# US to scale back South Korea military drills after it stayed out of Iran war

https://mins.news/en/video/24047

- BBC News, 2026-08-17 09:45 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FjZj7Eh9dG4

> President Donald Trump says the US will “substantially reduce” joint military exercises with South Korea. He cites their high cost and an “inappropriate and hostile” signal, while pointing to South Korea’s recent refusal to join the US in the “denuclearisation” of Iran and his “very good relationship” with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.

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