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Trump pulled JD Vance from Iran negotiations to focus on alleged fraud in Democratic-leaning jurisdictions. Trump said no Iran deal, claiming those days have long since passed.
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Trump ends Vance talks
President Donald Trump said on Thursday, in a social media post, "We don't need a deal with Iran," and added, "Just a question of when we want to end it."
“‘We don’t need a deal with Iran,’ Mr. Trump wrote on social media.”
Trump directed Vice President JD Vance to focus "his complete and total attention" on alleged crime and corruption in Democratic-run cities and states.
Trump told the public he had pulled Vance back from engaging in potential peace talks with Iran and wrote, "We don't need a deal with Iran."
Trump ended an effort after Vance contacted a top Iranian political and military official to propose a renewal of comprehensive peace negotiations and sent a letter via Qatari mediators to Gen. Mohsen Rezaei.
Iran sets negotiation terms
A senior Iranian security official insisted Thursday that Tehran would "decide on the manner and agenda of any negotiations" with the U.S. only after its "seven conditions are fulfilled and accepted." Secretary of State Marco Rubio called those conditions "unacceptable," and the CBS News live updates described the dispute as unfolding alongside Trump\u2019s declaration that a deal is unnecessary.
The head of Iran's Supreme National Security Council vowed Wednesday that Tehran would not allow the removal of "even a single particle of enriched nuclear material" from the country. CBS News also said Iran's Assembly of Experts urged the Islamic Republic leadership to consider pulling Iran out of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, citing perceived needs to revise "the country's defense doctrine" and establish "the necessary deterrence."
What happens next
Newsweek framed Trump's position as leaving the war without a deal while still acknowledging that the conflict was "now in its ninth month" and offering scenarios that ranged from "The Deal After All" to "The Forever Blockade." Newsweek said Rubio told Group of Seven counterparts on Tuesday that Trump had picked a third option, "to keep strangling the regime economically," and it cited Central Command's Task Force Iron Gate as aiming to extend pressure to Iran's land borders and the Caspian Sea.
Trump referenced the Strait of Hormuz and wrote that the U.S. has "Hundreds of Billions of Dollars" and "their Strait," while Reuters noted it had not confirmed potential talks involving Vance. The Washington Post said Trump was leaving a naval blockade in place and continuing to pressure the Iranian economy as he dialed back diplomatic efforts to end the conflict.