📰 9 sources 11 articles · 12 Nov 2026, 15:12 → 19 hours ago

Trump: Washington does not need a deal with Iran and directs Vance toward domestic files

US President Donald Trump announced that the United States does not need a deal with Iran, later stating that Washington had obtained hundreds of billions of dollars from Iran's money and that it controls the Strait of Hormuz. Reports linked the statement to indirect negotiations between the two countries to end the war and reopen the strait, while Trump directed Vice President JD Vance to focus on domestic files instead of negotiating with Tehran.

📍 Where things stand: The statements continue without an official announcement of closing diplomatic channels or beginning a military escalation, amid continued tension over the Strait of Hormuz and oil prices.

⏱️ Timeline

12 Nov 2026, 15:12 US President Donald Trump announced that the United States does not need a deal with Iran, a statement carried by several media outlets without further details on its context or timing.
12 Nov 2026, 15:21 Trump added that the United States had obtained hundreds of billions of dollars from Iran's money and affirmed its control over the Strait of Hormuz, saying Washington does not need to conclude a deal with Iran.
12 Nov 2026, 15:51 Al-Bayan reported that Trump's statement came in a post on Truth Social amid indirect negotiations between the two countries to end the war and reopen the Strait of Hormuz, and that Tehran announced 'intensive' talks were underway through mediators to avoid a return to war, offering to reopen the strait within two days if Washington met a set of its demands, before describing the US response to its seven conditions as 'unconvincing'.
12 Nov 2026, 16:51 Al-Ain Al-Akhbariya quoted Trump as saying those days had long passed and that he had directed Vice President JD Vance to focus exclusively on anti-fraud efforts inside the United States instead of engaging in negotiations with Tehran. This came after a Wall Street Journal report that Vance was considering direct talks with a senior Iranian security official, and after oil prices rose and Wall Street futures declined.
12 Nov 2026, 21:46 Al Jazeera Net reported that Trump wants Vice President JD Vance to focus his full attention on crime and corruption in US cities run by the Democratic Party, arguing that this effort could provide more money than a deal with Iran. It noted that his remarks came after a Wall Street Journal report that Vance was considering direct talks with a senior Iranian security official, and that Vance questioned the usefulness of the war on Iran and held it responsible for Republican losses.
12 Nov 2026, 23:21 Nedaelwatan.com wrote that Trump's statements reflect a decline in the desire to negotiate but do not include an official announcement of closing diplomatic channels or beginning a military escalation, at a time when tensions continue over the Strait of Hormuz and oil prices.
13 Nov 2026, 10:02 Japan's NHK reported that Trump directed Vice President JD Vance to focus on dealing with cities and states run by Democrats, describing those states as badly run and catastrophically corrupt, while The New York Times reported that his post raises questions about his plan to end the war.

Timeline written by AI from the sources below; updated as new reports arrive.

⚠️ Sources disagree

Content of Trump's directive to Vice President JD Vance

Focusing exclusively on anti-fraud efforts inside the United States according to العين الإخبارية
Focusing full attention on crime and corruption in US cities run by the Democratic Party according to الجزيرة نت
Focusing on dealing with Democrat-run cities and states, describing them as badly run and catastrophically corrupt according to NHKニュース

Figures as each outlet reported them at the time. We do not judge which is correct; numbers often change as events develop.

How the sources covered it

Coverage ranged from focusing on the statement itself and the figures it cited (lebanon debate), to linking it to the ongoing negotiations, the Strait of Hormuz and Tehran's position (Al-Bayan), to highlighting Trump's direction to Vice President Vance on domestic files (Al Jazeera Net and NHK), with Al-Ain Al-Akhbariya pointing to the Wall Street Journal report and oil markets, and Nedaelwatan.com offering an analytical reading of how the statement affects diplomacy and escalation.

lebanon debate It focused on Trump's statement that no deal with Iran is needed, then in later coverage highlighted the figures he cited (hundreds of billions of dollars) and Washington's control of the Strait of Hormuz, without details on the context.
البيان It linked the statement, which it said came in a Truth Social post, to indirect negotiations between the two countries to end the war and reopen the Strait of Hormuz, and quoted Tehran saying 'intensive' talks were underway through mediators and describing the US response to its seven conditions as 'unconvincing'.
العين الإخبارية It presented the statement as closing the deal file and directing Vance to focus exclusively on domestic anti-fraud efforts, and pointed to the Wall Street Journal report on possible direct talks with a senior Iranian security official, as well as rising oil prices and declining futures.
الجزيرة نت It focused on Trump directing his vice president to attend to crime and corruption in Democrat-run cities, and on Vance questioning the usefulness of the war on Iran and holding it responsible for Republican losses, while mentioning the Wall Street Journal report.
nedaelwatan.com It treated the statement as an indicator of declining desire to negotiate, while stressing that it includes no official announcement of closing diplomatic channels or beginning a military escalation, and noted continued tension over the Strait of Hormuz and oil prices.
NHKニュース It highlighted Trump's direction to his vice president to focus on Democrat-run cities and states and his description of them as badly run and catastrophically corrupt, and quoted The New York Times saying the post raises questions about his plan to end the war.