President Trump Deepens Rift With Macron at G7, Blocks French Plan in Strait of Hormuz

At the G7 meeting held via video link, President Trump delivered a forceful update on the situation, declaring that "L’Iran aveva superato il limite" and pressing for action with "coraggio e fermezza."

“Initialement marquée par une certaine complicité lors de leur première rencontre en 2017, la relation entre le président américain et son homologue français s'est depuis heurtée à de nombreux différends et semble aujourd'hui au plus bas”

Euronews

Il Foglio reports that his monologue "non ha però sciolto il nodo della durata della guerra" and that there was "Nessuna tempistica."

Euronews

Euronews frames this rupture within a broader pattern of fraying ties, noting the "Effritement des relations" between Trump and European leaders and quoting Macron’s past critiques of Trump’s isolationist stance: "Le patriotisme est l'exact contraire du nationalisme."

The meeting deepened a rift with President Macron after France proposed a security initiative in the Strait of Hormuz that was not embraced by other leaders.

Il Foglio says leaders "frenano quella del presidente francese sullo Stretto di Hormuz."

Il Foglio

At the same time, Italian premier’s proposal to convene a summit between the G7 and the Gulf Cooperation Council was "stata accolta dai leader," highlighting divergent preferences among allies over how to respond to Iranian actions and who should lead regional security efforts.

Diplomatically, the exchange underscored persistent tensions and lack of consensus: Il Foglio describes Trump’s address as a "monologo" that left core questions open.

“Initialement marquée par une certaine complicité lors de leur première rencontre en 2017, la relation entre le président américain et son homologue français s'est depuis heurtée à de nombreux différends et semble aujourd'hui au plus bas”

Euronews

Euronews highlights how the broader deterioration in ties — "La colère paralyse et affaiblit" — has created a brittle diplomatic environment in which allied coordination on Iran is strained.

This combination suggests that despite rhetorical unity against Tehran, practical cooperation on measures such as maritime security remains contested.

The episode fits into a longer pattern of confrontation between Trump and Macron: Euronews recalls Macron’s public rebuke of Trump’s isolationist tendencies during the 2018 Armistice speech — "Le patriotisme est l'exact contraire du nationalisme."

Il Foglio portrays Trump’s latest intervention as another instance where U.S. unilateral posture clashed with European proposals for collective regional engagement.

Il Foglio

The divergence over the Strait of Hormuz plan therefore reflects both immediate policy disagreements and deeper political frictions.