The Guardian reports Donald Trump saying the US no longer needs a deal to end the war with Iran and ordering JD Vance to focus on corruption in Democratic-run cities. The war began in February with joint US-Israeli strikes; Iran closed the Strait of Hormuz, driving up global fuel prices, though the strait has mostly reopened and months have passed without major strikes from either side. Vance, who had sought negotiations and blamed the war for the Republicans' midterm rout, is now sidelined, the paper judges, from his vice-presidency's main foreign policy challenge.