US President Donald Trump again called out Pope Leo XIV over his stance on Iran. He said, "Will someone ​please tell Pope Leo...Iran has ​killed at ​least 42,000 innocent, completely ‌unarmed, ⁠protesters in last two months and that ​for ​Iran ⁠to have a nuclear ​bomb is ​absolutely ⁠unacceptable?" Pope Leo XIV condemned threats to destroy Iranian civilisation as “truly unacceptable”.