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Trump Says US Does Not Need Iran Deal, Redirects Vance to Corruption Allegations

US President Donald Trump said on Thursday, November 12, that the United States did not need an agreement with Iran, while directing Vice President JD Vance to turn his attention to alleged corruption and crime in Democratic-run American cities and states. “We don’t need a deal with Iran,” Trump said. In the same statement, he claimed that the United States held hundreds of billions of dollars belonging to Iran and controlled its strait. He said the days when an agreement was needed had long since passed. Trump told Vance to give his “complete and total attention” to the domestic allegations. He singled out Minnesota, California and Illinois among the states he criticized, alleging that they were poorly managed and that billions of dollars were being stolen month after month.

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Courtroom-sketch editorial illustration of President Donald Trump leaning forward with both hands on the Resolute Desk in an archival January 2026 Oval Office portrait, with curtains and flags behind him; contextual portrait, not a depiction of the November 12 remarks, rendered in warm ochre and slate-blue pastel strokes.

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