Pope Leo XIV sent a strong message to US President Donald Trump regarding military actions in the Middle East while speaking in the Vatican on Sunday. Leo XIV is the first-ever American-born Pope. Our objective is to defend the American people by eliminating imminent threats from the Iranian regime, a vicious group of very hard, terrible people,' Trump said. He, again, reiterated that the Iranian regime must never obtain a nuclear weapon. 'Even so, and I do not make this statement lightly, the Iranian regime seeks to kill,' Trump said.

Source: Daily Mail March 01, 2026 17:39 UTC