Iran’s foreign minister has posted an image juxtaposing schoolgirls killed in a US-Israeli strike on Iran with imagery from the World Cup.

“From the football pitch to the negotiating table to the battlefield, every step we take as Iranians is part of a larger struggle: defending the honor and dignity of our dear people,” Araghchi wrote.

His post came as mediators hailed progress in the US-Iran talks in Switzerland and as Iran drew in their World Cup match against Belgium.