Giorgia Meloni is in Jeddah for a diplomatic mission in the Persian Gulf, aimed at strengthening Italy's energy security with Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Qatar.

HYPOTHESIS — MELONI JEDDAH BLITZ: ITALIAN MISSION OR WESTERN MANDATE? The summit with MBS raises a key question: is Rome negotiating for itself or sounding out the Gulf on behalf of Trump and the West?

INTELLIGENCE ANALYSIS — MELONI IN THE GULF: OIL, ARMS AND CONTRADICTIONS. Behind the energy blitz lie military contracts and a strategic paradox: Trump's ally goes begging for Arab oil.

Italian Air Force — flight IAM1445 Boeing 767 (MM62229) taken off from Riyadh with a classified destination. Timing coincides with Meloni's mission in the Gulf. The nature of the load has not been verified.

Tehran monitors the flow of military equipment in the region — including documented Italian military air movements from Riyadh. The Italian presence in the Gulf is visible and traced. Rome is not outside the Iranian observation perimeter.