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  "id": 1875827,
  "title": "South Korea minister says Trump appears to be pressuring Seoul over Iran, investment",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/south-korea-minister-says-trump-appears-to-be-pressuring-seoul-over-1875827",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-19T05:46:31.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Al-Monitor",
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    "url": "https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2026/08/south-korea-minister-says-trump-appears-be-pressuring-seoul-over-iran-investment"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "SEOUL, Aug 19 (Reuters) - South Korean Foreign Minister Cho Hyun said on Wednesday that U.S. President Donald Trump's order to curb joint military drills appeared aimed in part at pressuring Seoul to support U.S. efforts in the Iran war, alongside other unresolved issues such as investment. \"I think President Trump's message includes pressure over several pending issues concerning the South…",
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      {
        "outlet": "Malay Mail",
        "title": "Trump shortens US-South Korea war games to make room for Kim Jong Un talks",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/trump-shortens-us-south-korea-war-games-to-make-room-for-kim-jong-un",
        "published": "2026-08-19T03:15:53.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Al Jazeera",
        "title": "South Korea, US scale back annual military drills after Trump’s order",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/south-korea-us-scale-back-annual-military-drills-after-trumps-order",
        "published": "2026-08-19T04:59:32.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Business Recorder",
        "title": "South Korea minister says Trump appears to be pressuring Seoul over Iran, investment",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/south-korea-minister-says-trump-appears-to-be-pressuring-seoul-over",
        "published": "2026-08-19T05:35:47.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Guardian",
        "title": "In cutting joint drills, Trump has given South Korea’s president what he wants. So why does Seoul look so uneasy?",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/in-cutting-joint-drills-trump-has-given-south-koreas-president-what",
        "published": "2026-08-19T05:40:29.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "ABC News (US)",
        "title": "US-South Korea military drills to end early after Trump order, Seoul says",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/us-south-korea-military-drills-to-end-early-after-trump-order-seoul",
        "published": "2026-08-19T07:43:48.000Z"
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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."
}