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Trump Says Vance Should Stop Pursuing Iran Peace Talks
Trump said he was pulling Vice President JD Vance from Iran peace talks and redirecting his attention to alleged fraud in Democratic-run cities and states.
Trump wrote that the United States did not need a deal with Iran.
Vance had contacted Iranian official Mohsen Rezaei to propose renewed negotiations, but no meeting has been agreed.
Vance previously led talks with Iranian officials in Pakistan, but that meeting ended without a resolution.
The shift comes after Vance blamed the war for Republican midterm losses.
Accounts of Trump’s position differ: one says he ended Vance’s effort, while another says he recently told advisers he did not object to it.
The disagreement adds to uncertainty over how Trump plans to end the war, with military strikes, withdrawal, or maintaining the current situation among the options described.
President Donald Trump said he was ending Vice President JD Vance’s effort to pursue renewed peace talks with Iran.
Trump said the United States no longer needed a deal and directed Vance to focus on alleged corruption and crime in Democratic-led jurisdictions.
Vance had contacted Iranian official Mohsen Rezaei to propose that officials meet and resume comprehensive negotiations.
The announcement followed the Republicans’ losses in the November 3 midterm elections, which Vance had blamed on the war.
Trump’s comments marked a shift from recent statements that a deal remained possible, while he said military action was currently unlikely.
- Who
- President Donald Trump said Vice President JD Vance would stop pursuing Iran talks.
- What
- Trump said the United States did not need a deal with Iran and redirected Vance to domestic anti-fraud efforts.
- When
- Thursday, November 12, 2026.
- Where
- The announcement was made on Trump’s Truth Social platform. The proposed talks with Iran had been discussed through intermediaries.
- Why
- Trump said a deal was no longer needed and that Vance should focus on alleged corruption and crime in Democratic-led jurisdictions.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Trump launched the war on Iran alongside Israel, according to The National.
Vance traveled to Pakistan and met Iranian leaders in talks that ended without a resolution, according to the NYT.
Vance sent a letter proposing a meeting with Iranian official Mohsen Rezaei, according to TASS.
Republicans lost their majority in Congress to Democrats in the midterm elections, according to The National.
Trump said Vance would focus on domestic anti-fraud efforts rather than pursuing Iran talks.
- US president
- Donald Trump
- Vice president
- JD Vance
- Iranian official
- Mohsen Rezaei, secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council
- Midterm election
- November 3, 2026
- Proposed talks
- Vance suggested American and Iranian officials meet soon
- Trump’s stated priority for Vance
- Alleged corruption and crime in Democratic-run cities and states
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What people are saying
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!