Donald Trump says "no talks or conversations" about Iran negotiations

President Donald Trump has reportedly ordered his negotiating team, including Vice President JD Vance and envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, to cease direct engagement with Iran, a CNN report says. Officials had described recent exchanges as positive, but Trump is said to be dissatisfied with Tehran’s position and wants to wait for clearer signs of Iranian flexibility before resuming contact. The White House is pivoting toward sustained economic pressure rather than additional strikes, and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the U.S. is expanding financial pressure on Iranian leaders’ accounts, cryptocurrency, and assets abroad. On Tuesday, Trump wrote on social media to reject suggestions that negotiations were ongoing, while saying the naval blockade remains and that the Strait of Hormuz is functioning and clear of mines—contradicting reports that shipping is still reduced. The statements follow the end of a sixty-day window for diplomacy.