Iran’s president apologizes for strikes on neighbors as missiles and drones still pound their cities

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran’s president apologized Saturday for attacks on regional countries even as its missiles and drones flew toward Gulf Arab states, suggesting Tehran’s political leadership could not exercise full command over the Islamic Republic’s armed forces as an intense campaign of U.S.-Israeli airstrikes rocked the nation, marking one week of the war. The message from President Masoud Pezeshkian, one member of a tripartite leadership council overseeing Iran since a Feb. 28 airstrike starting the war killed Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, again underlined the li

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran’s president apologized Saturday for attacks on regional countries even as its missiles and drones flew toward Gulf Arab states, suggesting Tehran’s political leadership could not exercise full command over the Islamic Republic’s armed forces as an intense campaign of U.S.-Israeli airstrikes rocked the nation, marking one week of the war. The message from President Masoud Pezeshkian, one member of a tripartite leadership council overseeing Iran since a Feb. 28 airstrike starting the war killed Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, again underlined the li