Iran cannot possess nuclear weapons alongside missile capabilities, Italy’s PM says

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni participates in a meeting at the White House on August 18, 2025 in Washington, DC. (WIN MCNAMEE /Getty Images via AFP)
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni participates in a meeting at the White House on August 18, 2025 in Washington, DC. (WIN MCNAMEE /Getty Images via AFP)

Iran cannot be allowed to acquire nuclear weapons alongside a missile capability that could soon enable it to strike Europe, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni says, warning that such a development could trigger a nuclear arms race.

“We cannot allow the ayatollah regime to possess nuclear weapons, combined with a missile capability that could soon be able to strike Italy and Europe directly,” Meloni tells the Italian Senate.

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