Donald Trump launched a new attack on Pope Leo XIV. "I think he's endangering a lot of Catholics and a lot of people. He's perfectly fine with Iran having a nuclear weapon," the US president said during an interview with Hugh Hewitt on the Salem News Channel. These harsh words came just days after Secretary of State Marco Rubio's visit to Rome to meet with Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni. Rubio will also visit the Vatican on Thursday.

Meanwhile, negotiations between Washington and Tehran remain in the balance and tensions are high in Hormuz.

BCS reported that two U.S. Navy destroyers passed through the Strait and entered the Gulf after dodging an Iranian bombardment.

The USS Truxtun and USS Mason, supported by Apache helicopters and other aircraft, reportedly faced a series of "coordinated threats" during the crossing. Iran launched small boats, missiles, and drones at them in what officials described as a sustained attack . Despite the intensity of the attacks, neither ship was hit, CBS reported.

(Unioneonline)