- 1Trump posted on Truth Social that the US does not need a deal with Iran, according to NBC News and the Guardian.
- 2Trump asked Vice President JD Vance to focus on alleged corruption in Democratic-run cities and states, per the Washington Examiner.
- 3The Guardian reports the war began in February with joint US and Israeli strikes on Iran.
- 4NBC News says it was not immediately clear what prompted the shift.
President Donald Trump wrote in a Truth Social post that "we don't need a deal with Iran," according to NBC News, the Guardian and the Washington Examiner. The outlets differ on the day: NBC News says Wednesday, while Semafor, the Guardian and the Washington Examiner say Thursday.
Semafor reports Trump signaled an end to negotiations led by Vance, and the Guardian says he appeared to shut them down. Semafor reports it adds uncertainty to a Gulf-supported push to end the war.
In the post, Trump wrote: "Those days have long since passed. We've got their money, Hundreds of Billions of Dollars, and we've got their Strait!" NBC News reports that he was referring to the Strait of Hormuz. He also said he had asked Vice President JD Vance to focus on what he called "Massive Corruption and Crime taking place in Democrat run Cities and States," the Guardian and the Washington Examiner report.
What the reports say
The Guardian reports that Vance had reportedly been talking to intermediaries in Iran and Qatar about restarting negotiations to end the war, which began in February with joint US and Israeli strikes on Iran. NBC News, citing The Wall Street Journal, says Vance reached out to Mohsen Rezaei, secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council, days before the election.
Semafor reports Trump signaled an end to negotiations led by Vance, and the Guardian says he appeared to shut them down. NBC News says it was not immediately clear what prompted the shift, noting Trump had suggested before the election that an agreement could come soon. The sources do not report a response from Iran or from Vance to the post.
In Brief
- Trump posted that the US does not need an Iran deal, per NBC News and the Guardian.
- He asked Vance to focus on alleged corruption in Democratic-run states and cities, per the Washington Examiner.
- The reason for the shift was not immediately clear, per NBC News.
- No Iranian response is given in the sources.
Sources
Semafor, NBC News, the Guardian and the Washington Examiner.
Reported from 4 published sources (semafor.com, NBC News, the Guardian, Washington Examiner). Facts, figures and quotes come only from those sources. Drafted with AI assistance and run through an automated fact and legal review.
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