At a press conference at the White House: Donald Trump attacked Iran

Trump opened his remarks with compliments to the Japanese prime minister and said: “We have an excellent relationship.” He added: “You are doing an excellent job. Japan is a big country and we have become friends.” Takaichi for her part said that “only you can bring world peace”. She also emphasized that Iran must not obtain nuclear weapons. According to her, Japan talked to the leadership of Iran and asked it to stop its actions.

He also added: “We have the best military in the world. We are asking for 200 billion more, not only because of Iran. The power of this weapon is amazing. I rebuilt the military. Joe Biden left it to Afghanistan. We want a lot of ammunition, but Biden gave 350 billion dollars and ammunition to the Ukrainians. Our manufacturers are working at unprecedented levels. They are building new factories. We are in good shape, but we want to be in a better shape. Biden did not build We have the best equipment. They fired 114 rockets at us and they were all intercepted.”

When asked about the assistance he expects from Japan, Trump said: “I expect them to help. We have 35,000 soldiers in Japan. It is appropriate that they help. They get 90 percent of their oil from the Gulf countries. Japan, China and Europe get a lot of oil from the Persian Gulf. The US does not. We defend the Strait of Hormuz for the world. NATO is changing its approach because of my attitude. Britain wanted to send aircraft carriers after we defeated the Iranians.”

In response to the question why Japan was not informed in advance about the attack, Trump replied: “We didn’t want to reveal it. Who knows more than surprises like Japan? Why didn’t you tell about Pearl Harbor?”. At the end, he stated that “I will have excellent talks with the Prime Minister today, mainly on trade issues”, and added that he will praise Japan when he meets with the President of China.