Italy and the Iranian Oil Crisis: Strategic Vulnerability in the Central Mediterranean (defence24.com)

• Disruptions from Hormuz to North Africa affect Italian energy imports.
• Italy's diplomatic agility insufficient for long-term strategic resilience.
• Energy dependence exposes vulnerability in Central Mediterranean.

"A cascade of disruptions from the Strait of Hormuz to North Africa is testing Italy’s structural dependence on imported energy and exposing the gap between Rome’s diplomatic agility and its long-term strategic resilience."