What began with a handshake evolved into turbulence at 33,000 feet as one of diplomacy's oddest relationships took another strange turn. The political chemistry that once defined the Trump–Macron dynamic — immortalized by a famously tense 29-second handshake in 2017 — was nowhere to be seen in midair Tuesday when U.

The French president even mentioned that there was a ceasefire offer on the table, while the American president was already plotting alignment with Israel and an ultimatum to Iran. "There are leaders who change their minds,

The US president insisted his departure had "nothing to do" with tensions over a potential Israel-Iran ceasefire.