Trump Says Iran Deal Not Needed, Moves Vance Off Talks
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President Trump talked about Iran this week. He said the United States does not need a deal with Iran. A deal is an agreement between two sides.
Vice President Vance was working on talks with Iran. These talks were about peace. Trump has now stopped Vance from doing this job.
Trump wants Vance to work on something else. He wants Vance to focus on fraud. Fraud means lying to get money or power in a bad way.
This change is about domestic issues. Domestic means things inside the country, not with other countries.
Trump did not explain every detail. But he made clear that Iran talks are not his top job right now.
Many people are watching to see what happens next with Iran.
Vocabulary15 words
- deal
- an agreement between people or countries
- fraud
- lying or cheating to get money or power
- domestic
- about things inside one country
- negotiations
- talks to try to agree on something
- peace
- no war; calm and safe
- campaign
- organized work to reach a goal
- vice president
- the person who helps the president
- issue
- a problem or topic
- focus
- to give full attention to one thing
- agreement
- when people say yes to the same thing
- pull off
- to remove someone from a job or task
- talks
- meetings where people discuss something
- necessary
- needed; must have
- order
- to tell someone what to do
- country
- a nation with its own government
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1. It is not needed 2. Vice President Vance 3. Fraud and domestic issues
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President Trump talked about Iran this _____. He said the United States does not need a deal with Iran. A deal is an _____ between two sides.
Vice President Vance was working on talks with Iran. These talks were about _____. Trump has now stopped Vance from doing this job.
Trump wants Vance to work on something else. He wants Vance to _____ on fraud. Fraud means lying to get money or power in a bad way.
This change is about _____ issues. Domestic means things inside the country, not with other countries.
Trump did not explain every detail. But he made clear that Iran talks are not his top _____ right now.
Many people are watching to see what happens next with _____.
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