Why on earth are you all obsessed with politico? There are few media conglomerates worse than Axel Springer on this continent.
Nuclear-Jester on
Grazie al cazzo, this war may destroy our economy. Besides the problem of fuel prices, we sell a lot of products to arab states.
Not only the war is stopping the trade, but it is also making harder to get materials for our methallurgy industries and others
Meloni praised Trump for months, now she is finally realising he doesn’t care about Italy
Babydrive90 on
Questa grandissima cogliona, prende le distanze sempre troppo tardi!
Any-Original-6113 on
Who knows how Trump will take Italy’s complaints — but don’t be surprised if Italian pasta prices spike in the US. /s
P.S. The Gulf states were a prime destination for Italian luxury goods.
Wenci on
..i wonder if you guys really heard her speech….
Mad_Chemist_ on
We literally have nothing to do with whatever’s going on in Iran. There are literally no benefits to getting involved.
ArjunaKrisna on
These dumbass politicians would deserve the consequences, but I really feel sorry for the people, who actually bear the consequences for the decisions of the politicians.
agiudice on
For those who are concerned about how Trump will react to his bedside rug criticizing him: DJT’ll just ignore her, he will just order and command when he needs, and she will silently obey as a good girl.
edit: typos
dat_9600gt_user on
**Italy’s right-wing prime minister rebukes growing trend of interventions “outside the scope of international law.”**
March 11, 2026 3:36 pm CET
By Hannah Roberts
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni is increasingly distancing herself from the U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran.
The right-wing leader issued her strongest rebuke of the conflict so far in remarks to the parliament in Rome on Wednesday, describing the military campaign unfolding in the Middle East as part of a growing trend of interventions “outside the scope of international law.”
Earlier in the week, Meloni had struck a more ambiguous note, saying she neither condemned nor agreed with the war.
The brisk shift in tone — striking from a leader who built a reputation as one of Europe’s most-reliable U.S. allies — is a reflection of pressures closer to home.
Airstrikes on Iran have proved deeply unpopular in Italy, where public opinion is overwhelmingly hostile toward the prospect of being drawn into another Middle East conflict.
And with the government approaching a politically sensitive referendum about judicial reforms, which has increasingly become a plebiscite on Meloni’s coalition, the prime minister now faces the delicate task of maintaining her transatlantic alliances while also responding to domestic strains.
Meloni appears to be unmistakably, yet cautiously, repositioning herself on the side of restraint. In her remarks, she condemned the bombing of a girls’ school that killed 168 people as a “massacre,” and requested responsibility be ascertained swiftly. Multiple media outlets have reported the school was probably hit by a U.S. strike on a neighboring Iranian naval base.
Meloni now joins EU leaders including Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, French President Emmanuel Macron and Dutch Prime Minister Rob Jetten in criticizing — with varying degrees of vigorousness — the strikes against Iran.
She also sought to compare her stance on joint-use U.S.-Italian bases with that of Sánchez, who has openly condemned the war and has been praised by the Italian opposition.
The question of whether U.S. forces could use joint bases in Italy to support strikes on Iran has become an especially sensitive domestic matter. Meloni has insisted that the bases are only being used for logistical and technical purposes under agreements signed in the 1950s — not for launching strikes — as the use of Italian air bases for military strikes would require explicit authorization from parliament.
Meloni said her and Sánchez’s positions — that bases won’t be used for launching strikes on Iran, for example — are being perceived differently despite being the same.
“It amazes me that the same people [Italy’s opposition] condemn this decision in our nation and praise it in Spain,” she said.
MKW69 on
Only far right with a brain in Europe.
WentThisWayInsteadOf on
The other day she was for the attack. Maybe the raising oil prices has changed her view.
Fusifufu on
Europe really shouldn’t have so eagerly echoed American talking points and blamed Iran for the war. The EU should position itself similar to India or China with regards to the middle east. Keep it transactional, but otherwise fully keep out of it. Let the US entangle itself with Israel and the Arab states all it wants, but please stop backing them up.
Would be a difficult change in position for Germany in particular, however. Merz was cheering on the “dirty work” being done by the US only recently, after all. Now we see where that led us. Let’s hope the EU realigns itself after this disaster.
