Iran says no US talks are happening, despite Trump's claim

Fact-check index: 62/100 — Core facts (Iran's denial, Trump's claim, the executions) are directly supported by the cited sources, but the 'several reversals' framing and Oman's role as 'longtime intermediary' are asserted beyond what the cited snippets actually establish.

• Iran said Monday it is not in talks with the US and expects none, contradicting Trump's claim that talks over Hormuz could begin that afternoon — Matches Washington Times: 'Iran said Monday it is not in talks with the U.S. ... even as President Trump insists that final negotiations could begin as soon as this afternoon.'
• This is one of several reversals in Trump's public statements on the talks, per AP — The AP headline only shows a single claim ('Trump claims Iran talks will start Monday'); the snippet doesn't itself establish a pattern of 'several reversals' — that framing leans on France24's 'latest U-turn' language instead, which is cited separately.
• Iran says it is in contact with Oman but denies direct or planned talks with the US — France24: Tehran 'denied that any are planned but that it is in talks with Oman.'
• Oman has long served as an intermediary between Washington and Tehran — Not stated in the France24 excerpt or any other cited source; this is background context asserted without a citation covering it specifically.
• Iran executed two more men accused of spying for Israel on Monday — Matches Washington Times: 'Iran on Monday executed two men accused of spying for Israel.'
• This is the latest in a wave of government-ordered hangings since the US-Israeli joint air campaign against Tehran began — Matches Washington Times: 'the latest in a wave of government-ordered hangings since the start of the U.S.-Israeli joint air campaign against Tehran.'
• The gap between Trump's deadline and Iran's denial suggests any halt in strikes has not produced an actual negotiating channel — This is the article's own analytical inference ('Why it matters'), plausible given the cited facts but not itself a sourced claim from any article.