Trump reiterates Pope Leo criticism, says it is 'unacceptable' for Iran to have a nuclear bomb

FILE PHOTO: News photographers wait for U.S. President Donald Trump to walk out of the Oval Office to speak with reporters at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., April 13, 2026. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst/File Photo

April ⁠14 (Reuters) - U.S. President ⁠Donald Trump reiterated ‌his criticisms of Pope Leo on Tuesday ​and said it ⁠is "unacceptable" ⁠for Iran to have ⁠a nuclear ‌bomb.

"Will someone ⁠please tell Pope Leo ​that ‌Iran has killed at ⁠least ​42,000 innocent, completely unarmed, protesters ⁠in the last ​two months, and that for Iran ⁠to have a Nuclear Bomb is absolutely unacceptable," ​Trump said ⁠on Truth Social.

(Reporting ​by Akanksha ‌Khushi in ​Bengaluru; Editing by Sonali Paul)