US President Donald Trump has contradicted French President Emmanuel Macron, clarifying that his early departure from the G7 summit in Canada had nothing to do with a possible ceasefire between Israel and Iran.

President Trump took a swipe at French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday morning, accusing his European counterpart of inaccurately suggesting he abruptly returned to Washington from the Group of Seven (G7) summit to bolster peace talks between Iran and Israel.

President Trump denied French President Emmanuel Macron’s claim that he had proposed a cease-fire to Iran and Israel in an effort to end the escalating conflict in the Middle East — and added that what he was working on was “much bigger than that.

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

This comes after Trump abruptly departed the summit early to deal with the ongoing situation. The president ordered his National Security council to convene in the Situation Room at the White House.

The French-Israeli relationship has always been turbulent, but the prospect that President Emmanuel Macron may recognize a Palestinian state has brought tension to a new level.

US President Donald Trump on Tuesday said that French President and his G7 counterpart, Emmanuel Macron was wrong to assume that his early departure had anything to do with Israel-Iran conflict. In a post on Truth Social,

French President Emmanuel Macron said on Monday that U.S. President Donald Trump had made an offer for a ceasefire between Israel and Iran.