Rebecca Shabad reports for NBC News that, in a 12 November 2026 Truth Social post, President Donald Trump wrote, "We don't need a deal with Iran. Those days have long since passed," and said he asked Vice President JD Vance to focus on "crime and corruption" in Democrat-run cities and states rather than talks with Iran. The report notes Vance had reached out to an Iranian security official to restart talks days before Republicans' midterm losses, which he blamed on voter anger over the Iran war, and that some Trump advisers have told him the window for major combat operations is closing before Democrats retake Congress in January 2027.