Trump mocks Japan about Pearl Harbor in response to question about Iran war

<p>US president was meeting with Japanese PM when he said: ‘Who knows better about surprise than Japan?’</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/news/2026/feb/17/sign-up-for-the-breaking-news-us-email-to-get-newsletter-alerts-direct-to-your-inbox?utm_medium=ACQUISITIONS_STANDFIRST&amp;utm_campaign=BN22326&amp;utm_content=signup&amp;utm_term=standfirst&amp;utm_source=GUARDIAN_WEB">Sign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inbox</a></p></li></ul><p>It would be funny if it wasn’t so Trumpy.</p><p>Hosting the Japanese prime minister, <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/sanae-takaichi">Sanae Takaichi</a>, in the Oval Office on Thursday, <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/donaldtrump">Donald Trump</a> could not resist mocking <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/japan">Japan</a> about its 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor during the second world war.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/19/trump-mocks-japan-pearl-harbor-iran-war">Continue reading...</a>