{
  "id": 19709519,
  "title": "Trump says US does not need Iran deal, directs Vance to focus on domestic corruption",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/12/trump-says-us-does-not-need-iran-deal-directs-vance-to-focus-on-19709519",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-12T21:32:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/world/20261113/trump-says-us-does-not-need-iran-deal-directs-vance-to-focus-on-domestic-corruption"
  },
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  "account": "President Donald Trump declared on Thursday that the United States does not require a deal with Iran and instructed Vice President JD Vance to concentrate his efforts on tackling alleged crime and corruption within Democratic-run cities and states. This directive followed the Wall Street Journal's report that Vance was contemplating face-to-face peace negotiations with a hard-line Iranian security official, a week after Vance had blamed the costly war with Iran for Republicans' significant losses in the midterm elections.\n\nTrump expressed his stance on Twitter, stating that the US \"doesn’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 referred to the Strait of Hormuz. In recent weeks, Trump had hinted that Iran might be more inclined to engage in a deal following the US elections; however, his administration recently indicated that its blockade and economic sanctions against Iran seem to be yielding results, suggesting that both military escalation and diplomacy may not be viable options.",
  "summary": "WASHINGTON — 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…",
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        "published": "2026-11-12T19:01:07.000Z"
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/12/trump-says-no-deal-needed-on-iran-war-and-orders-vance-to-focus-on",
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        "outlet": "CityNews",
        "title": "Trump bluntly tells JD Vance to shift focus from Iran to targeting ‘corruption and crime’ at home",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/12/trump-bluntly-tells-jd-vance-to-shift-focus-from-iran-to-targeting",
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        "published": "2026-11-12T19:47:58.000Z"
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/12/trump-says-us-doesnt-need-deal-with-iran-claims-control-of-hormuz",
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/12/trump-tells-vance-to-shift-focus-from-iran-to-targeting-corruption",
        "published": "2026-11-12T21:45:24.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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