The conflict

Meloni hears Macron: joint commitment for Gulf countries. US bases and air defence: OK for majority resolution

PM rules out going to war, but majority prepares resolution to strengthen defence and support European allies against Iranian threats

by Rome Editorial Staff

5 March 2026aggiornato ore 12:35

La premier, Giorgia Meloni, con il presidente francese, Emmanuel Macron. NPK ANSA / Filippo Attili

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Key points

Majority resolution
Premier: prevent speculation on energy and food
"Understand if there is room for resumption of nuclear negotiations"

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The President of the Council, Giorgia Meloni, had a telephone conversation with the President of the French Republic, Emmanuel Macron. The two leaders discussed the implications of the Iran conflict both on the regional Middle East picture and globally, focusing in particular on the impact of the hostilities on freedom of navigation.

Furthermore, a common commitment was reaffirmed to support the Gulf nations affected by the unjustifiable Iranian attacks and the security of Cyprus and to avoid military escalation in Lebanon. The two leaders agreed to keep in close contact on the development of the crisis.

Majority Resolution

The government's strategy in the face of the military escalation in the Middle East has been gathered in the majority resolution approved in the House with 179 votes in favour, 100 against and 14 abstentions. A text that commits the government "to participate" in the "joint effort within the EU to support, in case of request, EU member states in the defence of their territory from missile or drone attacks by Iran" and to "confirm the respect, in the use of military installations on national territory and granted to US forces, of the legal framework defined by the international agreements in force".

The resolution also speaks of the "deployment and redeployment of air and missile defence and surveillance systems, within the perimeter of what is authorised in the geographical area of intervention, to protect Italian citizens, to support partner countries in the Gulf area and to safeguard strategic infrastructure in the area, to protect primary national interests".

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Premier: prevent speculation on energy and food

"There is also the issue of the economic consequences for Italia, we must prevent speculation from making energy and food prices explode," according to the premier, speaking on RTL 102.5. "In general," she explained, "I am concerned in the meantime by an increasingly evident crisis of international law, of multilateral bodies, which is generating a world increasingly governed by chaos.

It was unfortunately predictable after the total anomaly of a Member of the UN Security Council invading one of its neighbours, which clearly made the situation increasingly unstable. I am concerned about a conflict that, in particular with Iran's unhinged reaction, is basically bombing all countries, including those that had been pushing for an Iranian nuclear deal. And clearly this carries the risk of an escalation that can have totally unpredictable consequences'.

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"Understand if there is room for resumption of nuclear negotiations"

"I am obviously concerned about the possible repercussions on Italia. Obviously we are working on all these fronts: first of all, we are in continuous contact with the main allies, with the leaders of the Middle East, and then we are engaged above all on three fronts. And that is to work on the diplomatic level, also through these contacts, to understand if there is room for a resumption of negotiations on the Iranian nuclear issue.

A goal that, however, from my point of view, is impossible if Iran does not stop attacking its neighbouring countries, the Gulf countries, favouring a de-escalation". So said Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, speaking about the Iranian crisis at the microphones of Rtl 102.5.