Guido Crosetto

Rule Changes

Says nuclear power is a national security priority; his ministry supports the programme

Italy's nuclear return law took effect October 15, starting a 12-month clock for the government to write reactor rules. Law No. 169, passed by the Senate 81-51 on September 23, is the first legal path back to atomic power since a 1987 referendum closed Italy's four plants.

Updated Nov 3

Force in Play

As of May 2026: Supporting participation with explicit non-combat conditions

Iran shut the Strait of Hormuz on February 28, 2026, after US-Israeli strikes, cutting off roughly a fifth of global oil supply. The US-Iran ceasefire, extended by Trump on April 21, holds formally. But Iran's May 10 counter-proposal demanded Iranian sovereignty over the strait, an end to all US sanctions, and an immediate lifting of the naval blockade. Trump called the response "totally unacceptable," and roughly 1,500 commercial vessels remain trapped inside the Persian Gulf.

Updated May 30