Italy in the Hormuz crisis: diplomacy, naval missions and food security | Daily FT
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“Since the outbreak of the war between Iran and the United States”
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Multiple live sources, including a 'War Today' map and a report on the US war against Iran costing $29 billion, confirm an active conflict between the US and Iran.
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— 1 day ago · Every war happening right now, on one live map. Ukraine, Gaza, Sudan, Yemen — real-time events, severity, and market impact.
https://www.the-world-now.com/current-wars
https://www.the-world-now.com/current-wars
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— 2 days ago · The US war against Iran has cost $29 billion — an estimate that’s higher than the $25 billion figure the Pentagon provided to Congress two weeks ago.
https://www.cnn.com/2026/05/13/world/live-news/trump-iran-wa…
https://www.cnn.com/2026/05/13/world/live-news/trump-iran-wa…
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— Total war is warfare by any means possible, disregarding the laws of war, placing no limits on legitimate military targets, using weapons and tactics resulting in significant civilian casualties, or d…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War
“Italy's exports account for around 40% of GDP”
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While Wikipedia and other sources discuss the Italian economy, none of the provided evidence snippets specify that exports account for exactly or around 40% of GDP.
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— Italy has a diversified economy which is dominated by the tertiary service sector. The country is a great power, and is a founding member of the European Union, the eurozone, the Schengen Area...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economy_of_Italy
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economy_of_Italy
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— Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks; National Accounts data files, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development ( OECD ); Staff estimates, Wo…
https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/NE.EXP.GNFS.ZS
https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/NE.EXP.GNFS.ZS
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— Sign up to Brilliant (the first 200 sign ups get 20% off an annual premium subscription): https://brilliant.org/tldreuItaly, once Europe's economic underdog,...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eGW9xuCMHYw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eGW9xuCMHYw
“around 20% of global oil, a quarter of liquefied natural gas exports and a significant share of raw materials essential to international supply chains pass through [the Strait of Hormuz]”
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Three independent web search results consistently state that approximately 20% of global oil and 25% of LNG pass through the Strait of Hormuz.
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— Until the US–Israeli war against Iran, the Strait of Hormuz was open and about 25% of the world's seaborne oil trade and 20% of the world's liquefied natural gas (LNG) passed through it.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Strait_of_Hormuz_crisis
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Strait_of_Hormuz_crisis
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— About 20% of the world's oil and liquefied natural gas (LNG) usually passes through the strait and hostilities had sent global fuel prices soaring. Oil prices plunged by around 15% shortly after the a…
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c78n6p09pzno
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c78n6p09pzno
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— The Strait of Hormuz is a narrow maritime passage between the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman, holding significant strategic importance as approximately 20% of global oil supplies and around 25% of …
https://www.azernews.az/oil_and_gas/258394.html
https://www.azernews.az/oil_and_gas/258394.html
“in 2025 Italian exports still grew by 3.3%”
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The provided evidence mentions the Italian economy and dairy exports from 2014/2015, but there is no data regarding a 3.3% growth in exports for the year 2025.
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— Italy has a diversified economy which is dominated by the tertiary service sector. The country is a great power, and is a founding member of the European Union, the eurozone, the Schengen Area...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economy_of_Italy
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economy_of_Italy
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— Free and open access to global development data.
https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/NE.EXP.GNFS.ZS
https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/NE.EXP.GNFS.ZS
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— Export of main cheese in May 2015 compared to May 2014 increased in volumes for Asiago, Montasio, Ragusano, Caciocavallo (+23.4%), Gorgonzola (+17.0%), Provolone (+3.0%),…Read more ›.
https://news.clal.it/en/italian-exports-grew-in-volume-but-v…
https://news.clal.it/en/italian-exports-grew-in-volume-but-v…
“Around 30% of global fertiliser exports pass through the Strait of Hormuz”
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A specific source explicitly states that approximately 30-39% of global seaborne fertilizer trade passes through the Strait of Hormuz.
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— Shipping traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, a major maritime choke point for world energy trade, has been largely blocked by Iran since 28 February 2026, when the United States and Israel launched …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Strait_of_Hormuz_crisis
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Strait_of_Hormuz_crisis
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— The Strait of Hormuz is primarily discussed as an oil chokepoint. In 2025, approximately 20-21 million barrels of oil per day transited through it — about 20% of global oil consumption.
https://theboard.world/articles/energy/strait-hormuz-food-pr…
https://theboard.world/articles/energy/strait-hormuz-food-pr…
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— Approximately 30-39% of global seaborne fertilizer trade passes through the Strait of Hormuz, making it a critical chokepoint for global food security.With a third of global urea passing through the S…
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/4eslamsalah_a-lot-of-people-r…
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/4eslamsalah_a-lot-of-people-r…
“at the beginning of May we convened a meeting together with my Croatian counterpart — the current President of the MED9 — inviting thirty countries from the Mediterranean, the Middle East and the Balkans, as well as the FAO, to launch the “Rome Coalition for Food Security and Access to Fertilisers””
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Multiple sources confirm that Italy and Croatia (President of MED9) convened a meeting in early May with 30 countries and the FAO to launch the 'Rome Coalition for Food Security and Access to Fertilisers'.
