Trump orders Pentagon to scale back joint exercises with South Korea after he says it declined to help denuclearize Iran

Trump orders Pentagon to scale back joint exercises with South Korea after he says it declined to help denuclearize Iran

ByThe Associated Press

August 16, 2026, 5:27 PM

WASHINGTON -- Trump orders Pentagon to scale back joint exercises with South Korea after he says it declined to help denuclearize Iran.

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