India, May 1 -- Iran sharpened its attack against the United States, warning of strong retaliation if confronted with force and demanding reparations for recent military strikes. Iran also as tensions continue to simmer despite a tenuous ceasefire following weeks of conflict in West Asia.

Seyyed Mehdi Tabatabaei, deputy for communications in the Iranian president's office, accused Washington of engaging in "low-value psychological games" and urged US officials to "climb out of the pit that the child-killer has dug for them."

The 'child killer' jibe at Trump comes in response to the bombing of a Minab school where an alleged US missile killed 165 girls.

He added that the US should "pay reparations for the assault" and "return to their o...