Trump claims US ‘doesn’t need a dal with Iran,’ redirects Vance to domestic corruption fight
Abdullateef Fowewe
United States President Donald Trump has claimed that the United States no longer needs a deal with Iran, claiming Washington already holds decisive leverage in the ongoing conflict.
In a Truth Social post, Trump wrote, “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!”
He was referring to the strategically vital Strait of Hormuz.
The president simultaneously ordered Vice President JD Vance to shift his focus entirely to domestic issues.
“I have asked Vice President Vance to focus his complete and total attention on the Massive Corruption and Crime taking place in Democrat run Cities and States throughout the U.S.,” Trump posted.
He singled out “Blue States, such as Minnesota, California, Illinois, and many more,” describing them as “poorly run, corrupt disasters” where “Billions of Dollars is being stolen each and every month.”
He added that fixing the problem could quickly balance the federal budget and declared that “CORRUPTION is in the Democrat Leadership’s blood!”
The comments came one day after The Wall Street Journal reported that Vance was considering direct talks with a senior Iranian security official to help end the war.
Trump’s post effectively pulls Vance off that diplomatic track.
The current U.S.-Iran conflict began in late February 2026 with joint U.S. and Israeli military action.
What the administration initially suggested would be a short campaign has stretched into its ninth month and settled into a tense stalemate.
The United States maintains a naval blockade of Iranian ports and asserts control over shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, a critical energy chokepoint.
Iran has continued to challenge the situation with attacks on vessels and demands that the blockade be lifted and frozen assets released before any reopening of the waterway.
The prolonged war has driven up global energy prices and became a significant liability for Republicans in the recent midterm elections.
Party figures, including Vance, have linked the electoral setbacks in part to voter frustration over the conflict and its economic effects.
In recent days Trump had described further large-scale military action as “quite unlikely” and spoken of positive momentum toward ending the fighting, while still insisting the United States remains “locked and loaded.”
