The president has redirected J.D. Vance toward domestic issues after the vice president blamed the conflict for Republicans\u2019 midterm defeat<\/p>\n
Washington no longer needs a deal with Iran, US President Donald Trump has declared. He has directed Vice President J.D. Vance to focus instead on alleged corruption and crime in Democrat-run states and cities.
\nThe announcement follows Vance\u2019s criticism of the US-Israeli war on Iran, which he blamed for Republicans\u2019 defeat in last week\u2019s midterm elections. On Wednesday, the vice president questioned whether the conflict had been worth its cost. Vance had previously pursued diplomatic efforts to end the war and reportedly favored reaching an agreement with Tehran over continued military pressure.
\nIn a Truth Social post on Thursday, Trump ordered Vance to devote his \u201ccomplete and total attention\u201d to tackling the domestic issue, arguing that a sweeping corruption crackdown could help balance the federal budget.
\n\u201cWe don\u2019t need a deal with Iran. Those days have long since passed,\u201d Trump wrote. \u201cWe\u2019ve got their money, Hundreds of Billions of Dollars, and we\u2019ve got their Strait!\u201d<\/p>\n
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Trump offered no explanation for his claim about Iranian money, which some media outlets have interpreted as a reference to frozen Iranian assets. Tehran estimates the funds at more than $100 billion, largely consisting of oil and gas revenues held in foreign banks under US sanctions.
\nHis assertion of control over the Strait of Hormuz appears to refer to the US naval blockade, which restricts shipping to and from Iranian ports while allowing vessels serving other Gulf countries to pass.
\nOn Monday, Trump said he would hold off on further strikes against Iran after Gulf states urged Washington to avoid another escalation.
\nIran, however, has also asserted its authority over the strategic waterway.
\nIran\u2019s parliament speaker and chief negotiator, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, told Al Jazeera on Wednesday that Tehran had reached an understanding with Oman on managing the strait as part of its seven-point peace proposal.<\/p>\n
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Ghalibaf insisted that Hormuz would \u201cnever return\u201d to its pre-war status, when foreign vessels could transit without Iranian permission. Tehran is now seeking greater control over shipping through the vital oil trade route.
\nThe Iranian official said Tehran had submitted its peace terms through Qatari mediators but had yet to receive a formal response from Washington.
\nThe proposal calls for lifting US sanctions and the naval blockade, releasing frozen Iranian assets and ending hostilities across the region.
\n\u201cThe ball is now in the American court,\u201d Ghalibaf said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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