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The Latest: Rubio meets with Italian leaders on Day 2 of US fence-mending visit

The Latest: Rubio meets with Italian leaders on Day 2 of US fence-mending visit

Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani said he told U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio that Europe needs the United States, and vice versa, as America’s top diplomat wrapped up two days of fence-mending talks in Italy and the Vatican following weeks of tensions over the U.S.-Israeli war in Iran

Meloni meets Rubio as Iran war strains Italy-US ties

Meloni meets Rubio as Iran war strains Italy-US ties

By Crispian Balmer ROME, May 8 (Reuters) - Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni met U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Friday at a moment of unusual strain between her government and President Donald Trump's administration, driven largely by the war with Iran.

Italy tells Rubio that Europe needs America and vice versa on Day 2 of US fence-mending visit

Italy tells Rubio that Europe needs America and vice versa on Day 2 of US fence-mending visit

Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani has told U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio that Europe needs the United States, and vice versa

Rubio presses Europe on Iran action as he seeks to mend ties with Italy and Vatican

Rubio presses Europe on Iran action as he seeks to mend ties with Italy and Vatican

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has urged European allies to move beyond rhetoric and take concrete action against Iran, even as he sought to repair strained ties with Italy and the Vatican

The Latest: US military says it intercepted Iranian attacks on 3 Navy ships in Strait of Hormuz

The Latest: US military says it intercepted Iranian attacks on 3 Navy ships in Strait of Hormuz

The U_S_ military said Thursday that it intercepted Iranian attacks on three Navy ships in the Strait of Hormuz and “targeted Iranian military facilities responsible for attacking U_S_ forces.”

Rubio set to meet Italy's Meloni as both sides seek to ease frictions over Iran war

Rubio set to meet Italy's Meloni as both sides seek to ease frictions over Iran war

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio is set to meet Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni to ease tensions over the war with Iran

The Latest: GOP lawmakers pass House map carving up majority-Black district in Tennessee

The Latest: GOP lawmakers pass House map carving up majority-Black district in Tennessee

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio discussed “efforts to achieve a durable peace in the Middle East” in talks at the Vatican aimed at easing tensions following U.S. President Donald Trump’s criticisms of Pope Leo XIV

Rubio faces challenge in Pope Leo meeting after Trump's criticism over Iran

Rubio faces challenge in Pope Leo meeting after Trump's criticism over Iran

Secretary of State Marco Rubio is heading to the Vatican and Italy on a fence-mending visit after President Donald Trump’s broadsides against Pope Leo XIV and the U.S.-Israeli war in Iran have alienated those allies

China is stepping up its Iran war diplomacy ahead of Trump's summit with Xi

China is stepping up its Iran war diplomacy ahead of Trump's summit with Xi

China’s diplomatic role in the Iran war has come into sharper focus after talks between Chinese and Iranian foreign ministers on Wednesday, days before U.S. President Donald Trump is expected to meet his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping

The Latest: Trump says he has paused effort to guide vessels from the Strait of Hormuz

The Latest: Trump says he has paused effort to guide vessels from the Strait of Hormuz

President Donald Trump says he has paused the effort to guide vessels from the Strait of Hormuz to finalize a deal with Iran to end the war

The Latest: Rubio says major military operations against Iran are over

The Latest: Rubio says major military operations against Iran are over

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio says major U.S. military operations against Iran are over

Trump says he is pausing the US effort to guide stranded vessels out of the Strait of Hormuz

Trump says he is pausing the US effort to guide stranded vessels out of the Strait of Hormuz

U.S. President Donald Trump says that he is pausing the U.S. effort to guide stranded vessels out of the Strait of Hormuz to finalize an Iran deal, but that the American forces’ blockade of the Iranian ports would remain in place