Italy's defense minister stressed the importance of good transatlantic relations on Monday after US President Donald Trump again goaded Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni.

Italy's defense minister stressed the importance of good transatlantic relations on Monday after US President Donald Trump again goaded Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni. Link Trump says 'restraining order needed' against Meloni in social media post ahead of NATO summit Last month, Meloni accused Trump of fabricating a story about her after the US president told an Italian TV channel that she had "begged" him to take a photo with her at a G7 summit in France.