Trust in UN’s nuclear watchdog is broken, Iranian president says

Masoud Pezeshkian questioned how Israel, which is not a member of the nuclear non-proliferation treaty, had become a source of evidence for IAEA reports. Photograph: AP

Trust in the UN nuclear inspectorate is broken inside Iran, the country’s president, Masoud Pezeshkian, has told Emmanuel Macron, as European nations issued a statement in defence of its head.

The two men spoke as Iranian officials said the total number of Iranian deaths during the 12-day air war with Israel and the US had risen to 935 people, including 38 children and 132 women.