Pope Leo calls Trump’s threat to destroy Iranian civilization ‘unacceptable’

NewsWorldAmericasUS politicsPope Leo calls Trump’s threat to destroy Iranian civilization ‘unacceptable’He called for action by citizens across the globeJoshua McElwee Tuesday 07 April 2026 20:03 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2953274","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/pope-trump-iran-threat-war-destroy-civilization-b2953274.html","title":"Pope Leo calls Trump’s threat to destroy Iranian civilization ‘unacceptable’ "}}CloseTrump warns Iran ‘a whole civilization will die tonight, never to be brought back’ as his strikes deadline loomsSign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inboxGet our free Inside Washington emailGet our free Inside Washington emailEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_INSIDE_WASHINGTON","regTitle":"Inside Washington","subscriptionGroup":"inside_washington","subscriptionGroupId":"af764e04-87eb-45e6-a84b-a7455ba70a1e","type":"inside_washington","pathPrefix":"/news/world/americas/us-politics","associatedAuthors":["Eric Garcia","John Bowden"],"title":"Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox","mobileTitle":"Get our free Inside Washington email","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/insideWashington1_1.png","label":"I would like to receive morning headlines Monday - Friday plus breaking news alerts by email","newsletterKey":"receiveInsideWashingtonNews","regSourceSection":"US politics","regSourceMethod":"NSCs"},"isClimate":false}Pope Leo has labeled Don...