Meloni Meets Rubio as Iran War Strains Italy-US Ties
Rubio pressed Italy to support Washington on Iran as Meloni warned the war could raise energy costs and strain NATO ties, officials said.
- Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni met US Secretary of State Marco Rubio in Rome amid tensions over the US-Israel conflict and Italy's refusal to support the war on Iran.
- Rubio's visit aimed to ease tensions following US President Donald Trump's criticism of Meloni and Pope Leo XIV regarding their stance on the conflict.
- Italy has resisted direct involvement in the Iran war by refusing US requests to use the Sigonella airbase for combat operations.
- Trump threatened to withdraw US troops from Italy due to its stance, but Meloni opposed this, stating that decisions about troop deployments rest with Washington.
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"Usa and Italy nations defending their interests." "On Iran no prediction"
At the summit with the Secretary of State, the Prime Minister reiterated the importance of the unity of the West, but stressed the distance with Washington on duties and war in the Middle East. No to the sending of Italian troops without the UN aegis.
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Rubio signals truce with Pope and Meloni after they clashed with Trump
ROME — For weeks, the Trump administration has been locked in an increasingly antagonistic dispute with both Pope Leo XIV and Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni of Italy — first over the war in Iran and then over President Donald Trump’s…
Handshakes, ritual photos, an interview in front of an espresso (Italian) and some tea cookies. It lasted about an hour and a half, more than expected, the expected face-to-face to Palazzo Chigi between the President of the Council, Giorgia Meloni and the US Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, veterans from the conversation in the Vatican with Pope Leo XIV. The two have dealt with the main foreign policy dossiers, with particular attention to the c…
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