Pearl Harbor remark unsettles Japan as Trump defends Iran strike
TL;DR
Trump invoked Pearl Harbor while defending the U.S. strike on Iran and his decision not to alert allies, drawing surprise and unease in Japan during a White House meeting with Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi.
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- Japan emerges from high-stakes US meeting ‘unscathed’ – but its China woes remain The Christian Science Monitor
- Unease in Japan after Trump cites Pearl Harbor to defend Iran war Al Jazeera
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