South Korea says US cancelled joint marine drills over force constraints from Iran war

Euronews·August 24, 2026 at 10:02 AM+4

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The cancellation follows US President Donald Trump's order last week to scale down the separate annual Ulchi Freedom Shield exercises, cutting the joint drills from 11 days to five.

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