After the attack on Pope Leo, Trump also took aim at Meloni. "I was wrong about her, I'm shocked: I thought she had courage, but instead she doesn't want to help us on Iran," the US president stated after the prime minister called the tycoon's words against the Pope "unacceptable." "It's you who are unacceptable," the US president responded, "because you don't care if Iran has a nuclear weapon and could blow up Italy in two minutes."

After the clash, Meloni received solidarity from the majority and the Democratic Party , with Secretary Schlein forcefully emphasizing in the Chamber that "we are all political adversaries here, but all are Italian citizens, and we do not accept attacks or threats from the governments of other countries." The Prime Minister will receive Zelensky at Palazzo Chigi this afternoon.

Meanwhile, a new round of talks is approaching for the US and Iran. "They could resume in the next couple of days, but we're thinking about somewhere other than Pakistan ," Trump announced, assuring that "the war is almost over." According to the Wall Street Journal , eight oil tankers linked to Iran have been forced by the US to reverse course since April 13 , when Washington's naval blockade of the Straits went into effect. All the tankers have reportedly complied with the instructions.

In the desperate race against time to find a compromise, China has also entered the fray, offering four points for peace. Putin will be in Beijing by mid-year, Lavrov announced. "Constructive" talks between Israel and Lebanon in Washington on the truce: a green light has been given to the start of direct negotiations, with a date and location to be determined. The Italian government has decided to suspend the automatic renewal of the memorandum of understanding with the Jewish state on defense cooperation.

(Unioneonline)

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