Anonymousabout 3 hours ago
Secretary of State Marco Rubio traveled to Rome on May 7, 2026 for high-stakes meetings with Pope Leo XIV and Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, attempting to repair relationships fractured by the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran. The visit exposed a widening rift between Washington and two of its most important partners — the Vatican, which has denounced the war as a "delusion of omnipotence," and Italy, which has refused to allow U.S. combat operations from its bases and seen its once-close alliance with Trump deteriorate into open hostility.