Nato and the US-Iran crisis, Meloni today in the House: the double game between Trump and the European allies
On the afternoon of Monday 23rd for the premier's communications ahead of the EU Council
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Keeping Italy out of a possible military escalation without fraying the solid relationship with Donald Trump, remaining consistent with the assumption that Iran cannot equip itself with the atomic bomb while pleading the cause of negotiation. It is a very complex position that Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni must take in the face of the international crisis triggered by the attack on Iran by Israel and the United States, which fuels the spectre of a global war and requires Italy to reshape its strategy. But also on the table is the NATO summit on 24 and 25 June with European leaders' fears of Trump's clear disengagement from the Atlantic Alliance.
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An initial confrontation will take place in Parliament, when the president is expected in the Chamber of Deputies for the communications in view of the EU Council, with the parties filing resolutions on the subject after the evolution of the crisis in the Middle East. Italy's posture in the Middle East chessboard was also the subject of a long phone call with the secretary of the PD, Elly Schlein, who asked the government not to take part in military actions nor to allow "our territory to be used to provide support for the war". An instance espoused by a good part of the centre-left.
Meeting with ministers, phone calls with international leaders
On Sunday, 22 June, Meloni held a videoconference with all the ministers and departments concerned and then heard several international leaders, sharing with them the need to quickly resume negotiations and reach a political solution to the crisis. Then, a telephone point with the Head of State, Sergio Mattarella, to keep him informed and share the goal of bringing Iran back to the negotiating table.
