WASHINGTON — Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi sought to reaffirm her alliance with President Donald Trump on Thursday after the president this week complained that Japan was among the nations that did not join his call to help protect the Strait of Hormuz. Takaichi, who met with Trump at the White House, told the Republican president that Japan has opposed Iran's development of its nuclear program and appealed to his desire to be seen as a peacemaker, despite launching a war of choice with Iran, by telling him through an interpreter: “Even against that backdrop, I firmly believe that it is only you, Donald, who can achieve peace across the world.” The agenda of Taikaichi's meeting has swung in the wake of the Iran war. The meeting at the White House, followed by a dinner Thursday night, was supposed to give Japan's new prime minister a prime opportunity to have Trump's ear before he embarked on a trip to China. But now, the war in Iran and Trump’s unsuccessful call for Japan and other nations to help protect the vital Strait of Hormuz means the China trip has been delayed.