India, March 19 -- President Donald Trump was asked about 'not informing' allies about the strikes in Iran on Thursday, and he decided to respond with an awkward Pearl Harbor joke. This comes as the 79-year-old was holding a joint-press conference with Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi at the Oval Office.

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Trump was answering press questions after a bilateral meeting with Japanese PM Takaichi when a Japanese reported asked why he did not inform American allies, including Japan, about the war agains Iran on February 28.

The president said that the US 'went in very hard', and '"didn't tell anybody about it be...