Italy rejects NATO chief's statements of 500 American planes

Italy has rejected NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte's statements concerning the use of American military bases on Italian territory during a joint US operation against Iran.

According to Rutte, about 500 American planes were established from US bases in Italy to support operation “Epic Fury”

This statement was made during an interview for Fox News, where he named development “very large”.

However, authorities in Rome have rejected this version of events. The Italian government insists it has authorized only flight with technical and logistics character, denying war missions were allowed from its territory, Telegrafi reports, broadcast. Periscope.

Italy's Defence Minister, Guido Cronetto, named Rutte's statements as inaccurate and stressed that Italy has rejected any demand that goes beyond non-combat support.

The debate comes at a moment of high international tensions, while the role of military infrastructure in Europe continues to be under increased attention. /Periscope