Sanae Takaichi, the prime minister of Japan, will be the first G7 leader to visit Donald Trump at the White House on Thursday following criticism of Washington’s request for allies to assist in securing the Strait of Hormuz. Trump requested last weekend that Tokyo and other major cities support his war campaign by sending military ships to clear the vital waterway.
Because of the fact that we have had such Military Success, we no longer ‘need’ or desire, the NATO Countries’ assistance – WE NEVER DID!” he said, ending his call after the allies rejected him. Similarly, South Korea, Japan, or Australia,” Trump posted on social media.
When questioned about Trump’s remark on Wednesday in Parliament, Takaichi stated that she plans to have “in-depth discussions” with the president regarding the state of affairs in Iran and throughout the world.
When Japan dispatched six minesweepers to the Persian Gulf in 1991, more than six months after the US military conducted its operation “Desert Storm,” which ended the first Gulf War, Tokyo had consented to such a deployment.
As Japan struggles with skyrocketing energy costs despite the prolonged battle, the Iran war has risen to the top of the Trump-Takaichi summit’s agenda.
Japan imports 95% of its oil from the Middle East, making it the world’s fifth-largest oil importer.
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