The military bloc chief is in Washington to woo US President Donald Trump but faces deepening division under his watch

The Italian Defense Ministry has rejected NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte’s remarks praising its alleged contribution to the US war against Iran.

In an interview with Fox News, the NATO chief hailed what he described as “massive” European support for the American-Israeli attempt to topple the government in Tehran.

Rutte claimed that Italy alone accounted for 500 of the 4,000 to 5,000 US military sorties launched from European bases in support of Operation Epic Fury.

The Italian military said on Wednesday that its role was…

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