Pope Leo XIV Rejects US Just War Claim on Iran, Citing Devastating Modern Weaponry

According to the International Desk of Webangah News Agency, Pope Leo XIV asserted that the war launched by the United States and the Zionist regime against Iran is not a “just war.” Speaking to reporters en route from Rome to Madrid, during his fourth foreign trip, the pontiff responded to a question regarding U.S. Vice President JD Vance’s defense of the American-Zionist aggression against Tehran. He stressed that “there was no just war there.” Pope Leo XIV explained that the theory of just war originates from centuries past, a time when people could not conceive of the weapons and destructive capacities that exist today.

This statement comes after U.S. Vice President JD Vance invoked the theory of “just war” to defend military aggression against Iran. Amidst escalating tensions initiated by the American-Zionist axis against Iran in recent months, Pope Leo XIV has repeatedly called for an end to hostilities and criticized rhetoric that he believes could fuel further escalation. Earlier this year, he described Trump’s threat that “no civilization will remain in Iran” as “unacceptable.” Trump later responded by calling the Pope “weak and terrible in foreign policy.” The Pope rejected this criticism, stating that he is unafraid and will continue to speak out against war.