President Trump is publicly knocking down reports that the United States and Iran stopped talking, saying the conversations have run straight through the last several days.

He listed it out: four days ago, three days ago, two days ago, one day ago, and again now.

And he made the message to Tehran plain: “It’s time, one way or another, for you to make a Deal.”

This is leverage talking. The military pressure is still visible, the diplomacy is still alive, and President Trump is the one setting the terms.

The pressure side of the equation is not subtle.

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Fox News laid out where the Iran picture stands as of Tuesday:

U.S. Central Command said Tuesday that American forces have redirected 122 commercial vessels as part of the ongoing blockade against Iran.

CENTCOM disclosed the figure in a post on X Tuesday alongside images showing the USS Abraham Lincoln transiting the Arabian Sea. The command said the aircraft carrier continues to support U.S. operations in the region.

The update provides one of the clearest indicators yet of the scope of the maritime campaign, which has become a central component of the Trump administration’s pressure strategy against Tehran following the recent conflict.

Administration officials have repeatedly pointed to the blockade and restrictions on maritime traffic as key leverage in ongoing negotiations with Iran. Secretary of State Marco Rubio told lawmakers Tuesday that Iran must take concrete steps to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and commit to negotiations over its nuclear program before broader sanctions relief can be considered.

President Donald Trump has also insisted that diplomatic talks with Iran remain active despite reports that Tehran was considering suspending negotiations. Trump said Tuesday that discussions between the two countries have continued in recent days and urged Iran to reach a deal.

The USS Abraham Lincoln remains one of the most visible symbols of the U.S. military presence in the region as Washington seeks to balance military pressure with a diplomatic push aimed at securing a long-term agreement with Tehran.

That is the posture of a side negotiating from strength.

Rubio is not offering relief for promises. He is demanding concrete steps first.

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President Trump’s own statement aimed directly at the reports claiming the talks had broken down.

According to the Trump Archive, the president said the reports were “false and erroneous” and that conversations had continued through recent days.

The timeline behind this matters because the talks nearly hit a snag, and President Trump says he cleared it himself.

Breitbart reported on the moment he stepped in to keep an Israel-Hezbollah flare-up from blowing up the negotiations:

President Donald Trump said Monday he believes the United States could reach an agreement with Iran “over the next week” after personally intervening to halt a rapidly escalating confrontation between Israel and the Iranian-backed Hezbollah terror group in Lebanon that Tehran warned could derail the negotiations altogether.

Speaking in a phone interview with ABC News, Trump said negotiations with Tehran were “looking good” after what he described as a brief “glitch” stemming from Iranian anger over Israel’s escalating military operations against Hezbollah in Lebanon, including threats by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to strike the terror group’s stronghold in Beirut’s southern Dahiyeh district following intensified rocket and drone attacks deeper into northern Israel.

“Looking good, looking good,” Trump told ABC News Chief Washington Correspondent Jonathan Karl, adding, “There was a little glitch today, but I turned that one around very quickly, as you probably noticed earlier.”

Trump said the “glitch” centered on Iranian objections to Israel’s military operations against Hezbollah, which Tehran has insisted must be covered under both the current ceasefire framework and any future agreement currently being negotiated between Washington and the Islamic Republic.

President Trump described the trouble as Iranian anger over Israel’s operations against Hezbollah, and said he turned it around fast.

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That is the throughline here. The carrier stays parked in the region, the blockade keeps tightening, and the talks keep moving on American terms.

President Trump is not chasing a deal. He is telling Iran the window is open and the clock is running, and Tehran is the one that has to decide.

This is a Guest Post from our friends over at WLTReport. View the original article here.

 

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