This Week in History: Iranian plots, a siege on Bethlehem and the loss of a Pope

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1 w. Trump lashes out at the Pope again for his Iran war views, saying it is 'unacceptable' for Tehran to have a nuclear bomb and pointing out the regime 'has killed 42,000 innocent protesters'
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4 w. Pope uses Palm Sunday Mass to reject claims God justifies war as US 'prepares for ground invasion' of Iran
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2 w. Pete Hegseth’s holy war: the militant Christian theology animating the US attack on Iran
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1 w. Moment JD Vance is heckled as he condemns the Pope over Iran and says he 'needs to be careful when he talks
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1 w. Moment JD Vance is heckled as he condemns the Pope over Iran and says he 'needs to be careful when he talks'
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1 w. ‘Popesplaining’ Vance out of depth in dispute over whether Iran is a just war
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5 d. Some who fled abuses in Equatorial Guinea fear pope’s visit might legitimize longtime ruler
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2 w. Donald Trump lashes Pope Leo on social media for criticism of Iran war
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1 w. Pope decries world ‘being ravaged by tyrants’ in wake of Trump attack; Hegseth faces mounting scrutiny
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1 w. Trump trashes Pope Leo's stance on Iran war during late night screed about US
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2 w. Pete Hegseth takes a swipe at Britain and Europe as he details 'victory' in Iran: 'Our so
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1 w. Pope takes a veiled dig at Trump with attack on 'tyrants' spending 'billions on killing'... while Europe 'has six weeks of jet fuel left'
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2 w. Pope amplifies criticism of Iran war and says 'God does not bless any conflict'
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1 w. ‘Popesplaining’ Vance out of depth in argument over whether Iran is a just war
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8 d. Attacks on Jewish community 'gathering momentum,' as possible Iranian links to latest incident probed
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1 w. Stephen Colbert on Trump’s Vatican feud: ‘Damn, the pope just read you for filth’
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1 w. Will Leo bite? Vatican reporter on travelling with the Pope during Trump attack
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1 w. Hegseth goes biblical on Pentagon reporters over ‘unpatriotic’ Iran war coverage
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1 w. Pope says ‘world is being ravaged by a handful of tyrants’ amid feud with Trump’s White House
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2 w. Trump’s history of clashes with Popes as president’s feud with Leo escalates
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3 w. What history tells us about how Iran’s Revolutionary Guard would resist any US ground invasion
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1 w. ‘Popesplaining’ Vance out of depth in row over whether Iran is a just war
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1 w. Trump snubbed from Macron's Iran talks as Europe plans Strait of Hormuz mission
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1 w. Bulletin world briefing: Pope Leo says world is being ‘ravaged by handful of tyrants’
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1 w. ‘A pope who uses his brain’: Vatican locals and visitors take sides in Leo v Trump spat
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1 w. Iran is using ceasefire to 'dig for missile launchers trapped underground'
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6 d. I study international relations. Here’s why the Iran War is heading for a frozen conflict
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3 w. What in god’s name is Pete Hegseth doing in Iran? Religious framing is ‘completely, totally unprecedented,’ experts say
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2 w. Trump hits out at ‘very liberal’ Pope Leo after criticism over Iran conflict
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4 w. France/Iran/United Kingdom • French intel memo links Iranian regime to Reform UK party donor
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3 w. What in God’s name is Pete Hegseth doing in Iran? Religious framing of war is ‘unlike anything we’ve seen,’ experts say
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2 w. I’ve followed Trump for years as a White House correspondent – ask me anything on the Iran fallout
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4 w. US attacks Iranian nuclear site while Tehran hits oil tanker off the Dubai coast
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3 w. Bulletin world briefing: Iran names country who could mediate US peace talks
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1 w. Pope says the world is being ravaged by a handful of tyrants and condemns leaders who spend billions on wars
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5 d. Strait of Hormuz is hosting gunboat diplomacy as US and Iran vie for most effective blockade
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3 w. What in God’s name is Pete Hegseth doing in Iran? Defense secretary ripped for framing war as ‘Jesus vs Muhammad’
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3 w. Iran vows to inflict 'crushing' attacks on US and its allies as Trump told 'bring it on' by Iranian parliamentary speaker
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2 w. What Trump's inner circle really thought of plan to go to war with Iran: CIA 'dismissed regime
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2 w. Iranians blame Trump’s ‘inappropriate demands’ for peace talks collapsing
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2 w. Who would win in a battle between Donald Trump and the Pope as war of words escalates
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2 w. What the Strait of Hormuz looked like before Iran war and after US blockade
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3 w. Middle East crisis live: US and Iranian forces race to recover missing pilot from downed jet; Israel bombards Beirut
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7 d. Donald Trump 'planning shock nuclear retreat' to end conflict with Iran
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1 w. Pope Leo slams 'wicked' figures in furious swipe amid Donald Trump feud
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1 w. Pope Leo is conspiring with Democrats to harm Trump... America will suffer the consequences: AYAAN HIRSI ALI
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1 w. Hegseth warns US is ‘locked and loaded’ to attack Iran again if they don’t agree to peace deal
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2 w. DAN HODGES: Iran has won and Donald Trump has lost. His war has only emboldened the regime and a new generation of radicals, terrorists and sympathisers. And that only scratches the surface of what's to come...
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4 w. What the Houthis’ entry into the Iran war means for the conflict and the wider region
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