Events

The TAL oil pipeline, connecting Italy, Austria, and Germany, has been sabotaged. Reports indicate that in late March—roughly 30 days into the conflict between the U.S., Israel, and Iran—electricity supplies from the grid to the Terzo di Tolmezzo pumping station in the Italian Carnia region were severed. What appears to be a deliberate act of sabotage occurred in the industrial heart of Europe. The supply halt lasted three days, ending on March 30

Italian Minister of Defense: Someone is trying to get the message across that Italy has decided to suspend the use of the bases by US assets. This is simply false, because the bases are active, in use, and nothing has changed. The Government continues to do what all Italian governments have always done, in full compliance with the commitments made in Parliament and the line reiterated by the Supreme Defense Council, in continuity with all previous Councils over the decades. International agreements clearly regulate and distinguish what requires specific government authorization (for which it was decided to always involve Parliament), without which nothing can be granted, and what is instead considered technically authorized because it is included in the agreements. A minister must only enforce them. Thirdly, there is no difference. Lastly, I want to reiterate that there is no cooling or tension with the US, because they know the rules that have governed their presence in Italy since 1954 as well as we do.

Italy denied US military aircraft bound for the Middle East permission to land at a base in Sicily, newspaper Corriere della Sera reported on Tuesday

Qatarenergy - declares force majeure on LNG contracts with Italy, Belgium, South Korea, China

Earthquake of magnitude 5.2 - 46 km W of Leni, Italy

Italian Foreign Minister: Diplomacy is the right approach to dealing with the situation in the Strait of Hormuz

Italian Army: Drone strikes Italian-American base in Kuwait, no casualties reported

Italian Defense Minister: The airstrike on the Italian base in Iraq was deliberate.

Italy says its military base in Iraqi Kurdistan attacked, no injuries

Earthquake of magnitude 6.0 - 16 km SSE of Sant'Angelo, Italy

Leaders of France, Italy, and Greece agree to work together to guarantee free transit in the Red Sea - Statement

Italy, Spain, France and the Netherlands will send naval assets to protect Cyprus in the coming days, Italy Defence Minister told parliament

Meloni: Italy intends to send air defense aid to Gulf states to counter Iranian attacks, following the example of Britain, France, and Germany.

Earthquake of magnitude 4.8 - 3 km SW of Licinella-Torre di Paestum, Italy

USAF United States Air Force - Middle East Activity (Coronet): 17 February - 1129z. There are currently 36x F-16s and 12x F-22s on the move, or about to depart towards the Middle East. 12x F-16s each from Aviano and Spangdahlem in Europe, and 12x from McEntire Joint National Guard Base. F-22 Raptors as TREND 51 flight have departed Langley Air Force Base with ROMA tankers on Coronet East 033

Poland and Italy say they won’t join Trump’s proposed “Board of Peace,” adding to a growing list of U.S. allies staying out

Reports from Italy: Italy has called on its citizens to leave Iran immediately.

Iranian Foreign Ministry summoned the Italian ambassador and conveyed a strongly worded protest against the Foreign Minister's irresponsible stances regarding the Revolutionary Guard.

Italian Foreign Minister: We will support, during Thursday's meetings, imposing sanctions on those responsible for the "massacre" during the recent protests in Iran.

Italian Foreign Ministry: Iranian ambassador summoned over protests in Iran

Italian, Saksan, Ranskan, Kanadan ja Britannian johtajat hakevat Yhdysvaltain presidentin henkilökohtaista tukea Ukrainan turvallisuustakuille - FT

Earthquake of magnitude 4.6 - 1 km ENE of Fornace Zarattini, Italy

Earthquake of magnitude 5.1 - 17 km ESE of Brancaleone, Italy

Italian foreign ministry says information from Swiss police indicate that there have been around 40 deaths at Swiss bar explosion

Massive explosion on highway in Teano, Caserta, Italy, no word on casualties

Meloni tapaamisen jälkeen Zelenskyin kanssa: Korostimme Euroopan ja Washingtonin välisen yhtenäisen vision tärkeyttä ja panostamme maanosan turvallisuusratkaisujen löytämiseen.

Clashes erupted in the Italian city of Bologna between police and protesters demonstrating against a basketball game between Israel's Maccabi Tel Aviv and Italy's Virtus Bologna.

Migrants and rights activists protest in Rome against Italy’s migrant deal with Libya, a day after some 20 people were feared dead in the latest boat wreck in the Mediterranean

Meloni announces that she and the defense and foreign ministers will be referred to the International Criminal Court on charges of complicity in the "genocide in Gaza."

Authorities in Bologna have banned a pro-Palestinian demonstration scheduled for Tuesday, citing risks of unrest after days of protests and clashes with police across Italy, a local interior ministry official said