Iran Archives - Crux

Associated Press

Residents return to war-ravaged southern Lebanon with hope and sorrow after the US-Iran deal

by Kareem Chehayeb and Malak Harb June 18, 2026

Pakistan plays pivotal role in Iran peace agreement

by Crux Now Staff June 15, 2026

Archbishop of Canterbury expresses solidarity with Pope Leo XIV in calling for peace in Iran

by Associated Press April 17, 2026

In this photo released by the Iranian Foreign Ministry, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, right, meets with Pakistan's Army Chief Field Marshal Gen. Asim Munir in Tehran, Wednesday, April 15, 2026. (Credit: Iranian Foreign Ministry via AP.)

Church in the Middle East

Archbishop, others support Pakistan efforts to work for peace in Iran

by Samy Magdy and Associated Press April 16, 2026

Church in the US

DC’s Cardinal McElroy calls Iran war ‘immoral’, calls for action

by Christopher R. Altieri April 12, 2026

U.S. Vice President JD Vance, center, walks with Pakistan's Chief of Defence Forces and Chief of Army Staff Field Marshall Asim Munir, left, and Pakistani Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mohammad Ishaq Dar after arriving for talks with Iranian officials in Islamabad, Pakistan, Saturday, April 11, 2026. (Credit: Jacquelyn Martin/Pool via AP.)

Church in the Middle East

US and Iran end ceasefire talks and Vance heads home without an agreement

by Munir Ahmed and Associated Press April 12, 2026

Pro-government demonstrators chant slogans as they hold Iranian flags and a poster of the Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei in a gathering after announcement of a two-week ceasefire in the war with the United States and Israel, at the Enqelab-e-Eslami, or Islamic Revolution, Square, in Tehran, Iran, Wednesday, April 8, 2026. (Credit: Vahid Salemi/AP.)

Church in Europe

Pastors blessing Trump and asking God for war victory was shameful, says Spanish bishop

by Fionn Shiner April 9, 2026

A different sort of ‘Catholic Moment’ in US politics

by Christopher R. Altieri April 9, 2026April 9, 2026

Bystanders try to comfort and assist a woman as she reacts near the site of a strike that, according to a security official at the scene, destroyed half of the Khorasaniha Synagogue and nearby residential buildings in Tehran, Iran, Tuesday, April 7, 2026. (Credit: Francisco Seco/AP.)

Pope Leo welcomes ceasefire between US, Israel, and Iran

by Crux Now Staff April 8, 2026April 8, 2026

Pope Leo XIV talks to journalists as he leaves his residence in Castel Gandolfo, on the outskirts of Rome, to return to the Vatican, Tuesday, March 31, 2026. (Credit: Gregorio Borgia/AP.)

Pope calls Trump threat against Iran ‘unacceptable, immoral’, Trump relents for now

by Elise Ann Allen April 8, 2026

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