Trump compares attack on Iran to Pearl Harbor in meeting with Japanese PM

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In a meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi in the Oval Office, US President Donald Trump was asked why he didn't inform allies about his plan to attack Iran.

Trump responded by raising Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor during World War II, saying, "Who knows better about surprise than Japan?"

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