Iran Press/Europe: The Wall Street Journal reported that there was a clash between Trump with the other six members of the Group of Seven over a number of foreign policy issues, including the US trade war with China, Russia's potential return to the G8 format, and the ongoing tensions with Iran, during the annual summit held in the French town of Biarritz on 24-26 August.
These disagreements, per the publication, have demonstrated Trump's "isolation on the world stage".
'Joint Communication' on Iran
The Wall Street Journal further noted that the US president gave a completely different assessment of the continued discussions on the spiraling tensions with Iran than his summit counterparts.
Cracks emerged after French officials announced that the group had agreed at Saturday's dinner that Macron would deliver a message to Iran on behalf of the G7. Trump publicly refuted the claims, saying that he had not discussed the issue.
According to an unnamed source, Trump did not agree to make a joint statement, or that Macron had played an intermediary between the United States and Iran, SPUTNIK reported.
As media reports about the disagreements keep flooding in, Trump felt compelled to refute the speculation and, as per usual, took to Twitter to do that. The president revealed that he and his summit counterparts are "all laughing at how knowingly inaccurate the US reporting of events and conversations at the G7 is".
Another issue that reportedly sparked a "fierce argument" was Russia's return to the G7 group. President Trump earlier revealed that he had a "lively" discussion with his counterparts, but refused to disclose who specifically agreed or disagreed with him on reviving the G8 format.
The WSJ, meanwhile, has speculated that French President Emmanuel Macron, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, and UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson opposed Russia's return.
According to another report by The Guardian, Trump argued that on issues such as Iran, Syria and North Korea, it made sense to have Russia's vote.
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