00:00Japanese Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae has arrived in Washington to meet with U.S. President
00:05Donald Trump.
00:06After a sweeping February snap election victory, Takaichi carries a much stronger mandate compared
00:11to her last meeting with Trump in November.
00:13But while that meeting was friendly, the Iran war is a new sticking point.
00:17Trump has asked allies like Japan to help break Iran's blockade of the Strait of Hormuz,
00:22a choke point for the world's oil supply.
00:25But Takaichi denied that request.
00:27The Prime Minister will also relay Japan's security concerns as Trump prepares to meet
00:31with China's President Xi Jinping.
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