Khaberni - Italy announced on Wednesday that it will send two warships near the Gulf, contingent upon reaching a permanent truce in the region.
Defense Minister Guido Crozetto stated before Parliament that any potential mission in the Strait of Hormuz would only proceed after prior approval from legislators.
Iran has effectively closed the vital Strait of Hormuz since the start of the US-Israeli war against it on February 28.
The escalation in the region has led to global economic disruptions, amid rising prices for oil and fertilizers and disruptions in supply chains.
The United States has also accused Iran of planting mines in the strait.
Crozetto clarified that the precondition for deploying forces is not the current ceasefire, but a "real, reliable, and stable truce, or better yet, permanent peace."
He noted that the arrival of the mine sweepers in the region would take weeks, adding that Italy is currently making "preliminary positioning" of these ships, first in the eastern Mediterranean and then in the Red Sea.
"As a precautionary measure only… we are working on placing two mine sweeper units in positions relatively closer to the strait," he said.
Britain and France have led talks on forming a possible naval force in the region to support international navigation security.
The two countries also announced that they are preliminarily positioning warships around the region.
Meanwhile, negotiations between the United States and Iran to end the war and reopen this vital passageway seem to be at an impasse.
