{
  "id": 1608427,
  "title": "Lee reaffirms push to retake wartime operational control of troops during his term",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/lee-reaffirms-push-to-retake-wartime-operational-control-of-troops",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-18T02:02:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/southkorea/defense/20260818/lee-reaffirms-push-to-retake-wartime-operational-control-of-troops-during-his-term"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "President Lee Jae Myung on Tuesday reaffirmed his commitment to regaining wartime operational control (OPCON) of troops from the United States before his term ends, stressing the importance of self-reliant defense capabilities. The president reiterated the commitment during a Cabinet meeting, saying the OPCON transfer should be completed during his term, as the government initially planned. The…",
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      {
        "outlet": "Yonhap News",
        "title": "Lee reaffirms push to retake wartime operational control of troops during his term",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/lee-reaffirms-push-to-retake-wartime-operational-control-of-troops-1610687",
        "published": "2026-08-18T01:46:22.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "Lee reaffirms push to retake wartime operational control of troops during his term",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/lee-reaffirms-push-to-retake-wartime-operational-control-of-troops-1610251",
        "published": "2026-08-18T02:12:03.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}