Pope urges Israel and Iran not to retaliate after ceasefire

The Pope Leo XIV called on Iran and Israel to abandon revenge tactics after agreeing to a ceasefire. He said this at a joint audience on June 25., reports Vatican news.

Pope says Vatican continues to follow developments in the Middle East with "attention and hope".

He called on the parties to the conflict to choose the path of diplomacy and follow it.

"Let the voice coming from the Almighty be heard, let the wounds caused by the bloodshed of the last days be healed. Let all logic of superiority and revenge be rejected, let the path of dialogue, diplomacy and peace be chosen with firm determination," Leo XIV said .

• on June 24, Israel agreed to a ceasefire with Iran. This happened on the 11th day after the start of the IDF's operation called "Exodus Lion." Its goal was to destroy Iran's nuclear program.
• Iran, in turn, announced its victory over Israel and said that thanks to the army's actions, "the Zionist regime was forced to retreat.".
• US President Donald Trump said, that it was an honor for him to attack Iran's nuclear facilities and then end the war between Israel and Iran.
• Orientalist Danilov explained LIGA.net why the truce between Iran and Israel is important for Ukraine. According to him, it is about several aspects at once, including the return of attention to Russia's war.