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  "title": "US cancels joint marine drills with South Korea over Iran war-related force constraints",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/us-cancels-joint-marine-drills-with-south-korea-over-iran-war-related-2968116",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-24T06:46:34.000Z",
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    "url": "https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2026/08/us-cancels-joint-marine-drills-south-korea-over-iran-war-related-force"
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  "summary": "SEOUL, Aug 24 (Reuters) - The United States cancelled a joint amphibious landing drill scheduled for next month with South Korea, Seoul's Marine Corps said on Monday, after Washington cited constraints on the availability of U.S. forces due to the war in Iran. The U.S. Marine Corps formally notified its South Korean counterpart in June that force availability would be constrained for the…",
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        "title": "US cancels joint marine drills with S.Korea over Iran war-related force constraints",
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        "title": "US cancels joint marine drills with South Korea over Iran war-related force constraints",
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        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "South Korea says US cancels joint marine drill over Iran war",
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        "outlet": "Channel News Asia",
        "title": "South Korea says US cancels joint marine drill over Iran war",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/south-korea-says-us-cancels-joint-marine-drill-over-iran-war",
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        "outlet": "Euronews",
        "title": "South Korea says US cancelled joint marine drills over force constraints from Iran war",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/south-korea-says-us-cancelled-joint-marine-drills-over-force",
        "published": "2026-08-24T10:02:04.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Al Jazeera",
        "title": "South Korea says US cancelled upcoming joint marine exercises over Iran war",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/south-korea-says-us-cancelled-upcoming-joint-marine-exercises-over",
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