United States: US President Donald Trump said on Thursday that Washington does not need a deal with Iran, saying diplomatic negotiations with Tehran belong to the past. He also claimed that the United States has control over Iranian funds and the strategically important Strait of Hormuz.
"We don’t need a deal with Iran. Those days have long since passed. We’ve got their money, Hundreds of Billions of Dollars, and we’ve got their Strait!" Trump wrote in a post on Truth Social.
His remarks come amid continuing tensions between Washington and Tehran and raise questions about the future of diplomatic efforts to resolve the conflict.
In the same post, Trump said he had instructed Vice President J D Vance to devote his attention to what he described as "massive corruption and crime" in Democratic-led cities and states.
He specifically named Minnesota, California and Illinois, accusing their Democratic leadership of allowing large-scale financial misconduct.
"I have asked Vice President Vance to focus his complete and total attention on the Massive Corruption and Crime taking place in Democrat run Cities and States throughout the U.S. The Blue States, such as Minnesota, California, Illinois, and many more, are all poorly run, corrupt disasters. Billions of Dollars is being stolen each and every month," Trump wrote.
The President claimed that addressing the alleged financial irregularities could help balance the federal budget.
"CORRUPTION is in the Democrat Leadership’s blood!" he added.
(With inputs from PTI)