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For some around Trump, war on Iran is a Christian calling
Evangelical advisers cast the campaign as divinely sanctioned and prayed with Trump after unilateral strikes, while Hegseth urged Americans to pray daily.
- President Donald Trump has increasingly framed the war on Iran as a divine mission while hosting Christian pastors at the Oval Office, with much of the administration speaking openly in religious terms about the conflict.
- Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth vowed to rain down "death and destruction" on Iran, invoking "religious Armageddon" to justify military posture while showing no compunctions about mixing faith with command authority.
- Among Hegseth's tattoos are a Jerusalem Cross and "Deus Vult," or "God wills it," while he also bears a tattoo reading "kafir," or "infidel," in Arabic, underscoring his faith symbolism.
- Former military chaplain Kenneth Williams warned that asserting faith perspectives in command is "disrespectful and careless," while Pope Leo XIV urged Trump to seek "an off-ramp" and decrease violence during his Palm Sunday homily.
- Reverend Franklin Graham told Trump that "the Iranians" intend to "destroy" Jews, yet Persian emperor Cyrus the Great historically liberated Jews from Babylon, while Iran draws parallels to the Battle of Karbala from 680 CE.
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For some around Trump, war on Iran is a Christian calling
As he wages war on Iran, President Donald Trump was joined in the Oval Office by Christian pastors. Solemnly, some placed their hands on his shoulder or forearm. They offered their blessings.
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