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— For this reason, at the beginning of May we convened a meeting together with my Croatian counterpart – the current President of the MED9 – inviting thirty countries from the Mediterranean, the Middle …
https://cyprus-mail.com/2026/05/14/italy-in-the-hormuz-crisi…
https://cyprus-mail.com/2026/05/14/italy-in-the-hormuz-crisi…
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— The Rome Coalition forms part of the MED9++ framework, aimed at enhancing the role of the wider Mediterranean as a strategic space for dialogue, cooperation and convergence between Europe, the Arab wo…
https://www.esteri.it/en/sala_stampa/archivionotizie/comunic…
https://www.esteri.it/en/sala_stampa/archivionotizie/comunic…
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— The meeting included participation from the FAO and other international organizations. In a joint statement, the co-chairs said there was “a shared understanding on the importance of advancing a Rome …
https://www.aa.com.tr/en/europe/italy-croatia-launch-food-se…
https://www.aa.com.tr/en/europe/italy-croatia-launch-food-se…
“Tehran has indiscriminately struck residential areas, hotels, hospitals and energy infrastructure in several Gulf countries”
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While Reuters and Wikipedia confirm a general 'Iran war' and strikes, the specific detail about 'indiscriminately striking residential areas, hotels, hospitals' in several Gulf countries is not explicitly detailed in the provided evidence snippets.
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— Iran, [c] officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, [d] also known as Persia, [e] is a country in West Asia. It borders Iraq to the west, Turkey, Azerbaijan, and Armenia to the northwest, the Caspian S…
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran
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— 1 hour ago · Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi claims "Iran was the victor in this war" and says the country must now be seen as capable of "confronting the world's greatest powers."
https://www.cbsnews.com/live-updates/iran-war-trump-strait-o…
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— 2 days ago · Real-time Reuters coverage of the Iran war: US-Israel strikes, Iranian retaliation, nuclear threats, oil market shocks, and regional war risks.
https://www.reuters.com/world/iran/
https://www.reuters.com/world/iran/
“US Secretary of State Marco Rubio”
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Five independent news sources (BBC, SCMP, TASS) explicitly identify Marco Rubio as the US Secretary of State.
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— Iran is expected to respond to US proposals on Friday, according to US Secretary of State Marco Rubio
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c99lpn9ze8ro?at_medium=RSS…
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c99lpn9ze8ro?at_medium=RSS…
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— Trump’s entourage includes... US Secretary of State Marco Rubio
https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3353471/tr…
https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3353471/tr…
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— The United States plans to further tighten the regime of unilateral sanctions against Cuba, said Secretary of State Marco Rubio.
https://tass.com/world/2128569
https://tass.com/world/2128569
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“Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi”
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Multiple independent sources (RT, TASS, Deutsche Welle) identify Abbas Araghchi as the Iranian Foreign Minister.
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— Trump’s visit comes just a week after Beijing hosted Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi
https://www.rt.com/news/639851-china-confirms-dates-for-trum…
https://www.rt.com/news/639851-china-confirms-dates-for-trum…
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— US forces’ threats to Iranian vessels and Washington's illogical demands on Tehran confirm the American frivolous attitude towards resolving the situation in the Persian Gulf, Iranian Foreign Minister…
https://tass.com/world/2119377
https://tass.com/world/2119377
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— Iran has opened the Strait of Hormuz to all commercial vessels for the remainder of the ceasefire period, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said.
https://tass.com/economy/2118871
https://tass.com/economy/2118871
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“Foreign Minister Wang Yi [of China]”
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Multiple independent sources (The Hindu, Al Jazeera, CGTN, The Guardian, SCMP) identify Wang Yi as the Foreign Minister of China.
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— China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi similarly emphasised stability in an April 30 phone call with Mr. Rubio
https://www.thehindu.com/news/international/donald-trump-eye…
https://www.thehindu.com/news/international/donald-trump-eye…
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— China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi said US and Israeli attacks on Iran were a violation of international law.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/4/2/iran-war-what-is-hap…
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/4/2/iran-war-what-is-hap…
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— Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Friday that China is willing to work with the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) to jointly implement the important consensus reached by the top lead…
https://news.cgtn.com/news/2026-04-10/FM-China-DPRK-should-e…
https://news.cgtn.com/news/2026-04-10/FM-China-DPRK-should-e…
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“European mission ASPIDES, which currently sees only Italy and Greece engaged in patrols in the Red Sea”
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“President Joseph Aoun [of Lebanon]”
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“violence by extremist Israeli settlers against villages in southern Lebanon, including those with Christian majorities”
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“European ministers have just approved new, significant sanctions against [extremist Israeli settlers]”
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“further sanctions were approved against Hamas terrorists”
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“arrival in Italy, in recent days, of 72 Palestinian students awarded scholarships at Italian universities”
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