Pope Francis threw his support behind Iran's accord with major powers as he backed a goal of global abolition of nuclear weapons, AFP reports Friday.
Francis is the latest of several powerful voices to back the landmark accord struck in July with six world powers - Britain, China, France, Russia and the United States plus Germany - which lifts sanctions in exchange for the Islamic Republic to stop building nuclear weapons.
Critics have noted that Iran can produce nuclear weapons at a future date - whether in 10-15 years' time when the deal's limitations expire, or by breaking its commitments before that time - and that money given to Iran via assets freed by the deal will fund global terror groups.
