The secretary of defense has previously said that the US is fighting Muslim “religious fanatics” in the Iran war.

Leavitt said there was ‘nothing wrong’ with Trump’s call to have prayers for the US soldiers in Iran ...

Pope Leo XIV condemned the use of God as validation for waging war in the Middle East during a Palm Sunday mass in Rome. Reiterating that Jesus is the “King of Peace” throughout his remarks, Pope Leo ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. U.S. Navy/DVIDS In March 2026, a claim circulated online that U.S. military commanders told troops that U.S. and Israeli strikes ...

Christians, in particular, were angered by the Israeli PM’s remarks, which some say suggest a ‘might is right’ approach.

In March 2026, after the U.S. and Israel launched strikes on Iran that killed the country's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, a claim (archived) circulated online that U.S. military commanders ...

The Trump administration seems to be pursuing a diplomatic off-ramp to end the Iran conflict, even as strikes, troop ...

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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth sparked outrage by invoking the name of Jesus Christ in his latest press briefing on the war ...