Pakistan announces US-Iran talks 'in coming days'

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he spoke to President Donald Trump earlier Monday about the war in Iran.

"President Trump believes there is an opportunity to leverage the tremendous achievements we have attained with the U.S. military to realize the war's objectives in an agreement -- an agreement that will safeguard our vital interests," Netanyahu said in a video message.

Israel continues to strike Iran and Lebanon, he said, adding, "We are crushing the missile program and the nuclear program, and continue to inflict severe blows on Hezbollah."

More than 2,100 children have been killed or injured across the Middle East since the war in Iran began, according to UNICEF.

The fatalities include 206 children in Iran, 118 in Lebanon, four in Israel and one in Kuwait, according to UNICEF.

"These are reported figures, and they are expected to rise as the violence continues," UNICEF said in a release. "That is an average of approximately 87 children either killed or injured every day since the beginning of the war."

At least 10 people have been killed and another 90 wounded in Lebanon over the past 24 hours, the Lebanese Ministry of Public Health said Monday.

Overall, at least 1,039 people have been killed and another 2,876 wounded since March 2, according to the ministry.

Iranian officials have continued to deny that any talks took place with the U.S., after President Donald Trump said earlier Monday that Washington and Tehran had two days of "productive" talks.

According to state media, Iranian parliament speaker Mohammad Qalibaf said "no talks with the U.S. have taken place" and that "reports claiming otherwise are fake news aimed at influencing financial and oil markets and distracting from the challenges facing the U.S. and Israel."

During an event in Memphis on Monday afternoon, Trump said the U.S. is having "really good discussions" with Iran.

"I think they're very good. They want peace. They've agreed they will not have a nuclear weapon, you know, etc., etc., but we'll see," Trump said. "You have to get it done. But I would say there's a very good chance."

When pressed on Iran's denial of Trump's statements, the White House referred ABC News back to the president's comments that the talks had taken place.