Italy receives requests for logistics aid and supplies from Gulf countries

Italy says Gulf countries have sought logistics aid and supplies as regional tensions rise, while confirming the safety of its troops deployed across the Middle East.

Reuters

2 March 2026 at 14:46:19

Italy receives requests for logistics aid and supplies from Gulf countries

FILE PHOTO: Italy's Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani speaks to the media near the "Le Constellation" bar, after a fire and explosion during a New Year's Eve party where several people died and others were injured, according to Swiss police, in the upscale ski resort of Crans-Montana in southwestern Switzerland, January 2, 2026.

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Italy has received requests for logistics aid and supplies from Gulf countries caught up in the conflict between Iran, Israel and the United States, Rome's Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani said on Monday.

Addressing a parliamentary committee in Rome, Tajani also said Italian troops deployed in Lebanon, Jordan and other parts of the region were safe.

-Reporting by Angelo Amante, writing by Alvise Armellini, editing by Gianluca Semeraro/Reuters