Italy denied U.S. military aircraft headed for the Middle East permission to land at its Sigonella air base in Sicily.

Italy denied U.S. military aircraft headed for the Middle East permission to land at its Sigonella air base in Sicily, according to local reports.

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    The decision was reportedly made by Italy’s defense minister Guido Crosetto, who was left stranded in the Middle East as the war kicked off. Crosetto said on March 1 that he was being evacuated from Dubai by military aircraft after he had traveled to the region for a family vacation.

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