US Embassy Debunks Claim Vatican Honored Iran With Top Diplomatic Award

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May 14, 2026 - 04:00

US Embassy Debunks Claim Vatican Honored Iran With Top Diplomatic Award

Iranian Ambassador to the Vatican Mohammad Hossein Mokhtari, left, and Seyed Reza Salehi Amiri, Iran’s culture minister, arrive to attend Mass at the start of Pope Leo XIV’s pontificate in St. Peter’s Square on May 18, 2025.

‘Contrary to news reports, Pope Leo has not bestowed an exclusive special honor on the Iranian ambassador to the Holy See,’ the U.S. Embassy to the Holy See said.

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