# Iran’s president insists to reporters: ‘We aren’t trying to kill Trump’

https://mins.news/en/item/73202

- CNN, 2026-09-25 00:03 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.cnn.com/2026/09/24/middleeast/pezeshkian-iran-president-new-york-briefing-intl?Date=20260925&Profile=CNN

> Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian answered questions from journalists at a New York hotel on Thursday while Iran was at war with the United States. He insisted that Iran was not trying to kill Trump.

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