Italy has announced they are joining the war against Iran and is sending military assets to the Persian Gulf to bolster air defense from Iran’s drone attacks.
Here’s more from JTN:
Italy, which in the first days of U.S.-led conflict against Iran, had broken with European allies to remain neutral, now says it will join the U.S., Israel, and others to help provide air defense to Gulf states targeted by Iranian drone attacks.
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni was conspicuously absent from a joint declaration from European leaders French President Emmanuel Macron, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, and Friedrich Merz, the German chancellor, which called for a halt to military action against Iran and a resumption of peace talks.
But on Thursday, the Italian leader said Italy would join other countries in helping to provide air defense for Gulf states Iran has targeted, including the United Arab Amirates, Qatar, Kuwait, Saudia Arabia, Oman, and Bahrain. But Meloni stressed that Italy would not participate in offensive strikes against Iran.
Defense assets in a war like this are great and I’m sure they are well needed and appreciated. President Trump will no doubt laude for her joining the war and not being ungrateful toads like the other European countries.