US President Trump has directed Vice President J.D. Vance to focus on domestic affairs, effectively steering him away from foreign policy matters.
President Donald Trump stated that the United States does not need any agreement with Iran. Simultaneously, he instructed Vice President J.D. Vance—who had been involved in efforts to bring an end to the conflict—to direct his full attention toward addressing alleged crime and corruption in cities and states governed by Democrats.
This directive from Trump follows a report by *The Wall Street Journal* suggesting that J.D. Vance was considering direct, face-to-face peace talks with a senior Iranian security official. Just a week earlier, Vice President Vance had identified the war with Iran as a contributing factor to the Republican Party’s defeat in the midterm elections.
According to a foreign news agency, this statement marks a distinct shift in Trump’s tone; in recent weeks, he had hinted that Iran might be more amenable to reaching an agreement following the US elections.
On social media, President Trump wrote, “We don’t need a deal with Iran—those days are gone. We have their money—hundreds of billions of dollars—and we control the Strait of Hormuz.”
Trump added that he has asked J.D. Vance to focus instead on a domestic issue previously assigned to him: leading a campaign against alleged fraud in cities and states across the US that are under Democratic control. In his statement, Trump said, “Our budget can be rapidly balanced by putting an end to this large-scale criminal activity. Corruption is in the blood of the Democratic leadership.”
It should be noted that J.D. Vance—who is viewed as a strong contender for the 2028 Republican presidential nomination—had distanced himself from this fray last week, following the Republicans’ defeat by the Democrats in the midterm elections.
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