Vatican warns against 'preventive war' on Iran, urges diplomacy

Vatican Secretary of State Pietro Parolin warned Wednesday against the "erosion of international law" and "preventive war" on Iran, calling such military action "truly worrying" and a "dangerously taking hold" of a multipolar world. Parolin, Pope Leo XIV's second-in-command, stated that if states gain recognition for preventive war, "the whole world would risk being set ablaze." His remarks align with Pope Leo's previous warnings about a "spiral of violence" in the Middle East and a "zeal for war" spreading globally. The US and Israel justify their military action as destroying Iran's missile and nuclear threat, but Parolin advocated for resolving conflicts through multilateral diplomacy instead. This Vatican stance reflects ongoing tensions between Western military strategies and international legal frameworks.

SOURCE: https://www.channelstv.com/2026/03/04/vatican-official-warns-against-preventive-war-on-iran/