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'Who knows surprise better than Japan?': Trump compares Iran attack to Pearl Harbor

Updated 10:25, 20-Mar-2026

US President Donald Trump invoked Japan's 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor during World War II while defending his decision not to inform US allies, including Japan, about his decision to strike Iran.

Trump was responding to a journalist's question while hosting Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi in the Oval Office.

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