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Italy to send air-defense aid to Gulf countries: PM

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05-03-2026 | 03:58

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Italy to send air-defense aid to Gulf countries: PM

Italy will send air defense assistance to Gulf countries hit by Iranian strikes in retaliation for U.S.-Israeli attacks, Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said Thursday.

"Italy, like the UK, France and Germany, intends to send aid to the Gulf countries. We are clearly talking about defense, air defense, not just because they are friendly nations but because there are tens of thousands of Italians in that area and around 2,000 soldiers that we must protect," she told RTL 102.5 radio.

"And the Gulf is vital for supplies."

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