NATO and the US-Iran crisis, Meloni today in the House: the double game between Trump and the European allies

Keep Italy out of a possible military escalation without fraying the solid relationship with Donald Trump, remaining consistent with the assumption that Iran cannot acquire the atomic bomb and at the same time advocating the cause of negotiation. The position that Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni must assume in the face of the international crisis triggered by the attack on Iran by Israel and the United States is very complex, fueling the spectre of a global war and requiring Italy to remodel its strategy. But the NATO summit of June 24 and 25 is also on the table, with European leaders fearing Trump's clear distancing from the Atlantic Alliance.

An initial confrontation will take place in Parliament, when the president is expected in the Chamber for communications in view of the EU Council, with the parties that are filing resolutions on the subject after the evolution of the crisis in the Middle East. Italy's position in the Middle Eastern chessboard was also the subject of a long phone call with the secretary of the Democratic Party, Elly Schlein, who asks the government not to participate in military actions nor to allow "our territory to be used to provide support for the war". A request supported by a good part of the center-left.

On Sunday 22 June, Meloni gathered all the ministers involved and the services in a video conference and, subsequently, she spoke to 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 objective of bringing Iran back to the negotiating table.