# Lee says South Korea can take back wartime command of combined US forces

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- Reuters, 2026-10-19 10:10 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/lee-says-s-korea-capable-taking-back-wartime-command-combined-us-forces-2026-10-19/?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6ad5ec83ab53aa0001d99f55

> President Lee Jae Myung said on Monday that South Korea is fully capable of resuming wartime operational control of the combined forces with the United States stationed in the country. Talks with Washington on the change are progressing.