Chicago – March 16, 2026
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni joined a growing European backlash against the U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran.
The right-wing leader issued her strongest rebuke of the war so far in remarks to the parliament in Rome, describing the military campaign unfolding in the Middle East as part of a growing trend of interventions “outside the scope of international law,” while also acknowledging the threat Tehran poses to regional security.
Over the last week, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, French President Emmanuel Macron and Dutch Prime Minister Rob Jetten have all signaled varying degrees of opposition to the war being waged by the U.S. and Israel against Tehran’s clerical regime.
