Trump says U.S. does not ‘need a deal with Iran’

Washington, D.C. U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday (November 12, 2026) that he was directing Vice-President J.D. Vance to focus completely on domestic anti-fraud efforts and not negotiations towards a deal to end the war with Tehran.

“We don’t need a deal with Iran. Those days have long since passed. We’ve got their money, Hundreds of Billions of Dollars, and we’ve got their Strait!” Mr. Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform.

Vance tries to distance himself from Iran war after Republican Party’s deep losses in midterm elections Vance tries to distance himself from Iran war after Republican Party’s deep losses in midterm elections J.D. Vance, who has said he would decide after the election whether to run for President in 2028, issued a lengthy social media post blaming the unpopular conflict with Iran for the Grand Old Party’s drubbing Vance tries to distance himself from Iran war after Republican Party’s deep losses in midterm elections storyline 1 His comments came shortly after the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday (November 10, 2026) that Mr.