Trump invokes Pearl Harbor in front of Japanese prime minister to defend Iran attack secrecy
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Source: CNBC
Published: 2026-03-20 12:03 UTC+10:00
Section: General
Factuality Score: 100
Opinion Category: Neutral
Topics: Politics, Middle East, Asia, Military & Defence, Iran, US Politics, War & Conflict, Asia Pacific
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In an apparent awkward moment at the Oval Office on Thursday stateside, U.S. President Donald Trump referenced Pearl Harbor in his first meeting with Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi after her landslide electoral victory. When asked by a Japanese reporter on why the U.S. did not inform allies such as Japan before carrying out the attacks against Iran on Feb.
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