Trump Says He’s Pulling Vance Off Iran Talks to Focus on Fraud Campaign
According to The New York Times, President Trump said on Thursday that he had pulled Vice President JD Vance back from engaging in potential peace talks with Iran, saying that his time would be better spent investigating fraud in Democratic-run jurisdictions. Mr. Trump wrote on social media that we do not need a deal with Iran and that those days have long since passed. The post deepens questions about what Mr. Trump's plan is to end the war. Earlier this year, Mr. Trump had assigned Mr. Vance, who privately opposed going to war with Iran, to lead negotiations. Mr. Vance recently contacted a top Iranian political and military official via Qatari mediators to propose a renewal of comprehensive peace negotiations.