Pope Leo, the world's first US pontiff, has clashed with the Trump administration over the Iran war.

Pope Leo, the world's first US pontiff, has clashed with the Trump administration over the Iran war.

 Ozan KOSE, ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS

Pope Leo XIV said Saturday he regretted remarks he made were interpreted as a response to criticism from President Donald Trump, insisting he had no interest in debating the US leader.

An example was a speech about "tyrants" ransacking the world that he delivered in Cameroon on Thursday on the second leg of a tour of Africa, Leo told journalists as he travelled to Angola.

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