Trump Invokes Religious Rhetoric in Praise of Iran Rescue

President Donald Trump and other U.S. officials cast the rescue of a U.S. airman in Iran ​as an “Easter miracle” on Sunday, framing the operation in religious terms that portrayed the war as a just cause and divinely ‌blessed.

In the past, administrations typically issued postcard-style Easter greetings, and critics said officials' messages this time had blurred the line between faith and policy by invoking religion to justify the war and shape the military’s conduct.
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