TEHRAN — Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Wednesday there has been “no significant progress” in talks with the US over the past few days, despite US President Donald Trump’s assertions that talks are going “very well.”“There is no formal negotiation process underway between Iran and the United States. However, messages continue to be exchanged,” Araghchi said in an interview with Arab media outlet Al Mayadeen, shared by Iran’s foreign ministry.Araghchi said Iran sent messages to the Americans this week pressing the need to prevent an Israeli attack on Beirut.“Our channels of communication have not been cut off,” he added. “Both sides are still reviewing the existing frameworks.”Trump painted a more rosy picture of negotiations to end the war on Wednesday, suggesting that a potential advancement could happen as soon as this weekend."I hear the negotiation itself is going very well actually," Trump told reporters, adding of a potential deal: "It could happen... over the weekend."Trump also said he wants to separate the US-Iran talks from those on the conflict between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon."I'd like to separate it, I'd like to have a separate thing, because it is, it is separate," Trump said.