Iran-US war latest: Iranian president says US has no respect for international law and hits out at ‘bully’ Trump

The Independent - Sep 23, 2026

Masoud Pezeshkian showed images of girls at the school in Minab, dozens of whom were killed in a strike on the first day of the war

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