(ANSA) - ROME, MAR 3 - Italy is looking at ways to respond to requests for help from the countries of the Persian Gulf affected by the Iran war, Defence Minister Guido Crosetto told ANSA on Tuesday during a visit to Belgrade. "All the Gulf countries have asked us for help right now," Crosetto said. "Italy is looking at how we can help them, both in terms of the arrangements that can be made and also by evaluating the legal framework to implement them, (possibly with) a legislative decree, and how to do it as quickly as possible". When asked if Rome would allow the US to use its bases for attacks on Iran, Crosetto replied: "it's not my decision, it's the government's decision - when they ask us, we'll answer". (ANSA).