US President Donald Trump intensified a diplomatic spat with Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, according to France 24. Speaking on Saturday, Trump claimed that Meloni had asked him 'over and over' for a photograph together at the G7 summit. He blamed the escalating tensions between the two leaders on disagreements over Iran policy and NATO matters. The exchange marks a rare moment of public friction between the leaders of two major Western allies.

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