On Monday morning, President Trump wrote on Truth Social that the U.S. had “very good and productive conversations” with Iran.
In the post, the 47th President stated, “I am pleased to report that the United States of America and the country of Iran have had, over the last two days, very good and productive conversations regarding a complete and total resolution of our hostilities in the Middle East.”
He added, “I have instructed the Department of War to postpone any and all military strikes against Iranian power plants and energy infrastructure for a five-day period.”
Several Iranian state media outlets have since denied having any talks with the Trump administration and cited quotes from the Foreign Ministry in Tehran.
In response to Iranian media reports denying that the talks took place, Trump told Fox News’ Maria Bartiromo that he was unsure what Iran’s media was talking about, and that conversations did take place last night between Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner with Iranian representatives.
Bartiromo: “I just spoke with President Trump and he told me that Iran wants to make a deal badly … he said the most recent talks happened last night with Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner and their counterparts. With Iranian TV saying no talks have happened, the president said it’s hard to get information there because the US is blowing up so much of their infrastructure”
WATCH:
Maria Bartiromo says President Trump told her Iran is eager to make a deal following recent talks.
She notes conflicting claims from Iranian media.
“He said the most recent talks happened last night…”pic.twitter.com/i5iY96GpPQ
— Brandon Straka #WalkAway (@BrandonStraka) March 23, 2026
Per ABC News:
Iran’s semi-official Mehr News Agency quoted the Foreign Ministry in Tehran as denying President Donald Trump’s claim of talks between Washington and Tehran.
Trump, the ministry said, aims to buy time for U.S. military plans and reduce energy prices, Mehr reported.
“There are initiatives by regional countries to de-escalate tensions, and our response to all of them is clear: We are not the party that started this war, and all these requests should be referred to Washington,” the statement said.
President Donald Trump told CNBC’s Joe Kernen on Monday morning that Iran has “representatives,” Kernen said, when pressed about who the administration had been in talks with. The conversation came after Trump’s social media post saying that he ordered the Pentagon to postpone strikes on Iran’s energy facilities after two days of “productive” talks.
Iran’s Foreign Ministry says there are no talks with Washington and accuses Trump of buying time while regional de-escalation efforts go on. https://t.co/Lj3g2qu57w
— Clash Report (@clashreport) March 23, 2026
The S&P 500 saw a major pump following Trump’s announcement, but a sharp sell-off occurred after Iran’s media denied that productive talks ever took place.
LOOK:
This is absolutely insane:
At 7:04 AM ET today, President Trump said “the US and Iran have had productive discussions” to end the Iran War.
By 7:10 AM ET, the S&P 500 surged +240 points adding +$2 TRILLION in market cap.
27 minutes later, Iran completely denied all of… pic.twitter.com/yFpqpJo6aG
— The Kobeissi Letter (@KobeissiLetter) March 23, 2026
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