Trump sidelines Vance from Iran talks, says no need to negotiate

President Donald Trump said on Thursday that the US is no longer interested in negotiations with Iran, as he appeared to sideline his own vice president, JD Vance, who has tried to position himself as a mediator in the war. “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!” Trump wrote on social media, referring to the Hormuz waterway. Trump’s statement is a flip-flop of his comments earlier this week saying that there was “momentum” for a political settlement with Iran and that negotiations were ongoing. He appeared to relegate Vance to handling a new domestic file of what he called the “corrupt disasters” of Democrat-run cities and states. Read more: Trump sidelines Vance from Iran talks, says no need to negotiate US Vice President JD Vance speaks during an event kicking off 'National Veterans' Small Business Week' in Washington, DC, on 9 November 2026 (Oliver Contreras/AFP)