On Thursday, U.S. President Donald Trump offered an unusual explanation for why he did not notify Japan of the attacks on Iran, while sitting next to Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi in the Oval Office during a courtesy visit. When asked by a Japanese journalist why the United States did not alert allies like Japan before the attacks on Iran—a decision that "confused" the Japanese—Trump responded that his administration "informed nobody" about the military action on February 28 against Iran. "Well, one thing, you don't want to give too many signals, you know?" Trump continued. "Agree? Why didn't they talk to me about Pearl Harbor?"
