President Donald Trump has launched a sharp public attack on Pope Leo XIV over the pontiff’s criticism of the U.S.-Israel war on Iran, saying he is “not a fan” and escalating the clash through both remarks to reporters and a Truth Social post. The outburst follows Pope Leo’s repeated calls for peace, dialogue, and restraint in the Middle East, with Reuters noting that the first U.S.-born pope has emerged as a prominent critic of the war and of Trump’s broader approach to the crisis.