US president Donald Trump’s meeting with Japan’s prime minister Sanae Takaichi on Thursday, supposed to be a routine diplomatic affair turned tense after an exchange over American strikes on Iran during a press interaction at the Oval Office.
The awkward moment unfolded when a Japanese reporter asked "Why didn't you tell US allies about the war before attacking Iran?". In his response, Trump referenced Pearl Harbor, drawing a visible reaction and shifting the tone of what had begun as a standard diplomatic engagement.
