Washington, DC, November 12 (ANI): US President Donald Trump said the United States no longer needs a diplomatic agreement with Iran, directing Vice President JD Vance instead to focus on alleged crime and corruption in Democratic-led states following recent midterm election losses.
In a series of posts on Truth Social, Trump appeared to shift Vance’s public priorities away from diplomatic engagement with Tehran, a role the vice president had recently been considering, and toward domestic political issues.
“I have asked Vice President Vance to focus his complete and total attention on the Massive Corruption and Crime taking place in Democrat run Cities and States throughout the U.S.,” Trump wrote.
Dismissing the need for an agreement to formally end the ongoing conflict with Iran, Trump argued that Washington already held the upper hand.
“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!” he stated, referring to frozen Iranian assets and US naval control around the Strait of Hormuz.
Trump’s remarks came shortly after The Wall Street Journal reported that Vance was considering direct negotiations with a senior Iranian security official as the administration sought a diplomatic path toward resolving the ongoing conflict with Tehran. Vance had publicly linked the conflict to the Republican Party’s defeats in last week’s midterm elections.
Turning his attention to domestic affairs, Trump singled out Democratic-led states, specifically Minnesota, California and Illinois, accusing their governments of widespread financial mismanagement and theft.
“The Blue States, such as Minnesota, California, Illinois, and many more, are all poorly run, corrupt disasters. Billions of Dollars is being stolen each and every month,” Trump alleged. “Our Budget could be quickly BALANCED with the correction of this large scale criminal activity. CORRUPTION is in the Democrat Leadership’s blood!”
In another lengthy post, Trump accused Democratic leaders of using allegations of corruption against his administration to divert attention from what he described as widespread corruption in Democratic-led states.
He also claimed that Democrats were targeting Republicans with what he called “knowingly false accusations and charges” to deflect attention from state-level issues.
Trump linked these allegations to the recent midterm election results, claiming that “cheating” and political attacks had contributed to Democratic victories.
“Does anybody remember, in my First Term, the relentless effort by the anti-American Dumocrats to get my personal Tax Returns, something that has always been off limits for anyone other than Donald J. Trump? Shockingly, they won this unprecedented right in the U.S. Supreme Court, and hired the best and toughest accountants in the Country to ‘get Trump.’ After one year of intense work, these brilliant Democrat inspired accountants FOUND NOTHING except that I paid my taxes and did everything right,” Trump wrote.
He further accused Democrats of using what he described as politically motivated investigations against Republicans to distract from alleged corruption in Democratic-led states.
Recalling the Supreme Court battle over his personal tax returns during his first term, Trump maintained that accountants had found he “paid my taxes and did everything right.” He also reiterated that he had not accepted a presidential salary during his first term.
Urging Republicans to respond forcefully, Trump repeated his accusations against Democratic leaders and described them as corrupt, while portraying his administration as the opposite.
However, according to The Wall Street Journal report, Trump had authorized Vance to take charge of fresh diplomatic initiatives, indicating his openness to restarting negotiations with Iran.
The discussions remain at a preliminary stage, with no meeting date finalized. Nevertheless, Washington and Iranian interlocutors have maintained contact through regional partners to explore possibilities for resuming dialogue.
Vance reportedly wrote to Mohsen Rezaei, secretary-general of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, in October requesting a meeting. However, Rezaei said Tuesday that no talks with the US vice president had been scheduled.
The developments indicate a shift in the administration’s diplomatic approach, with Vance emerging as a central figure in potential engagement with Tehran. His increased involvement has reportedly relegated envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner to secondary roles in the ongoing negotiations, according to The Wall Street Journal, citing US sources.
With Vance potentially leading renewed diplomatic efforts, the prospect of direct engagement introduces another dimension to the negotiations. Whether Iranian leaders will ultimately agree to meet with the vice president remains uncertain. (ANI)
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