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“I remain master strategist”
Why on earth are you all obsessed with politico? There are few media conglomerates worse than Axel Springer on this continent.
Grazie al cazzo, this war may destroy our economy. Besides the problem of fuel prices, we sell a lot of products to arab states.
Not only the war is stopping the trade, but it is also making harder to get materials for our methallurgy industries and others
Meloni praised Trump for months, now she is finally realising he doesn’t care about Italy
Questa grandissima cogliona, prende le distanze sempre troppo tardi!
Who knows how Trump will take Italy’s complaints — but don’t be surprised if Italian pasta prices spike in the US. /s
P.S. The Gulf states were a prime destination for Italian luxury goods.
..i wonder if you guys really heard her speech….
We literally have nothing to do with whatever’s going on in Iran. There are literally no benefits to getting involved.
These dumbass politicians would deserve the consequences, but I really feel sorry for the people, who actually bear the consequences for the decisions of the politicians.
For those who are concerned about how Trump will react to his bedside rug criticizing him: DJT’ll just ignore her, he will just order and command when he needs, and she will silently obey as a good girl.
edit: typos
**Italy’s right-wing prime minister rebukes growing trend of interventions “outside the scope of international law.”**
March 11, 2026 3:36 pm CET
By Hannah Roberts
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni is increasingly distancing herself from the U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran.
The right-wing leader issued her strongest rebuke of the conflict so far in remarks to the parliament in Rome on Wednesday, describing the military campaign unfolding in the Middle East as part of a growing trend of interventions “outside the scope of international law.”
Earlier in the week, Meloni had struck a more ambiguous note, saying she neither condemned nor agreed with the war.
The brisk shift in tone — striking from a leader who built a reputation as one of Europe’s most-reliable U.S. allies — is a reflection of pressures closer to home.
Airstrikes on Iran have proved deeply unpopular in Italy, where public opinion is overwhelmingly hostile toward the prospect of being drawn into another Middle East conflict.
And with the government approaching a politically sensitive referendum about judicial reforms, which has increasingly become a plebiscite on Meloni’s coalition, the prime minister now faces the delicate task of maintaining her transatlantic alliances while also responding to domestic strains.
Meloni appears to be unmistakably, yet cautiously, repositioning herself on the side of restraint. In her remarks, she condemned the bombing of a girls’ school that killed 168 people as a “massacre,” and requested responsibility be ascertained swiftly. Multiple media outlets have reported the school was probably hit by a U.S. strike on a neighboring Iranian naval base.
Meloni now joins EU leaders including Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, French President Emmanuel Macron and Dutch Prime Minister Rob Jetten in criticizing — with varying degrees of vigorousness — the strikes against Iran.
She also sought to compare her stance on joint-use U.S.-Italian bases with that of Sánchez, who has openly condemned the war and has been praised by the Italian opposition.
The question of whether U.S. forces could use joint bases in Italy to support strikes on Iran has become an especially sensitive domestic matter. Meloni has insisted that the bases are only being used for logistical and technical purposes under agreements signed in the 1950s — not for launching strikes — as the use of Italian air bases for military strikes would require explicit authorization from parliament.
Meloni said her and Sánchez’s positions — that bases won’t be used for launching strikes on Iran, for example — are being perceived differently despite being the same.
“It amazes me that the same people [Italy’s opposition] condemn this decision in our nation and praise it in Spain,” she said.
Only far right with a brain in Europe.
The other day she was for the attack. Maybe the raising oil prices has changed her view.
Europe really shouldn’t have so eagerly echoed American talking points and blamed Iran for the war. The EU should position itself similar to India or China with regards to the middle east. Keep it transactional, but otherwise fully keep out of it. Let the US entangle itself with Israel and the Arab states all it wants, but please stop backing them up.
Would be a difficult change in position for Germany in particular, however. Merz was cheering on the “dirty work” being done by the US only recently, after all. Now we see where that led us. Let’s hope the EU realigns itself after this disaster.
Left Wing Radical Communist, She never fooled me.