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  "id": 2996071,
  "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-2996071",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-24T09:47:49.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/world/2026/08/24/south-korea-says-us-cancels-joint-marine-drill-over-iran-war"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "South Korea has announced that the United States has cancelled a major joint amphibious landing exercise set to occur next month. This decision comes after the US imposed restrictions on force availability due to ongoing conflicts with Iran. The biennial Ssangyong drills involve South Korean and US marine forces, typically rehearsing amphibious landings with warships, aircraft, and ground troops. The cancellation follows President Donald Trump's directive last week to reduce the annual Ulchi Freedom Shield exercises, shrinking the joint drills from 11 days to five. Trump cited the high cost of these drills and their perceived hostile signal to North Korea, despite Trump's close ties with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. The US Marine Corps informed South Korean forces in June that the availability of its forces would be limited during this year's Ssangyong exercise due to the Middle East situation. Despite this, Seoul and Washington have been in talks to resume the amphibious exercise, though specifics have not been disclosed. The Pentagon has yet to comment on Seoul's announcement.",
  "summary": "The cancellation follows Donald Trump's order last week to scale down the separate annual Ulchi Freedom Shield exercises, cutting the joint drills from 11 days to five.",
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        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "US cancels joint marine drills with S.Korea over Iran war-related force constraints",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/us-cancels-joint-marine-drills-with-s-korea-over-iran-war-related",
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        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "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",
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        "outlet": "Al-Monitor",
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        "outlet": "Business Recorder",
        "title": "South African rand holds near multi-month high as Iran sanctions loom",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/south-african-rand-holds-near-multi-month-high-as-iran-sanctions-loom",
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        "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",
        "published": "2026-08-24T09:49:00.000Z"
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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",
        "published": "2026-08-24T12:28:26.000Z"
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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."
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