(COMBO) This combination of file pictures created on April 14, 2026 shows Italy's Prime Minister, Giorgia Meloni speaking during the New Year press conference in Rome on January 9, 2026 (L) and US President Donald Trump reacting after the results of the draw for the 2026 FIFA Football World Cup taking place in the US, Canada and Mexico, at the Kennedy Center, in Washington, DC, on December 5, 2025 (R). US President Donald Trump on April 14, 2026 launched a stinging criticism of Italy's Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, one of his main European allies, over her unwillingness to join the Iran war. "I'm shocked at her. I thought she had courage, but I was wrong," he said in an interview with Italian daily Corriere della Sera. Meloni, Italy's far-right leader since October 2022, has been one of Trump's closest allies in Europe and often seeks to act as a mediator between diverging US and European views. (Photo by Filippo MONTEFORTE and SAUL LOEB / AFP via Getty Images)