Only Trump can achieve world peace, says Japanese PM at White House

Sanae Takaichi and Donald Trump at the White House Photo by JIM WATSON / AFP The Prime Minister of Japan, Sanae Takaichi, said this Thursday that she believes that “only Trump can achieve peace in the world”, during a meeting with US President Donald Trump at the White House, amid the war in the Middle East. ✅ Follow the g1 international news channel on WhatsApp LIVE: follow all the news about the war in Iran In a meeting with a friendly tone — Trump called Takaichi a “great woman” — the North American said he would talk to the Japanese leader about possible assistance from Japan in the war against Iran. 👉 Earlier, Japan signed a joint declaration with European countries pledging to help guarantee stability in the Strait of Hormuz, the maritime route in the Middle East that Iran has blockaded and where ships carrying around 20% of the world’s oil pass (read more below). At the meeting, Trump called the initiative “appropriate”, after criticizing European countries for rejecting his request for help in patrolling the strait. “We don’t need anything from anyone, but it’s appropriate. We’re defending the strait for everyone else,” said the American leader. The leader of Japan, one of the US’s main allies in Asia, condemned the closure of the strait and Iran’s attacks on the Persian Gulf. And he praised the American: “I truly believe that only you, Trump, can achieve peace in the world.” Attack on the world’s largest gas field During the meeting with Taikachi, Trump also said he had asked Israel’s Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, not to attack the South Pors field, in southern Iran, the largest gas production station in the world. But Israeli government sources told Reuters news agency that the bombing was coordinated with the US. The North American also confirmed that his government will ask for an extra budget of US$200 billion (more than R$1 trillion) from the US Congress to continue the war in Iran. And he minimized the spike in oil prices due to attacks on energy and gas structures in the Middle East: “I thought the impact would be worse, but it will end soon.” Trump also confirmed that his government will ask the US Congress for an extra $200 billion to continue the war and stated that he will not send troops to the Middle East. Japan and European countries ‘ready’ to help free Strait of Hormuz Israeli attack causes fire at South Pars gas field in Iran After rejecting United States President Donald Trump’s request to send military ships to the Strait of Hormuz, European countries and Japan said this Thursday (19) that they are “ready” to join the “efforts” to free the passage through the sea channel. In a joint statement, governments from the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands and Japan also stated that they will take measures to stabilize the energy market, affected by Iran’s attacks on infrastructure in the Persian Gulf. “We express our readiness to contribute to appropriate efforts to ensure safe passage through the Strait,” the statement said. “We welcome the commitment of the nations that are engaging.” The note is a nod to Donald Trump’s administration, which had criticized allies after they denied a request for military vessels to escort commercial ships in the strait. This Thursday (19), US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth called European countries “ungrateful”. Strait of Hormuz Arte/g1 The statement, however, does not specify how countries would help in the Strait of Hormuz, a maritime route in the Middle East through which ships carrying around 20% of all oil consumed in the world travel. 👉 Iran, which is at one end of the strait, said it had closed the passage and has been attacking ships that pass through there. The joint statement also praises the release of strategic oil reserves by the United States and says that “we will take other steps to stabilize energy markets, including working with certain producing countries to increase production.” See the videos that are trending on g1 ‘It’s not our war’ Earlier this week, countries in Europe had rejected Trump’s request to send military ships to the Strait of Hormuz and help in the war against Iran. The Defense Minister of Germany, one of the countries that had denied Trump’s request, said he would not help because “this is not our war.” “What does Trump expect from a handful of European frigates that the powerful US Navy cannot do? This is not our war, we did not start it,” said minister Boris Pistorius

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