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ROME, April 3 – Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni departed for Saudi Arabia on Friday as part of an unexpected diplomatic journey that will take her to three Gulf nations, according to government officials.<\/p>

The unscheduled tour will also bring Meloni to Qatar and the United Arab Emirates, with officials indicating the mission serves dual purposes: demonstrating Italy’s solidarity with these countries as they face Iranian aggression on their soil, while simultaneously strengthening Italy’s energy independence through enhanced partnerships with Gulf oil and gas producers.<\/p>

This marks the first diplomatic mission to the Gulf region by any European Union leader since hostilities began at the conclusion of February, initiated by the United States and Israel.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni embarked on an unscheduled diplomatic mission to Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and the UAE on Friday. The trip aims to reinforce Italy’s support for Gulf nations facing Iranian aggression while securing energy partnerships.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":46842,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[832],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-46843","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-world-news"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/news-1775226998013.jpg?fit=450%2C300&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pbtNqq-cbx","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":33887,"url":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/trump-commends-italian-leader-for-support-in-middle-east-conflict\/","url_meta":{"origin":46843,"position":0},"title":"Trump Commends Italian Leader for Support in Middle East Conflict","author":"Admin","date":"March 8, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"President Trump expressed appreciation for Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni's assistance to the U.S. and Israel in their conflict with Iran. 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