[[{"content_id":418772,"content_number":0,"portal_id":2,"lang_id":"en","content_title":"Iran slams Italy’s ‘technical support’ for US-Israeli aggression as ‘clear’ complicity","content_rtitr":"","content_short_title":null,"content_summary":"Iran says Italy’s so-called technical and logistical support for the recent US-Israeli war of aggression against the Islamic Republic amounts to a “clear and direct” role in the illegal military assault.","content_summary_fill":1,"content_body":"Iran&rsquo;s Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei made the remarks in an X post on Saturday after NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte revealed Italy&rsquo;s &ldquo;massive&rdquo; backing for the war on Iran, saying the country allowed &ldquo;500 US planes&rdquo; to take off from its bases.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nItalian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, who had previously denied her country&rsquo;s involvement in the unlawful war, claimed that Rome never participated in the aggression, but only provided &ldquo;technical and logistical&rdquo; support to the US army.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&ldquo;This is a glaring contradiction and a fallacious argument aimed at evading responsibility for complicity in a grave internationally wrongful act: publicly denying any aid or assistance to the aggressors, while openly acknowledging the &lsquo;technical and logistical&rsquo; support that enabled and facilitated the unlawful American-Israeli war of aggression against Iran,&rdquo; Baghaei said.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&ldquo;Providing &#39;technical and logistical&#39; support to the aggressors constitutes nothing less than a clear and direct contribution to the commission of an illegal war of choice &mdash; a blatant act of aggression and a serious violation of international law.&rdquo;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nItaly&rsquo;s opposition parties are now demanding that Meloni appear in parliament to clarify the European country&rsquo;s complicity in the terrorist war on Iran.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nAngelo Bonelli, leader of the left-wing party Green and Left Alliance, said Rutte&rsquo;s disclosure exposed &ldquo;Meloni&rsquo;s lies&rdquo;.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&ldquo;The Italian government lied to parliament at the time, keeping 500 American flights hidden,&rdquo; he added. &ldquo;The fact is that Italy participated in the war against Iran, a crazy war&thinsp;.&thinsp;.&thinsp;.&thinsp;the severity of this matter is without precedent.&rdquo;&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe unprovoked US-Israeli aggression on Iran began on February 28 with airstrikes that assassinated senior Iranian officials and commanders.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nOn April 8, forty days later, however, Iran&#39;s brave resistance and successful retaliatory operations, as well as its powerful grip on the Strait of Hormuz, forced the enemies to accept a ceasefire.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nOn July 17, Tehran and Washington signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) which calls for a permanent end to hostilities across all fronts and includes a commitment from both countries to hold further talks on a final agreement in the next 60 days.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;","content_html":"<p><span style=\"font-size:16px;\">Iran&rsquo;s Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei made the remarks in an X post on Saturday after NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte revealed Italy&rsquo;s &ldquo;massive&rdquo; backing for the war on Iran, saying the country allowed &ldquo;500 US planes&rdquo; to take off from its bases.<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:16px;\">Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, who had previously denied her country&rsquo;s involvement in the unlawful war, claimed that Rome never participated in the aggression, but only provided &ldquo;technical and logistical&rdquo; support to the US army.<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:16px;\">&ldquo;This is a glaring contradiction and a fallacious argument aimed at evading responsibility for complicity in a grave internationally wrongful act: publicly denying any aid or assistance to the aggressors, while openly acknowledging the &lsquo;technical and logistical&rsquo; support that enabled and facilitated the unlawful American-Israeli war of aggression against Iran,&rdquo; Baghaei said.<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:16px;\">&ldquo;Providing &#39;technical and logistical&#39; support to the aggressors constitutes nothing less than a clear and direct contribution to the commission of an illegal war of choice &mdash; a blatant act of aggression and a serious violation of international law.&rdquo;<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:16px;\">Italy&rsquo;s opposition parties are now demanding that Meloni appear in parliament to clarify the European country&rsquo;s complicity in the terrorist war on Iran.<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:16px;\">Angelo Bonelli, leader of the left-wing party Green and Left Alliance, said Rutte&rsquo;s disclosure exposed &ldquo;Meloni&rsquo;s lies&rdquo;.<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:16px;\">&ldquo;The Italian government lied to parliament at the time, keeping 500 American flights hidden,&rdquo; he added. &ldquo;The fact is that Italy participated in the war against Iran, a crazy war&thinsp;.&thinsp;.&thinsp;.&thinsp;the severity of this matter is without precedent.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:16px;\">The unprovoked US-Israeli aggression on Iran began on February 28 with airstrikes that assassinated senior Iranian officials and commanders.<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:16px;\">On April 8, forty days later, however, Iran&#39;s brave resistance and successful retaliatory operations, as well as its powerful grip on the Strait of Hormuz, forced the enemies to accept a ceasefire.<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:16px;\">On July 17, Tehran and Washington signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) which calls for a permanent end to hostilities across all fronts and includes a commitment from both countries to hold further talks on a final agreement in the next 60 days.<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>","content_source":"","content_url":"","content_date_start":"2026-06-28 11:46:16","content_date_event":"2026-06-28 11:46:16","content_date_event_start":null,"content_date_event_end":null,"content_show_title_slider":1,"content_date_last_edit":"2026-06-28 11:47:35","content_date_register":"2026-06-28 11:46:54","content_columns":0,"content_show_img":1,"content_show_details":0,"content_show_related_img":0,"content_show_slider":1,"content_comment":1,"content_score":0,"tag_id":0,"score_average":null,"score_count":null,"score_date_last":null,"uid":43,"eid":43,"attach_title":"Iran","attaches":[{"sizes":{"150":".\/cache\/2\/attach\/202606\/571477_2330956226_150_84.webp","300":".\/cache\/2\/attach\/202606\/571477_2330956226_300_169.webp","400":".\/cache\/2\/attach\/202606\/571477_2330956226_400_225.webp","600":".\/cache\/2\/attach\/202606\/571477_2330956226_600_337.webp","900":".\/cache\/2\/attach\/202606\/571477_2330956226_900_506.webp","1200":".\/cache\/2\/attach\/202606\/571477_2330956226_1000_562.jpg"},"ext":"jpg","file_media":1,"token":2330956226,"files":{"original":{"url":".\/file\/2\/attach\/202606\/571477_2330956226.jpg","width":1000,"height":562,"size":0}}}]}]]