Pope Confers Highest Diplomatic Decoration on Iranian Envoy to Vatican

IQNA – Pope Leo XIV conferred the Vatican’s highest diplomatic decoration on Hojat-ol-Islam Mohammad Hossein Mokhtari, the ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Iran to the Vatican.

The Papal Order of the Piano is an honorary decoration of the Holy See established in 1847 by Pope Pius IX.

This decoration is considered one of the highest decorations of the Vatican’s knighthood and is usually awarded to ambassadors and prominent figures who have played a role in strengthening diplomatic relations and serving peace and dialogue.

According to the Iranian embassy, ​​this decoration was awarded to the Iranian ambassador at a time when Pope Leo XIV's recent truth-seeking positions in condemning the aggressions of the United States and the Zionist regime against Iran are not unrelated to the efforts of the Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Iran in the Vatican to explain the message of peace, justice, and opposition to warmongering.

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