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The Economic Times
The Economic Times
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Donald Trump calls for US-South Korea drills to be substantially reduced

U.S. President Donald Trump has instructed the Pentagon to substantially reduce joint military exercises with ‌South Korea, he ⁠said ⁠on Sunday in a social media post that also mentioned Seoul's refusal to take part in actions against Iran.

Hours before exercises were ​scheduled to begin, Trump said in a post on his Truth Social site that although it was too late ​to cancel the exercises entirely, he was "not happy" that the United States had previously agreed to participate.

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