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MON · 2026-08-17 · 11:40 GMTBRIEF NSR-2026-0817-103047
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Trump cuts military drills with South Korea citing ‘very good relationship’ with Kim Jong-un – US politics live
President Donald Trump has ordered the Pentagon to scale back military drills with South Korea, describing them as "inappropriate and hostile." This decision is reportedly linked to a "very good relationship" with Kim Jong-un. The article also notes that President Trump reiterated on Monday that Iran cannot possess a nuclear weapon, citing a lack of progress in diplomatic efforts to resolve the Middle East conflict.
Tom AmbroseThe Guardian - World NewsFiled 2026-08-17 · 11:40 GMTLean · Center-LeftRead · 1 min
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President Donald Trump has ordered the Pentagon to scale back military drills with South Korea, describing them as "inappropriate and hostile." This decision is reportedly linked to a "very good relationship" with Kim Jong-un. The article also notes that President Trump reiterated on Monday that Iran cannot possess a nuclear weapon, citing a lack of progress in diplomatic efforts to resolve the Middle East conflict. He stated this goal on Truth Social.
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The exercises with South Korea were described as 'inappropriate and hostile'.
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Trump reiterated that Iran cannot have a nuclear weapon.
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Trump cited a 'very good relationship' with Kim Jong-un as a reason for scaling back drills.
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President Trump orders the Pentagon to scale back military drills with South Korea.
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