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South Korea says US cancelled upcomingjoint marine exercises over Iran war

The cancellation follows Trump's surprise order last week to scale back a separate annual joint military drill.

Al Jazeera24 Aug 2026, 12:28 pmUpdated 1d ago1 min readWorldWorld

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South Korea says US cancelled upcoming joint marine exercises over Iran war

The cancellation follows Trump's surprise order last week to scale back a separate annual joint military drill.

This report is published with credit to Al Jazeera. The wire sent a summary; open the original for any extra context. Read on Al Jazeera →

Source: Al Jazeera. Published 24 Aug 2026, 12:28 pm.

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