"These interpretations are a bit far-fetched; no one is thinking of an Italian mission to break the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz ." Giorgia Meloni said this on the sidelines of the European Council, following the joint statement by six countries, including Italy, who are working on a plan to ensure the navigability of the Strait.

"What we're asking ourselves," Meloni clarified, "is how, when the conditions are right, but reasonably in a post-conflict phase, we can offer a contribution, in agreement with the parties, to defend freedom of navigation ."

Crosetto himself reiterated that without a truce, intervention in Hormuz is impossible; the Defense Minister hopes that a UN mission will be established.

France shares this view: " Once the situation has calmed down, France is ready, along with other nations, to assume responsibility for a naval escort system in the Strait of Hormuz as part of a mission that is not intended to be an act of force and which must be the subject of consultations and a resolution of the conflict with Iran. This implies the involvement of all stakeholders in the maritime sector, from carriers to insurers. We will not participate in any forced opening of the Strait in the context of ongoing military operations ," said President Emmanuel Macron .

We are on the 21st day of the war in Iran, and yesterday Benjamin Netanyahu spoke again, his second press conference since the Israeli and US attacks. "After 20 days of attacks, Iran today no longer has the capacity to enrich uranium or produce ballistic missiles. We are eliminating the Iranian leadership, and it doesn't matter who replaces them, because they are temporary Guardians . It's too early to say whether the Iranian people will take advantage of the conditions we are creating for them to take to the streets. We hope that happens, we are working to make it happen, but in the end it depends entirely on them," he said, adding, in response to a question about the duration of the war, that it will continue "as long as necessary."

The news of March 20

7:20 AM - Lebanon: Israeli air raids in the south at dawn, many injured

Israel carried out airstrikes against cities in southern Lebanon, causing numerous injuries, state media reported Friday. "Enemy Israeli fighter jets struck at dawn, targeting the cities of Bafliyeh and Hanine in the districts of Tyre and Bint Jbeil," the official NNA news agency reported, adding that Israeli forces struck five other cities in the south of the country.

7:00 AM – Kuwait: Fire breaks out at a refinery after drone strikes

A fire broke out today at a refinery owned by Kuwait's national oil company following drone strikes, according to the country's official news agency. "The Mina Al-Ahmadi refinery, owned by the Kuwait National Petroleum Company (KNPC), was targeted early this morning by several hostile drone strikes that caused fires in some of its units," leading to the shutdown of several of them, according to the KNPC, following an attack on the same facility the previous day that had already caused a fire.

(Unioneonline)

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