Iran's Pezeshkian condemns Trump’s insults to Pope

TABNAK, Apr. 13 - President Masoud Pezeshkian has condemned insults to Pope Louis XIV by US President Donald Trump, declaring that the desecration of Jesus is not acceptable to any free person.

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Date: 13 April 2026 - 20:11

“His Holiness Pope Louis XIV (@Pontifex), I condemn the insult to Your Excellency on behalf of the great nation of Iran, and declare that the desecration of Jesus, the prophet of peace and brotherhood, is not acceptable to any free person. I wish you glory by Allah,” Pezeshkian wrote on his official X account on Tuesday.

Shortly after Pope’s reactions to US-Israeli aggression against Iran, Trump posted insulting words against him on his account on Truth Social, claiming that the leader of the Catholic Church is weak in dealing with crimes and is not good at foreign policy.