It's true, I love You" written in highlighter next to an article about the French leader's good relationship with US President Donald Trump. "He is not a classic politician," Macron said in a January interview just days after Trump tweeted about nuclear war with North Korea and gave an ultimatum to "fix" the Iran nuclear deal. TESTS ON TRADE, IRANThe next two weeks will provide a critical test of what influence, if any, the French president can have on his American counterpart. Macron's desire to keep the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, while offering to be tough on Tehran's ballistic missile programme and regional activities has yet to assuage Trump. MERKEL COORDINATIONMacron's visit will be followed on April 27 by Merkel, whose relationship with Trump has been markedly more tense.

Source: dna April 19, 2018 08:52 UTC