日米同盟は「平和の礎」　硫黄島の戦い８０年で談話―トランプ大統領

　【ワシントン時事】トランプ米大統領は１９日、太平洋戦争末期の硫黄島の戦い開始から８０年となるのに合わせて談話を発表し、「全ての愛国者の犠牲に値する国と文化、未来を築く」と誓った。「残酷な戦いにもかかわらず、日米同盟はインド太平洋の平和と繁栄の礎となった」とも述べ、日本との関係の重要性を強調した。
　トランプ氏は戦闘を「第２次大戦で最も重大な作戦の一つ」と位置付けた上で、「硫黄島での勝利は米国の強さを示す伝説的な出来事であり、偉大な世代の尽きぬ愛と気高さ、不屈の精神の永遠の証しだ」とつづった。（2025/02/20-14:45）

U.S. President Donald Trump touted his country's alliance with Japan in a statement released Wednesday to mark the 80th anniversary of the Battle of Iwo Jima in the closing days of World War II.
   "In spite of a brutal war, the United States-Japan alliance represents the cornerstone of peace and prosperity in the Indo-Pacific," the statement said.
   The bloody battle fought on the Pacific island between February and March of 1945 claimed some 21,900 lives on the Japanese side and about 6,800 among American forces. Iwo Jima, part of Tokyo and formally called Ioto, is located some 1,250 kilometers south of the Japanese capital.
   While upholding his "America First" policy and transactional diplomacy, Trump has been emphasizing the importance of the U.S.-Japan relationship since his first term, which lasted from 2017 to 2021.
   At his first face-to-face meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba in Washington on Feb. 7, Trump said that the United States is fully committed to the security of Japan.