India, July 8 -- US President Donald Trump has softened his tone towards Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni after a recent diplomatic fallout, describing her as a "nice person" while maintaining that their relationship had been affected by differences over the Iran conflict.

The change in tone comes after tensions grew between Washington and Rome following disagreements over Meloni's position on US actions related to Iran. Trump criticised Meloni for not offering stronger support, saying she had made a mistake, but added that he continued to respect her personally.

The relationship between the two leaders had earlier been considered one of the strongest among US and European allies. However, differences emerged after Trump claimed Me...