Italy-US ties strained as pope and Iran war dominate talks
Rome balances US ties with domestic pressure as the Iran war strains the alliance and fuels economic fallout.

Rome balances US ties with domestic pressure as the Iran war strains the alliance and fuels economic fallout.









From NATO to OPEC, global alliances seem strained like never before.
Iranian state media says air defence systems were activated in western Tehran as multiple explosions were reported.
US military says it intercepted and responded to ‘unprovoked’ Iranian attack, stressing that it doesn’t seek escalation.
In letter to CENTCOM commander, 12 Democrats raise questions about possible US role in Israel’s ‘mass evacuation zones’.
Draft resolution demands Iran halt attacks, pin-point mines and ensure passage of humanitarian aid through strait.
Chinese and Iranian foreign ministers meet while a tense ceasefire holds.
The US accuses Ali Maarij al-Bahadly of helping Iran avoid sanctions and export its oil through Iraq.
Israel has carried out its first airstrike on Beirut’s southern suburbs since the April 16 US-brokered ceasefire.
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian says he has met with Iranian Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei.