https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-interactive/2026/apr/10/pete-hegseth-christianity-iran-war-crusade
Pete Hegseth’s holy war: the militant Christian theology animating the US attack on Iran | Pete...
Apr 13, 2026 - The Bible-thumping US defense secretary is overseeing another strategic disaster in the Middle East. Is this a war or a crusade?
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https://www.sbs.com.au:443/news/article/donald-trump-jesus-imagery-holy-war-trump-divine-religion/makjxyvpm
From Jesus imagery to a 'holy war': Does Donald Trump really think he's divine? | SBS News
Apr 14, 2026 - There has been fierce backlash to Donald Trump's depiction of himself as a Jesus-like figure.
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https://theintercept.com/2026/04/04/paula-white-iran-war-christian-evangelicals/
Trump’s Religious Advisers See Iran as a Holy War for End Times
Apr 4, 2026 - By making the case that the war with Iran is a holy crusade, the evangelicals around the president are making it impossible to end.
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https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/pete-hegseth-iran-holy-war/
Pete Hegseth’s Holy War Is an Unholy Nightmare | The Nation
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https://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/iran-pete-hegseth-holy-war.html
Iran Has Become Pete Hegseth’s Holy War
Apr 1, 2026 - Hegseth has turned the war in Iran into a kind of religious Crusade in the name of power — and Trump.
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https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/politics/breaking-trump-holy-war-iran-36969424
Donald Trump invokes holy war as he gives final Easter Monday ultimatum to Iran - The Mirror
Apr 4, 2026 - Writing on Truth Social, he reminded Iran of the deadline of ten days to open up the Strait of Hormuz to shipping, saying they had 48 hours left before
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https://arstechnica.com/culture/2026/03/paul-atreides-faces-the-cost-of-his-holy-war-in-dune-part-3-teaser/
Paul Atreides faces the cost of his holy war in Dune: Part 3 teaser - Ars Technica
Mar 17, 2026 - War feeds on itself. The more I fight, the more our enemies fight back.
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https://www.playboy.com/read/politics/no-war-is-a-holy-war
No War Is a Holy War - Playboy
Apr 16, 2026 - Father Playboy unpacks the Pope versus President pissing contest, explaining that no war is holy, no matter what politicos say.
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https://www.democracynow.org/2026/3/9/military_religious_freedom
“Trump Has Been Anointed by Jesus” to Wage War on Iran: U.S. Commanders Accused of Promoting Holy...
Mar 9, 2026 - U.S. military commanders have reportedly been invoking extremist Christian rhetoric to push war on Iran, selling the conflict to American troops as an...
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