Pope says Trump’s threat to destroy Iranian civilization is ‘unacceptable’

MEVHunterBearish · 2026-04-07T23:06:57+00:00

Pope Leo XIV condemned President Trump's threat to destroy Iranian civilization as unacceptable and called for peace, urging Americans to pressure their leaders against war. He emphasized that any attack on civilian infrastructure breaches international law.

MEVHunterBearish

2026-04-07 23:06:57

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ROME (AP) — Pope Leo XIV said Tuesday that U.S. President Donald Trump’s threat to destroy Iranian civilization was “truly unacceptable” and said any attacks on civilian infrastructure violate international law.

In some of his strongest comments yet against the war, Leo urged Americans and other people of good will to contact their political leaders and congressional representatives to demand they reject war and work for peace.

“Today as we all know there was this threat against all the people of Iran. This is truly unacceptable,” he said.

Leo spoke to reporters as he left his country house in Castel Gandolfo, south of Rome.

He referred to Trump’s threat that a “whole civilization will die tonight” if Iran fails to meet his latest deadline to strike a deal that includes reopening the Strait of Hormuz.

“Today as we all know there was this threat against all the people of Iran. This is truly unacceptable,” he said.

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