President Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi spoke with reporters in the Oval Office ahead of the two meeting on economic cooperation. The pair answered questions on the war in Iran, with the president saying he was not considering U.S. ground troops being deployed. He also addressed Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell announcing no change to interest rates. When asked why the U.S. did not notify allies before the U.S.-Israeli strikes against Iran, the president replied, "Who knows better about surprise than Japan? Okay. Why didn't you tell me about Pearl Harbor," referencing Japan's 1941 attack that launched U.S. involvement in World War II. The president said that carrying out Iran strikes with the element of surprise allowed them to have greater impact.