unite nations french president emmanuel macron cast antithesis donald trump unite nations tuesday position could enable play honest broke international conflict hours u.s. president pugnaciously defend unilateralist america first doctrine launch scathing verbal attack north korea iran macron take stage advance diametrically oppose stance multilateralism efficient way face global challenge realization vision world protect us macron say first address u.n. annual gather world leaders new york response trump barely veil add minutes late multilateralism also believe unite nations legitimacy act maintain international balance two men warm exchange monday ahead bilateral meet appear little common paper since election may macron 39 nurture close relationship 71-year-old businessman-turned-politician enter white house eight months ago despite trump unpredictable foreign policy macron seek isolate washington sense opportunity sway think elevate role france nuclear power permanent member u.n. security council global affairs part macron also seek improve tie russia despite tense relationship west iran-us mediation trump tuesday call 2015 nuclear deal iran embarrassment bad ever macron staunchly defend good label opponents irresponsible president trump think agreement perfect protect enough argument hear ask alternative proposal understand macron late tell reporters quickly follow criticism acknowledgment trump fear completely irrational propose additional elements deal independent alleviate concern unite state countries region may macron say french european diplomats say macron also frank exchange iran president hassan rouhani monday warn tehran stop destabilize region stoke trump furor jaw-jaw good war-war despite little prospect get iran unite state around table push new peace initiative end six-year-old syria civil war macron suggest would try mediate two rival resolve syrian problem iran around table efficient response iran today among power influence grind macron say paris try set international contact group syria revive stall peace talk geneva trump anti-iran stance partly complicate efforts note u.s. refusal today want contact group advance unite nations france serve intermediaries iran macron say macron france young leader since napoleon two centuries ago use u.n. platform stress war truly last resort past mistake show trump early escalate standoff north korea nuclear challenge threaten totally destroy country 26 million people mock leader kim jong un rocket man multilateralism must everything avoid war every time forget try get short-term satisfactory solution without diplomatic roadmap fail case iraq libya macron say north korea think untimely put forward threat war add urge good implementation sanction pressure pyongyang back peace talk despite clear differences policy macron repeatedly emphasize share certain objectives trump make crush islamic state counter global terrorism lead priorities exemplary relationship unite state fight terrorism africa middle east macron say trump irk macron decision pull landmark international accord reach paris 2015 fight climate change french leader give try get trump reconsider disagreement climate president trump say want leave deal legal basis still need put action legal reality yet paris accord basis .. make live continue talk unite state hope come back international fold clarify vision things u.n. trump 's tough talk open door macron 's diplomacy