Decision comes as Pentagon pulls ships from Indo-Pacific to Middle East and Iran war depletes weapons stockpiles
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17.08.2026
Democrats rebuke Trump over scaling back military drills with South Korea
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17.08.2026
Trump orders Pentagon to 'scale back' military drills with South Korea citing good relations with Kim Jong Un
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17.08.2026
Trump orders major cut to US-South Korea drills as North Korea ramps up missile tests
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17.08.2026
Trump says US will scale back military drills with South Korea
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17.08.2026
Trump ordered to reduce the scale of US-South Korean military exercises
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16.08.2026
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