United States President Donald Trump said on Thursday that his country no longer needs a peace agreement to end the war in Iran.
The remarks come amid reports that Vice President JD Vance is considering direct talks with Iranian officials to restart a stalled diplomatic process. Trump took to his Truth Social platform to push back against any such negotiations while simultaneously pivoting domestic attention.
“Le he pedido al vicepresidente Vance que centre toda su atención en la corrupción y la delincuencia masivas que tienen lugar en ciudades y estados gobernados por los demócratas en todo Estados Unidos,” Trump wrote on Truth Social.
The remarks follow a bruising midterm election for Republicans, which handed the Democratic Party control of both chambers of Congress starting in January alongside several key local government victories. Trump singled out states like Minnesota, California, and Illinois for what he characterized as sweeping political mismanagement.
“¡La corrupción corre por las venas de la cúpula demócrata! No necesitamos un acuerdo con Irán, esos tiempos ya quedaron atrás. ¡Tenemos su dinero, cientos de miles de millones de dólares, y tenemos su estrecho!” Trump said, pointing to the Strait of Hormuz where maritime traffic has faced disruptions following retaliatory strikes.
Reports from The Wall Street Journal previously indicated that Vance was exploring face-to-face meetings with Iranian representatives to break the diplomatic deadlock. The ongoing military conflict, launched by the U.S. and Israel against the Islamic Republic over eight months ago, has severely disrupted global supply chains and driven up fuel prices.
Both Trump and Vance have acknowledged that the deeply unpopular conflict contributed to the recent electoral defeats. Even so, the president continues to defend the original intervention as a necessary measure to dismantle the Iranian nuclear program.
