Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said Tuesday evening that the international community cannot allow Iran's ayatollah regime to acquire nuclear warheads, given its already proven long-range missile capability. Meloni stressed that the threat extends beyond the US and Israel to countries across the globe.
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni on Tuesday evening issued a sharp warning against Iran's nuclear ambitions, stating that the world cannot allow the ayatollah regime to acquire nuclear warheads. 'We simply cannot allow it. We cannot afford it,' she said, noting that Iran has already demonstrated its long-range missile capability. Meloni stressed that the threat is not limited to the United States, its allies near Iran's borders, or Israel, but concerns nations globally.
Meloni's statement comes against the backdrop of an emerging US-Iran memorandum of understanding that has drawn criticism from her and other European leaders. As The Zioneer reported earlier Tuesday, Meloni warned that allowing Iran to 'collect tolls' in the Strait of Hormuz would weaponize strategic trade routes. She has also previously called for additional EU sanctions on Iran and has been engaged in a public feud with US President Donald Trump over his approach to Iran and other matters.
The statement is the latest in a series of recent remarks by Meloni underscoring her hardline stance on Iran's nuclear program and regional aggression, positioning her as a vocal critic of the emerging US-Iran framework.
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