By Giselda VagnoniROME, April 8 (Reuters) - Italy will not send any ships to help police the Hormuz Strait area following a ceasefire between the United States and Iran unless it is authorised by the United Nations, Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini said on Wednesday."It is not on the agenda. We have already said that we will not send ships unless there is a United Nations initiative," Salvini, who is also infrastructure minister in Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni's conservative government, told reporters.
Italy rules out sending ships to patrol Hormuz Strait without U.N. mandate
Political Leaning Analysis
Score: -0.30 •
Leans Left
Left
Center
Right
Story Timeline
Thu 09:24 - TVN24 (PL)
Estonia is ready to help the US in the Strait of Hormuz. There is one "but"
Fri 12:49 - Rzeczpospolita (PL)
Donald Trump: The US can easily open the Strait of Hormuz and seize the oil
Sat 18:21 - TVN24 (PL)
Trump 'used this method repeatedly'
Tue 02:56 - Rzeczpospolita (PL)
The UN Security Council will deal with the Strait of Hormuz. But the resolution was softened
Tue 14:29 - Al-Monitor
China, Russia veto scaled-back Hormuz resolution at UN Security Council
Wed 07:08 - Die Welt
Dax starts with a strong plus – Merz wants to help secure shipping in the Strait of Hormuz
Wed 12:01 - Al-Monitor
Italy rules out sending ships to patrol Hormuz Strait without U.N. mandate