US President Trump said on the 12th that the US does not need to reach an agreement with Iran and asked Vice President Vance to focus all his energy on domestic anti-corruption and crime problems. Trump said in a social media post on the same day that he had asked Vance to “focus all his energy on serious corruption and crime in the cities and states governed by the Democratic Party,” adding that “we don't need to reach any agreement with Iran. Those days are long over; we have hundreds of billions of dollars in their capital and control their straits.”

US President Trump said on the 12th that the US does not need to reach an agreement with Iran and asked Vice President Vance to focus all his energy on domestic anti-corruption and crime problems. Trump said in a social media post on the same day that he had asked Vance to “focus all his energy on serious corruption and crime in the cities and states governed by the Democratic Party,” adding that “we don't need to reach any agreement with Iran. Those days are long over; we have hundreds of billions of dollars in their capital and control their straits.”