Meloni al summit su Hormuz: "Available to supply our ships with the green light from Parliament"

“An international naval presence aHormuzwhen there will be a cessation of hostilities, in coordination with all regional and international actors and with an exclusively defensive posture”.Giorgia Meloniat the Volenterosi summit convened byEmmanuel Macrongives Italy the green light to the operation to guarantee, after the truce signed by the United States and Iran, thefree movement of ships. And consequently allow that ienergy pricescome back down. Italy’s commitment can only take place with the green light ofParliamentbut a UN resolution will not be necessary. It is not a pre-condition, it is necessary – the government explains – to act immediately, effectively and without vetoes.

“At this moment there is no need for differentiations or excuses. Everyone must have the same objective. We were the first to talk about the UN but I don’t understand why for such an important mission there could be a no. In a moment like this it should be easy to find common positions”, the defense minister’s appealGuido Crosettoso that the whole Parliament votes in a shared manner. It is considered an “open mission” but US participation is not expected in the government.

Con Trumpwho returned to criticize theNato: “I told them to stay out of it, unless they just want to fill their ships with oil. They were useless in their hour of need: a paper tiger.” There would have been no contact between Italy and the United States in recent days. “If the United States is not there there should be no negative judgements”, observes the defense manager again.

L’EuropaIn short, it moves. And it aims to do so quickly. Next week – British Prime Minister Starmer announced – there will be a technical-military meeting that will give answers on the timing. It will depend on whether thetruce between Teheran and Washingtonwill hold, but Italy – says Crosetto speaking to AGI – “is ready to do its part”. For a commitment to itdemining of the straitand, explain sources informed about the dossier, with the concrete possibility of sendingfrigatesshould there be a need for escortmerchant convoys. The prime minister today explained how the executive intends to move. It is necessary to “reassure themaritime industryto provide an overview ofsafety for ships transiting the strait“. “The work we are doing – argued the head of the executive – is not driven by a partisan interest, but by ageneral interest. The objective, obviously, requires an effort that involves different areas, the diplomatic, the security, even the humanitarian, if we think of the seafarers who are stranded in the Gulf and if we think of the nations that are directly impacted by the crisis”.