Italy has sent two mine-sweeping vessels to the Middle East near the Strait of Hormuz to search for and destroy sea mines.
This was conveyed by Italian Defense Minister Guido Crosetto during a joint session of the foreign affairs and defense committees of the parliament, Wednesday, May 13.
"As a precautionary measure, we are arranging the deployment of two mine-sweeping ships near the strait - first in the eastern Mediterranean, then in the Red Sea as part of ongoing missions such as Mediterraneo Sicuro and Aspides," Crosetto said, quoted by the Ansa news agency.
Previously on February 28, the United States and Israel launched a joint attack on a number of Iranian targets, including Tehran, which caused more than 3,000 casualties. Iran then retaliated, launching attacks on Israeli territory and US military facilities in the Middle East.
Then on April 8, the two warring parties declared a two-week ceasefire. Further talks between the US and Iran in Islamabad, Pakistan, ended without conclusion.
Although there was no announcement of the resumption of hostilities, the US then imposed a blockade on Iranian ports.
The escalation of the conflict has effectively halted shipments through the Strait of Hormuz, the main supply route for global oil and liquefied natural gas.
Due to the tension in the waters of the Middle East, fuel prices have increased in many countries in the world.
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