WANA (Jun 25) – Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani held a telephone conversation on Thursday evening with Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi.

 

During the call, Tajani firmly rejected recent remarks by the Secretary General of NATO regarding the alleged use of U.S. military bases in Italy for military operations against Iran.

 

The Italian foreign minister stressed that no Italian military base had been used in any attack on Iran and that no such action would be permitted in the future.

 

He further stated that U.S. aircraft involved in bombing operations against Iran did not take off from Italian territory and that the Italian government had never authorized such operations.

 

Araghchi welcomed the phone call and the clarification provided by his Italian counterpart, while emphasizing the need for the Italian government to issue an explicit and official denial of the claims.

 

Separately, Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi said that if Italy and Romania hosted U.S. military operations against Iran, such actions would constitute an act of aggression under international law.

 

Referring to recent remarks by the Secretary General of NATO regarding the alleged use of military bases in Italy and Romania during U.S. attacks on Iran, Gharibabadi stated that such claims would entail international responsibility for the countries involved.

 

He added that, under Resolution 3314 of the United Nations General Assembly, making a state’s territory available for use by another state to carry out aggression against a third country is considered an act of aggression.