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Search results for "Pope Leo hit back at President Trump over the Iran war"

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Donald Trump stated on April 12, 2026 in a Truth Social post:
Pope Leo XIV “thinks it’s OK for Iran to have a nuclear weapon.”
By Maria Briceño• April 13, 2026
X posts stated on May 08, 2025 in posts:
Robert Prevost, the Roman Catholic cardinal who was chosen to be the new pope, is a “registered Republican.”
By Grace Abels, Amy Sherman• May 9, 2025
X posts stated on May 08, 2025 in a post on X:
Headline said, “Pope Leo XIV was a founding member of the 2020 anarchist Portland Autonomous Zone known as CHAZ.”
By Madison Czopek• May 9, 2025
Elizabeth Warren stated on March 03, 2026 in in a speech on March 3, 2026:
“In the modern era, no American president has ordered more military strikes against as many different countries as Donald Trump.”
By Zoe Weyand• March 20, 2026
Donald Trump stated on March 09, 2026 in a press conference:
Iran “also has some Tomahawks.”
By Louis Jacobson• March 10, 2026
Donald Trump stated on February 28, 2026 in a video:
On the US seeking regime change
By Amy Sherman• March 3, 2026
Donald Trump Jr. stated on January 22, 2021 in a tweet:
“Donald Trump is the first president in modern history (who) did not start a new war.”
By Noah Y. Kim• February 2, 2021
Seth Moulton stated on March 24, 2026 in an interview on MS NOW:
"Bombing civilian power infrastructure is a war crime.”
By Louis Jacobson, Zoe Weyand• April 2, 2026
Donald Trump stated on July 28, 2025 in an interview:
“I’ve stopped six wars” since taking office in January 2025.
By Samantha Putterman• August 5, 2025
Donald Trump stated on December 20, 2018 in a tweet:
"Russia, Iran, Syria & many others are not happy" about U.S. troops leaving Syria.
By Miriam Valverde• December 21, 2018
Mike Pompeo stated on January 05, 2020 in an appearance on Fox News:
"President Trump didn't say he'd go after a cultural site."
By Bill McCarthy• January 6, 2020
Viral image stated on October 21, 2020 in a post on Facebook:
Broken voting machines in Russellville, Ark., tried to automatically tally votes meant for Donald Trump as votes for Joe Biden.
By Bill McCarthy• November 3, 2020
Robert Gates stated on January 13, 2014 in an interview with NPR:
On foreign policy, Joe Biden was against aid for Vietnam, said the fall of the Shah was "a step forward" for human rights in Iran, opposed Reagan's defense build-up and voted against the first Gulf War.
By Steve Contorno• January 16, 2014
Kimberley Strassel stated on May 28, 2017 in "Meet the Press" on NBC:
In 2008, "candidate Obama, he's not even president-elect, sends William Miller over to Iran to establish a back channel and let the Iranians know that should he win the election, they will have friendlier terms."
By Lauren Carroll• June 2, 2017
Sebastian Gorka stated on November 13, 2017 in a speech at UNC-Chapel Hill:
Iran’s regime "every Friday declares war on us."
By Paul Specht• November 16, 2017
Donald Trump stated on April 14, 2011 in an interview with Sean Hannity of Fox News:
"Iraq has the second-largest oilfields in the world (behind) Saudi Arabia."
By Louis Jacobson• April 25, 2011
Facebook posts stated on January 10, 2020 in a Facebook post:
In 1988, in response to Iran’s attack on the U.S.S. Samuel Roberts, President Ronald Reagan "destroyed half of Iran’s Navy."  
By Tom Kertscher• January 15, 2020
Donald Trump stated on September 23, 2025 in a speech to the U.N. General Assembly:
“I have ended seven unendable wars.”
By Louis Jacobson, Samantha Putterman• September 23, 2025
Facebook posts stated on September 13, 2022 in a Facebook post:
“The pope, Xi and Putin all meet to plan world events!”
By Ciara O'Rourke• September 15, 2022
Common Sense News stated on May 03, 2018 in a blog post:
Says the "Pope calls for world wide gun confiscation except for the UN"  
By Jon Greenberg• June 20, 2018

Articles (7747)

How long will the Iran war last? See Trump’s timeline shift

By Amy Sherman, Zoe Weyand• March 30, 2026

US attacks in Iran prompt renewed push in Congress over war powers

By Louis Jacobson• March 1, 2026

Supporting Iranians, then threatening to end civilization: How Trump contradicts himself on war

By Amy Sherman• April 7, 2026

Trump said US has a ‘virtually unlimited supply’ of munitions to fight Iran ‘forever.’ Is that true?

By Amy Sherman• March 6, 2026

Fact-checking Trump’s conclusion that Iran war was a ‘total’ US victory

By Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman• April 8, 2026

History is not their best subject

By John Frank• December 18, 2007

Trump's press conference: Fact-checking what he said on Iran’s air defenses, his bin Laden warning

By Louis Jacobson, Samantha Putterman, Amy Sherman• April 6, 2026

Will you pay $500 more for gas this year because of the Iran war? Fact-checking Democrat Ed Markey

By Amy Sherman• March 26, 2026

Does historical precedent justify Donald Trump’s threats against civilian targets in Iran?

By Louis Jacobson• April 7, 2026

In uncertain times, fact-checkers are working with special urgency

By Louis Jacobson• April 2, 2026

Trump blamed Iran for a strike that hit a girls’ school. Open-source intelligence contradicted that

By Maria Ramirez Uribe, Loreben Tuquero• March 11, 2026

Fact-checking misinformation about Iran and a US military draft

By Daniel Funke• January 6, 2020

How Iran and the United States came to the brink

By Jon Greenberg• January 7, 2020

If Donald Trump orders the bombing of Iranian cultural sites, would it be a war crime?

By Louis Jacobson• January 6, 2020

Could Iran ‘soon’ hit US with long-range missile? Experts doubt Trump as US bombs Iran.

By Amy Sherman• February 28, 2026

Does Donald Trump have sole power to decide if and when to strike Iran? Or does Congress have a say?

By Louis Jacobson• June 18, 2025

The US freed $6 billion in Iranian money. Did it help fund Hamas’ attack on Israel?

By Louis Jacobson, Samantha Putterman• October 9, 2023

Has the US ‘destroyed 100% of Iran’s military capability’? Fact-checking President Donald Trump

By Louis Jacobson• March 17, 2026

Iran’s man in Iraq: Soleimani’s deadly fight against the US

By Jon Greenberg• January 15, 2020

Fact-check: What Trump said about ‘$6 billion to Iran,’ immigration, economy at New Hampshire rally

By Matthew Crowley, Louis Jacobson, Maria Ramirez Uribe, Amy Sherman• October 9, 2023