Amid strained US-Italy ties, Iran mocks growing rift between Trump & Meloni

Trump has said that he was wrong about Meloni and that their relationship is no longer the same.

The rift between US President Donald Trump and Italian PM Giorgia Meloni continues to widen after the former criticised the European leader again for her lack of support.

During an interview with leading Italian daily Corriere della Sera, Trump said that he was wrong about Meloni and that their relationship is no longer the same.

"I thought she had courage. I was wrong," Trump said.

"She's been negative. Anybody that turned us down to helping with this Iran situation, we do not have the same relationship," he went on to add.

Meloni was said to be a strong Trump supporter but the world is now a witness to their public fallout. Not only is the Italian PM against the US-Israel war against Iran, but she has also criticised Trump's "unacceptable" comments on Pope Leo - also a critic of the Iran war.

Responding to the Pope's criticism, Trump said that Pope Leo is "not doing a good job" and recently shared a condescending post explaining to the Pope that Iran "cannot have a nuclear weapon" - a narrative the US and Israel sold to attack Iran on February 28.

Iran mocks straining Italy-US ties

Prior to Trump's latest shots at Meloni, who is yet to respond to his comments, Iran shared a post on X Wednesday mocking their public fallout.

The Iranian embassy in Ghana addressed the people of Italy, applying for the "vacancy" created after Meloni "lost an ally in Washington."

"Dear Italy, Your PM just defended Pope and lost an ally in Washington — the Commander in Grief, yet the most 'powerfool' man on earth," the post read indirectly attacking Trump.

" We'd like to apply for the vacancy. Our qualifications: 7,000 years of civilization, a shared love of poetry, architecture, and food that takes longer to prepare than Trump's attention span," the post further read.