Iran has summoned Italy’s ambassador in Tehran following remarks by Italy’s foreign minister urging the European Union to designate the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) as a terrorist organization.

Mayor Giuseppe Sala said that US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents are “not welcome” at the Winter Olympics.

Iran has summoned diplomats from France, Germany, Italy, and the UK to protest their governments’ support for US‑ and Israel‑backed riots in the country.

Thousands of Italians have staged a rally in solidarity with Venezuelans near the US Embassy in Rome.

Condemnations have poured in after US President Donald Trump announced that the United States had carried out a “large scale military strike” against Venezuela and captured its leader, President Nicolas Maduro.

Italian authorities detain Palestinian activist Mohammed Hannoun as European countries mount a crackdown on voices exposing Israel’s genocidal crimes against the oppressed nation. 

Israel has reportedly blocked Turkey from a US-led Gaza stabilization conference in Doha.