24/08/2026
🇺🇸🇰🇷 US CANCELS MAJOR SOUTH KOREA MARINE EXERCISES OVER IRAN WAR
South Korea says the United States has cancelled the upcoming Ssangyong joint amphibious landing exercises, which had been scheduled for next month, due to constraints on the availability of US forces linked to the ongoing war in Iran.
The large-scale biennial exercise normally brings together US and South Korean Marines, warships, aircraft and ground forces to strengthen combined amphibious operations.
According to South Korea's Marine Corps, the US Marine Corps had informed Seoul that its ability to provide forces for the exercise would be limited because of the situation in the Middle East. The two allies are reportedly continuing consultations on whether the drills can be resumed.
The cancellation comes just days after another US-South Korea military exercise, Ulchi Freedom Shield, was significantly reduced.
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