At a moment of extreme crisis on the international scene, the G7 foreign ministers' meeting that opened on Wednesday evening is trying to defuse at least some of the fuses. What awaits the heads of diplomacy in Italy, the United States, Canada, France, Germany, Great Britain and Japan will not be an easy task. Israel has threatened to respond to the Iranian attack for several days, and the Ayatollah's regime also warned today of possible reprisals, with a muscular display of its army, on the occasion of National Day. The host, Italian Diplomacy Chief Antonio Tajani, said upon his arrival in Capri that the G7 “aims to build peace and stop escalation in a very tense context.” The fear is of a disproportionate reaction from Benjamin Netanyahu's government: the executive branch is divided, but the Prime Minister – who today received the head of the Foreign Office, David Cameron, and the German Foreign Minister, Annalena Baerbock – reiterated that no one can do it. Tell him what to do: “Thank you to our friends for the support in air defense and for all the advice, but let us be clear that we will make our own decisions and will always do everything to defend ourselves.”
Waiting for a response that may be disproportionate, Italy, which holds the rotating presidency of the G7, renews its call for moderation: “Israel has the right to defend itself, but we will see what kind of reaction it will take.” We want wisdom to always prevail,” Tajani urged. Israel is clearly not satisfied with the political “victory” achieved so far: the humanitarian tragedy in Gaza has been relegated to a secondary position, and for the first time the wave of Iranian missiles and drones has managed to push many countries Arab League to intervene, directly or indirectly, on his side. On Sunday, immediately after the Iranian attack, the G7, called for by Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, issued a call for moderation and demanded a truce, the unconditional release of the hostages, and the flow of aid to Gaza Adding an additional piece in an attempt to appease the Netanyahu government. The Deputy Prime Minister expected, “We will see whether it is possible to impose sanctions on Iran and what type it is, and according to what was leaked, there is a general agreement that the meeting will send a political message to the international community so that sanctions can be imposed.” On individuals in Iran involved in the production, marketing, and delivery of missiles and drones used both in Ukraine and against Israel and the Houthis in the Red Sea: those in Iran who contribute to the ballistic missile supply chain, the same chain of command that supplies Russia and Iranian-allied groups. (Hezbollah and the Houthis) with these missiles, they should end up in the Red Sea. Goal.
Another hot topic is Ukraine, where President Volodymyr Zelensky has long called for beefing up air defenses to deal with Russian aggression. German Chancellor Olaf Scholz today explicitly asked the Allies to do more to support Kiev: “Germany, which has already delivered two Patriot systems, has decided to deliver another system. “It is immediately beneficial for Ukraine, but we want to encourage others to do the same.” Well, the G7 also intends to speed up the delivery of anti-aircraft systems. Italy and the United States are also exerting pressure: in particular, Italy's contribution to financing a line of credit for the purchase of F16 aircraft, the aircraft on which Ukrainian pilots have been trained, could be realized.
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