Trump sidelines Vance from Iran talks, says no need to negotiate

President Donald Trump announced on Thursday that the United States is no longer interested in engaging in negotiations with Iran. In a social media post, Trump stated, "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!" The president’s remarks appear to contradict his earlier comments, which indicated that there was "momentum" for a political settlement with Iran and that negotiations were ongoing.

Trump’s shift in position seems to have sidelined Vice President JD Vance, who had been attempting to position himself as a mediator in the ongoing conflict. Vance was instead tasked with addressing the "corrupt disasters" in Democrat-run cities and states.