Washington DC, March 23 -- US President Donald Trump on Monday (local time) responded to Iranian state media reports denying that Tehran was engaged in talks with Washington aimed at resolving hostilities amid the West Asia conflict, stating that he was "not sure what they are referring to" and reaffirming that the Islamic Republic "wants to make a deal badly".

Speaking with Fox Business's Maria Bartiromo shortly after announcing "constructive" discussions with Tehran, Trump clarified the status of the talks amid conflicting reports from Iranian media.

"I just spoke with President Trump, and he told me that Iran wants to make a deal badly," Bartiromo said.

"He said that the talks have been ongoing. I said, how much longer will this con...