Trump says US does not need deal with Iran, orders Vance to focus on crime and corruption in US

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US President Donald Trump announced that the United States does not need an agreement with Iran. According to him, the US has Tehran's money and the Strait of Hormuz, and the days when an agreement was needed have long passed. Trump added that he had ordered his deputy JD Vance to leave the talks with Iran and focus on crime and corruption in democratic countries in the US.

The announcement came after reports of a breakthrough in direct talks with Tehran, and marks a sharp turn in policy. Trump did not say whether the talks would be stopped entirely, and he directed Vance to other issues.

Meanwhile, the speaker of the Iranian parliament warned of another strike, and revealed his regime's demands as conditions for reopening the Strait of Hormuz and ending the war. Also, Trump's envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner met with Russian President Vladimir Putin in the Kremlin in an attempt to advance an end to the war in Ukraine.