Street Journal report that Vance is considering a direct meeting with Mohsen Rezaei, secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council, in Qatar. Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi denied that such a meeting is planned. Trump did not explicitly announce the cancellation of contacts, and it is unclear whether the directive marks the end of the diplomatic initiative.