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Source: Reference News

Trump Meets with Sanae Takaichi, Compares U.S. Attack on Iran to Pearl Harbor

President Donald Trump met with Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi at the White House on the 19th. When asked by the media, he defended the U.S. military action against Iran, comparing it to Japan’s surprise attack on Pearl Harbor during World War II.

A reporter asked Trump why the U.S. did not inform Japan and other allies in advance about the plans for the attack on Iran. He replied, “We wanted to surprise them. Who knows surprise better than Japan? Why don’t you tell me about Pearl Harbor?”

There was laughter from the audience as Trump said this. Sitting nearby, Sanae Takaichi widened her eyes, shifted in her seat, and tried to keep a smile on her face.

On December 7, 1941, the Japanese military launched a surprise attack on the U.S. Navy base at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii, destroying and damaging numerous ships and over a hundred aircraft, resulting in about 2,400 American deaths. The next day, the U.S. declared war on Japan, marking the start of the Pacific War. This event was called “national shame” by then-President Franklin D. Roosevelt and remains a painful memory for Americans.

On February 26, Iran and the U.S. held their third round of indirect talks in Geneva, Switzerland. No agreement was reached, but both sides expressed positive views and announced plans to continue technical discussions in Vienna, Austria, on March 2. However, on February 28, Israel and the U.S. suddenly launched a large-scale airstrike against Iran, killing Iran’s Supreme Leader Khamenei and several senior military and political officials. Iran responded with missile and drone attacks against Israeli and U.S. military bases in the Middle East.