On March 11, local time, Italian Prime Minister Meloni gave a statement on the situation in the Middle East in the Senate. Meloni said that Italy has not participated and does not intend to participate in the military strikes against Iran by the United States and Israel.
On the same day, Meloni pointed out, “In the context of a structural crisis in the international system, threats are becoming increasingly frightening, and unilateral intervention occurs frequently and exceeds the scope of international law. We must put the US-Israeli intervention against Iran into this framework and examine it.”
Meloni also said that Italy is providing air defense equipment systems to Gulf countries. Other major European countries have followed suit, notably the UK, France and Germany. Meloni said there are about 2,000 Italian soldiers stationed in the Gulf area.
Meloni said Italy sent a naval ship to Cyprus because its territory had been attacked by Iran. She said this was an action motivated by European solidarity obligations but also a precautionary measure.
In response to the air strike on a primary school in Minab city in southern Iran, Meloni called it a "massacre" and called for those responsible for the attack to be quickly found. According to Iranian media reports, at least 165 people were killed in this elementary school, most of them girls around 10 years old.
The latest news is that an ongoing internal investigation by the US military has initially determined that "the US military indeed attacked the primary school in Minab, Iran", but it is said that the US military bombed it by mistake. According to the video of the attack on the Minab City Primary School, the characteristics of the flying object are highly consistent with the US-made "Tomahawk" cruise missile, and the US military is the only force using "Tomahawk" missiles in this conflict.
With the exception of Spain, most European countries have yet to directly criticize the US and Israeli attacks, mainly calling on all parties to exercise restraint.
