# Trump pulls Vance from Iran talks, saying 'we don't need a deal' > HelixNews · Web page: https://helixnews.one/story/2476689 · All pages for agents: https://helixnews.one/llms.txt 10 outlets covering · First listed: Los Angeles Times, Nov 12, 2026, 2:59 PM · Read it: The reassignment came as Vance and other Republicans have blamed the Iran war for the party's sweeping losses in last week's midterm elections. ## Who's covering it In the order they published: - Nov 11, 2026, 6:06 AM: [Trump says "we don't need a deal with Iran"]() — CBS News (TV network, United States, rated Lean left) 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. - Nov 12, 2026, 7:21 AM: [Trump says ‘we don’t need a deal with Iran’]() — CNBC (Business & finance, United States, rated Center) Trump directed Vice President JD Vance to instead focus his attention on corruption and crime in Democratic cities and states. - Nov 12, 2026, 8:10 AM: [Trump orders Vance to focus on blue state ‘corruption and crime,’ says ‘we don’t need a deal with Iran’]() — NY Post (Newspaper, United States, rated Lean right) 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. - Nov 12, 2026, 8:31 AM: [Trump says no deal needed with Iran, closes down Vance negotiations]() — Washington Post (Newspaper, United States, rated Lean left) The 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. - Nov 12, 2026, 8:36 AM: [Trump Says He’s Pulling Vance Off Iran Talks to Focus on Fraud Campaign]() — New York Times (Newspaper, United States, rated Lean left) The announcement on social media deepened questions about what the president’s plan is to end the war. “We don’t need a deal with Iran,” he wrote. - Nov 12, 2026, 12:24 PM: [Trump says 'we don't need a deal with Iran' and that Vance should focus on Democrats]() — Yahoo News (Digital news, United States, rated Lean left) By Bo Erickson WASHINGTON, Nov 12 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump said on Thursday the US does not need a deal with Iran and directed Vice President JD Vance, who has played a role in efforts to resolve the war, to focus "his complete ‌and total attention" on alleged crime and corruption in Democratic-run cities and states. Trump's directive came a day after the Wall ‌Street Journal reported that Vance was considering face-to-face peace talks with a hard-line Iranian security official and a week after the vice president blamed the costly war with ​Iran for Republicans' midterm elections… - Nov 12, 2026, 1:01 PM: [Trump says no deal needed on Iran war and orders Vance to focus on domestic issues]() — Guardian (Newspaper, United Kingdom, rated Lean left) President says vice-president will focus on supposed ‘Massive Corruption and Crime taking place in Democrat run Cities and States’US politics live – latest updatesDonald Trump has said that the US is no longer seeking a deal to end the war with Iran and ordered JD Vance, who had spearheaded recent efforts to restart negotiations with Iran, to focus on domestic politics instead.In a post to his social media site on Thursday, Trump said he was redirecting the vice-president to focus his “complete and total attention on the Massive Corruption and Crime taking place in Democrat run Cities and… - Nov 12, 2026, 2:01 PM: [Trump tells Vance to turn his focus away from Iran: ‘We don’t need a deal’]() — CNN (TV network, United States, rated Lean left) - Nov 12, 2026, 2:36 PM: [Trump says the U.S. doesn’t ‘need’ a deal with Iran]() — NBC News (TV network, United States, rated Lean left) President Donald Trump said that the U.S. doesn’t need a deal with Iran despite repeatedly stating in the run-up to the midterm elections that one could be reached. - Nov 12, 2026, 2:59 PM: [Trump pulls Vance from Iran talks, saying 'we don't need a deal']() — Los Angeles Times (Newspaper, United States, rated Lean left) The reassignment came as Vance and other Republicans have blamed the Iran war for the party's sweeping losses in last week's midterm elections.