Trump pulls Vance off Iran talks, orders him to focus on 'corruption'

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US President Donald Trump on Thursday directed Vice President JD Vance to shift his focus to alleged corruption in Democratic-run states and cities, saying Washington no longer…

US President Donald Trump on Thursday directed Vice President JD Vance to shift his focus to alleged corruption in Democratic-run states and cities, saying Washington no longer needed a deal with Iran.

He asked Vance to devote his “complete and total attention” to the domestic effort.

Vance had been leading efforts to secure a ceasefire and resume nuclear negotiations. However, Trump in recent weeks had privately criticized the June memorandum of understanding that Vance helped negotiate and questioned whether it was a costly mistake, The Wall Street Journal reported citing two officials.

The officials said Trump argued that it gave Iran critical time to regroup and rake in oil revenues before the US imposed a naval blockade.

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