Arti BaliNew Delhi, June 20 -- A rift has opened between US President Donald Trump and Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, two leaders once seen as close political allies, after a dispute over a photo and a far more serious disagreement over military access during the Iran conflict.
The trouble started when Trump claimed on Truth Social that Meloni had repeatedly sought for a photo with him at the recent G7 summit in France. "Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni asked, over and over, for a picture with me during the G-7 meeting in France. She is doing poorly in Italy with her level of popularity, possibly because she turned down the United States of America, a Country that truly loves and protects Italy," he wrote.
Trump went further,...