ERBIL, Kurdistan Region of Iraq – US President Donald Trump on Tuesday denied Iranian claims that talks between Tehran and Washington had been halted for days, saying the talks have been going “continuously.”

“The conversations between us have been going on continuously, including four days ago, three days ago, two days ago, one day ago, and today,” Trump said in a statement on his Truth Social platform. 

Earlier on Tuesday, Iranian semi-official media, citing an informed source, said no direct “exchange of messages” with the US was taking place, noting that talks had been halted “for at least a few days,” referring to a possible memorandum of understanding (MoU).

The Iranian source also described reports of ongoing talks as “some Western media and officials are trying to portray the process of exchanging messages between Iran and the US as normal,” reported Fars news agency, affiliated with the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).

Amid the prolonged peace talks and conflicting reports, Trump warned Tehran that “it’s time, one way or another, for you to make a deal,” citing what he described as the Islamic Republic’s history of repeated tactics, adding, “It cannot be allowed to go on any longer.”

Earlier on Tuesday, the semi-official Mehr News Agency said Tehran has not yet sent a response to Washington regarding a possible MoU between the two countries, citing an informed source, adding that “Iran’s final text is still being discussed.”

On Saturday, Trump said he is “in no hurry” to make a deal with Iran, adding that military action against the country is still on the table, as the two warring sides move closer towards a potential deal.

In recent months, Pakistan has acted as the official mediator between the warring sides, with a first round of talks being held in Islamabad in April, shortly after the initial ceasefire was announced. The talks resulted in no deal.

Since then, the two sides have sent proposals to continue peace talks back and forth, with Tehran calling Washington’s demands excessive and Washington dubbing Tehran’s unacceptable.