Trump says "We don’t need a deal with Iran" as Vance talks reported

President Donald Trump said Thursday that Vice President JD Vance should concentrate entirely on domestic fraud enforcement rather than pursuing an agreement with Tehran to end the conflict, according to a Truth Social post. The remark followed a Wall Street Journal report that Vance was considering direct talks with a senior Iranian security figure and that Trump had authorized him to reopen negotiations, a step the paper described as unusual. Oil prices increased and U.S. stock futures fell after Trump’s post. The comments came amid Republican midterm losses, with Democrats winning Congress; discontent over the Iran war and higher fuel costs was seen as a major voter factor, and Vance blamed the war for the party’s defeats. Fighting has continued since U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran in late February, with Tehran closing the Strait of Hormuz and disrupting global energy supplies.