Pakistan, June 3 -- United States President Donald Trump on Tuesday rubbished reports of a halt in communication between the US and Iran as "false and erroneous", adding that talks were ongoing "continuously" as the two negotiate over details of a peace deal.

In a post on Truth Social, he said: "Fake news reports that the Islamic Republic of Iran, and the USA, stopped speaking a few days ago are false and erroneous. The conversations between us have been going on continuously, including four days ago, three days ago, two days ago, one day ago, and today. Where they lead, one never knows."

Earlier, the semi-official Fars News reported, citing an informed source that exchanges of messages between Iran and the US related to efforts to reac...