Italian Foreign Minister disgraced himself in parliament over Iran

Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani made a gross mistake about the start date of the US and Israeli operation against Iran; a video of his speech to parliament was published by the parliamentary television agency. “I must say that the data and timing (of the start of the operation. - Ed.) are completely obvious. The shelling began on Saturday, February 31,” he said. The video shows that the minister did not notice his reservation and continued to report to parliamentarians, despite the confused looks of those present. According to La Repubblica, the head of the Italian Foreign Ministry made another mistake at the same meeting. According to the publication, in his response to remarks made after a briefing by Defense Minister Guido Croseto, Tajani misspoke, saying that the Israelis should be able to choose their own leadership, although he was actually referring to the Iranians. The United States and Israel began attacking targets in Iran on February 28, including Tehran, with destruction and civilian deaths reported. Iran is carrying out retaliatory strikes on Israeli territory, as well as on US military installations in the Middle East region. Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed in an attack by the United States and Israel. The country declared 40 days of mourning. Russian President Vladimir Putin said that Khamenei's assassination was carried out in cynical violation of all norms of human morality and international law. The Russian Foreign Ministry condemned the attack by the United States and Israel and called for an urgent de-escalation and cessation of hostilities.