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Italy plans to send air defense aid to Gulf states after Iranian strikes, Meloni says
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleItaly is planning to send air defense aid to Gulf countries in the face of Iranian air strikes, Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni says.
“Like the United Kingdom, France and Germany, Italy intends to send assistance to Gulf countries, specifically in the field of defense and in particular air defense,” Meloni tells radio station RTL 102.5.
“This is not only because they are friendly nations, but above all because tens of thousands of Italians live in the region and around 2,000 Italian troops are deployed there — people we want to, and must, protect,” she adds.
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