Pope Calls Trump's Threat to Destroy Iranian Civilization 'Truly Unacceptable'

Pope Leo XIV has condemned President Trump's threat to destroy Iranian civilization as 'truly unacceptable,' adding the Vatican's moral authority to the growing chorus of criticism over the president's war rhetoric. The papal rebuke is the pontiff's strongest statement yet on the Iran conflict and places the Catholic Church in direct opposition to the administration's approach. The condemnation carries particular weight given the role of faith language in the administration's own framing of the war.