Trump says US to scale back military drills with South Korea after it stayed out of Iran war
President Donald Trump has said the US will “substantially reduce” joint military exercises with South Korea, citing his “very good relationship” with North Korea’s leader Kim Jong Un. He also noted on Truth Social that South Korea had recently declined to join the US in the “denuclearisation” of Iran. “These exercises are not only costly, [...] The post Trump says US to scale back military…
President Donald Trump announced that the United States would "substantially reduce" joint military exercises with South Korea, citing his "very good relationship" with North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un. Trump's assertion, posted on social media, was prompted by South Korea's refusal to join the US in the denuclearization of Iran.
According to Trump, these exercises are "costly" and send an "inappropriate and hostile" signal to North Korea. Despite Seoul's statement that the drills would proceed as scheduled, Pyongyang has yet to comment on the matter. This decision follows North Korea's recent ballistic missile tests, which violate UN sanctions. Trump claimed it was "too late to cancel" the drills, as they were set to begin on Monday.
He also mentioned that South Korea had declined to join the US in Iran's denuclearization efforts. Trump's move to downsize joint military exercises with South Korea is not unprecedented, as he had suspended the drills entirely in 2018 and again during the Covid-19 pandemic.
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