Trump Gives Vance New Mission, Says No Need for Iran Deal

First reported by CBS News at Wed 6:06 AM · 9 outlets in all

1. Daily Signal40mTrump Gives Vance New Mission, Says No Need for Iran DealPresident Donald Trump directed Vice President JD Vance to focus on fighting fraud in Democrat-run states instead of ending the Iran War. “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 said Thursday...
2. Washington Examiner1hTrump tells Vance to forget Iran deal and focus on Democratic corruptionVice President JD Vance will not be leading face-to-face peace talks with Iran but will instead be focusing “his complete and total attention” on the administration’s efforts to root out fraud, according to President Donald Trump. The vice president had labeled the war as a top reason for Republicans’ defeat in the 2026 midterm elections
3. Washington Post(subscription required)1hTrump says no deal needed with Iran, closes down Vance negotiationsThe president suggested Thursday that he was dialing back diplomatic efforts to end the conflict with Iran and ending a dealmaking effort by the vice president.
4. NY Post1hTrump orders Vance to focus on blue state ‘corruption and crime,’ says ‘we don’t need a deal with Iran’President Trump said Thursday he had told Vice President JD Vance to focus his “complete and total attention” on purported benefit fraud in Democrat-run cities and states rather than international diplomacy, adding that the US does not need to complete a deal with Iran at this time.
5. CNBC2hOil prices mixed after Trump says no Iran deal needed: 'We've got their Strait'Oil prices were mixed on Thursday, after the latest comments from President Donald Trump raised worries that an end to the U.S.-Iran war was not in sight.
6. Yahoo News2hTrump says 'we don't need a deal with Iran' and that Vance should focus on DemocratsWASHINGTON, Nov 12 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump said on Thursday he wanted Vice President ‌JD Vance to focus "his complete and total ‌attention" on any crime and corruption in Democratic-run US cities, ​saying that effort could save more money than a deal with Iran. "Our Budget could be quickly BALANCED with the correction of this large scale criminal ‌activity. CORRUPTION is ⁠in the Democrat Leadership’s blood!" Trump wrote on social media. "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…
7. Bloomberg(subscription required)2hOil Rises After Trump Says the US Doesn’t Need a Deal With IranOil rose after President Donald Trump said that the US doesn’t need a deal with Iran, dimming prospects for a breakthrough to end the war that has roiled Middle East supplies.
8. Al Jazeera25hRubio backs blockade, Vance wants deal: Is Trump’s team split on Iran war?Torn between military action and diplomacy, US appears to settle for drawn-out economic pressure campaign, blockade.
9. CBS News27hTrump says "we don't need a deal with Iran"President Trump says the war with Iran has been won and "we don't need a deal," as Tehran sticks to its demands and continues attacking ships.