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Pope Leo calls Trump's threat against Iran 'truly unacceptable'
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This is verified — Pope Leo XIV did make this statement on Tuesday, April 7, 2026. Multiple major news outlets (Axios, PBS, ABC, Reuters) confirm the pope called Trump's threat to destroy Iranian civilization "truly unacceptable" and said such attacks would violate international law. The statement was made in response to Trump's Truth Social post threatening that "a whole civilization will die tonight" if Iran doesn't reopen the Strait of Hormuz. This represents one of Leo's strongest public rebukes of Trump's Iran policy since becoming the first U.S.-born pope.
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“Pope Leo calls Trump's threat against Iran 'truly unacceptable'”
Pope Leo XIV denounced President Trump's threat to wipe out Iran's civilization on Tuesday, telling reporters that this threat against the entire people of Iran is truly unacceptable.
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