ROME -- Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani said he told U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Friday that Europe needs the United States, and vice versa, as America's top diplomat wrapped up two days of fence-mending talks in Italy and the Vatican following weeks of tensions over the U.S.-Israeli war in Iran. Tajani reaffirmed strong trans-Atlantic ties and said he hoped “tensions have been calmed” with Rubio's visit. He said the two discussed the Iran war and spillover into Lebanon, as well as the situation in Venezuela and Cuba. The U.S. secretary of state also met Friday with Premier Giorgia Meloni. “I believe things can go in the right direction," Tajani said. “I am convinced Europe needs America — Italy needs America — and the United States also needs Europe and Italy.” President Donald Trump's tariffs, his complaints about Europe's unwillingness to help the U.S.…