Italy Changes Tone: From Refusing Hormuz to Solo Mission in the Red Sea

Italian Defense Minister Guido Crosetto announced Italy won't wait for the EU's Operation Aspides and will act alone to protect its ships in the Bab el-Mandeb Strait.

In March, Italy refused to send ships to Hormuz — "no UN mandate." Now that their own cargo is at stake, the same minister is ready to go it alone. Principles, of course, are sacred. Especially when it's your stuff on the line.

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