On the 25th, Italian Foreign Minister Tajani told his Iranian counterpart by phone he firmly rejects the NATO secretary-general’s recent claim that US forces used Italian military bases in operations against Iran. Tajani said Italian bases have never been used for attacks on Iran and will not be; no US warplanes departed Italian territory to bomb Iran and Rome never authorised such operations. The Iranian foreign minister thanked Italy for the clarification and said a clear, formal denial was ne

On the 25th, Italian Foreign Minister Tajani told his Iranian counterpart by phone he firmly rejects the NATO secretary-general’s recent claim that US forces used Italian military bases in operations against Iran. Tajani said Italian bases have never been used for attacks on Iran and will not be; no US warplanes departed Italian territory to bomb Iran and Rome never authorised such operations. The Iranian foreign minister thanked Italy for the clarification and said a clear, formal denial was necessary.