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Italian PM joins growing backlash against US-Israeli strikes on Iran

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Newstalk ZB,
Publish Date
Thu, 12 Mar 2026, 10:07am
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni addresses the Senate regarding the conflict in the Middle East between the United States, Israel, and Iran, on March 11, 2026, in Rome, Italy. (Photo by Antonio Masiello/Getty Images)
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni addresses the Senate regarding the conflict in the Middle East between the United States, Israel, and Iran, on March 11, 2026, in Rome, Italy. (Photo by Antonio Masiello/Getty Images)

Italian PM joins growing backlash against US-Israeli strikes on Iran

Author
Newstalk ZB,
Publish Date
Thu, 12 Mar 2026, 10:07am

Italy’s Prime Minister has joined other EU leaders in criticising the US-Israeli war on Iran. 

They’ve reportedly bombed nearly ten thousand civilian sites, killing well over a thousand in Iran and hundreds more in Lebanon. 

Giorgia Meloni described the conflict as part of a growing and dangerous trend of interventions that fall “outside the scope of international law”. 

Italy Correspondent Jo McKenna told Mike Hosking Meloni is walking a tightrope between not wanting to be too openly critical of Donald Trump, but also being mindful of the polls. 

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