US Cancels Joint Marine Drills with South Korea over Iran War-Related Force Constraints
- The United States cancelled the division-level Ssangyong amphibious landing drill scheduled for September with South Korea, citing restricted availability of American forces due to the war in Iran.
- President Donald Trump ordered a reduction of the annual Ulchi Freedom Shield exercises that concluded on Friday, citing costs and Seoul's refusal to participate in the Iran conflict.
- Trump wrote on Truth Social that the reduced Ulchi Freedom Shield drills sent "a signal that was totally inappropriate and hostile, to a Country that, as long as Donald J Trump has been President, has been unthreatening and respectful."
- Pyongyang fired 10 short-range ballistic missiles last week and issued a statement condemning the exercises, which it views as invasion rehearsals.
- South Korean Marine Corps officials and Washington remain in close consultations regarding the eventual resumption of military training amid ongoing force constraints.
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The U.S. cancels a planned military exercise with South Korea. As a reason Washington calls "the situation in the Middle East". Only a few days ago a maneuver with the East Asian country had been significantly shortened.
According to South Korea, the United States has canceled a joint military exercise because the war with Iran is limiting the country's forces.
The ability of the Marine Corps to "deploy troops during this year's Ssangyong exercise would be limited due to the situation in the Middle East," said South Korean spokesman Han Seung-jeon.
According to Seoul, the U.S. has cancelled a large joint military exercise with South Korea scheduled for next month. The U.S. Army has denounced the amphibious landing exercise "Ssangyong" because its ability to send troops "is restricted due to the situation in the Middle East," said Han Seung Jeon, spokesman of the South Korean naval corps, at a press conference on Monday. Around a week ago, US President Donald Trump had already ordered a red…
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