Overview
- In a Senate address, Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said Italy is not at war and does not intend to be.
- Meloni characterized the U.S. and Israeli action against Iran as a unilateral intervention outside the bounds of international law.
- Government-organized flights and convoys have brought home more than 25,000 Italians, with logistical help from Gulf states.
- Any future request to operate from U.S. bases in Italy would be handled by the government with parliamentary involvement, Meloni said.
- She warned that a nuclear-armed Iran with expanding missile capabilities would directly threaten Italy and Europe.