Iran, Crosetto: 'US out of international law'. On Cyprus: "Italia will send ships"

"Of course it was outside the rules of international law". Defence Minister Guido Crosetto, during his reply to the House on the crisis in Iran, responded in this way to protests from opposition MPs accusing the US and Israel of acting outside international law.

'The Israeli attack started at the moment when Khamenei's position became known, it is a war that started unbeknownst to the world and that we are now dealing with,' he added, 'Our problem is to deal with the consequences of a crisis that has erupted and that we did not want.

At the end of his communications to the House, Crosetto also announced that Italia would follow France, Spain, and the Netherlands and go to help Cyprus, hit by Iranian drones after the escalation of the Middle East crisis. Crosetto, citing Nato article 5, the one that provides for intervention in defence of a stricken ally, spoke of Italian 'naval assets' to protect the state.

"We need to reassess our assets in the region and respond to the demands of friendly countries in need. We intend to deploy a multi-domain device in the Middle East, with anti-drone and anti-missile air defence systems."

Spain will send the frigate Cristóbal Colón to Cyprus, accompanied by the French aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle and other ships of the Greek Navy. The Cristóbal Colón, reads a note from the Spanish Defence Ministry, joined the Charles de Gaulle Naval Group on 3 March to carry out escort, protection and advanced training tasks in the Baltic Sea. The group will now head towards the Mediterranean, arriving off Crete around 10 March. The supply ship Cantabria will also sail briefly to provide fuel and logistical support during the Naval Group's transit through the Gulf of Cadiz.