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Italy's Meloni criticises US war on Iran as part of dangerous trend
Meloni condemned U.S.-Israeli strikes as illegal interventions and warned that Iran acquiring nuclear weapons would threaten European security and non-proliferation efforts.
- On March 11 in Rome, Meloni said the U.S.-Israeli strikes are 'outside the scope of international law' and criticized them as part of a dangerous trend, she told the Senate.
- Meloni drew parallels to Russia's 2022 invasion of Ukraine, warning Iran's nuclear development would end non-proliferation and expose Italy and Europe to new threats.
- A bombing at the Minab school in southern Iran killed at least 175 civilians near an Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps naval base; U.S. investigation suggests the strike was accidental, but analysts and media outlets blame the United States.
- Rome is providing air‑defense assets to Gulf countries as the U.S. and Israel traded strikes, she noted tens of thousands of Italians and 2,000 soldiers in the Gulf must be protected.
- Context-first: European leaders split over public criticism, with most European nations withholding critique while Jetten and Macron called the attacks outside international law, as Pedro Sánchez faced harsh criticism from Trump.
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Italian Prime Minister Meloni, speaking in the Senate on the 11th, criticized the US and Israeli attack on Iran as an intervention "outside the bounds of international law." He also emphasized that "Italy has not taken part in this intervention and has no intention of taking part in it."
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Giorgia Meloni condemns Iran strikes as 'outside' international law
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, a longtime ally of President Donald Trump, criticized the U.S. strikes against Iran, saying the action was “outside” of international law. In remarks to Italy’s Parliament, Meloni distanced her country from the war, saying it was “an intervention that Italy is not part of and does not intend to take part in,” comparing it to the Russian invasion of Ukraine. She cushioned this criticism with a stress that Eu…
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