A new drone strike in Kuwait has dramatically raised the stakes for Italy in the widening Iran-U.S. confrontation. An Italian remotely piloted aircraft was destroyed after a drone attack hit a shelter at the Ali Al Salem base, which hosts American and Italian personnel. The incident comes just days after a missile strike targeted an Italian training base in Iraq, prompting Rome to begin pulling back troops from the region. Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has already distanced Italy from the U.S.–Israel campaign against Iran, but the latest attack could drag a NATO nation deeper into the conflict.