# Trump orders Pentagon to scale back joint exercises with South Korea

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- The Associated Press, 2026-08-16 21:39 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://bit.ly/4gA1CxR

> President Donald Trump has directed the Pentagon to reduce joint military exercises with South Korea, saying Seoul declined to assist efforts to denuclearize Iran.

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