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President Donald Trump said Monday that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un treats him with “great respect,” a day after ordering the Pentagon to scale back annual joint military exercises with South Korea, which he criticized for not joining the U.S. war in Iran

Aug. 18, 2026, 9:54 PM EDT / Updated Aug. 19, 2026, 12:32 PM EDT By Jennifer Jett, Stella Kim, Mosheh Gains and Monica Alba

South Korea said Wednesday that joint military exercises currently underway with the United States were being scaled back after President Donald Trump, citing his “very good” relationship with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, ordered that they be reduced

President Donald Trump explained his decision by citing South Korea’s refusal to join his war against Iran and pointing to what he said was his good relationship with North Korea’s Kim Jong Un. The move has baffled many in South Korea, a long-time U.S. ally

Lee Jae Myung reiterates desire for full command back in Seoul’s hands after Donald Trump cuts joint exercises, citing warm ties with Kim Jong-un

Person dies after landslide hits apartment building in southern city of Geoje as torrential rains lead to power cuts and mass evacuations

President Donald Trump said Monday that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un treats him with “great respect,” a day after ordering the Pentagon to scale back annual joint military exercises with South Korea, which he criticized for not joining the U.S. war in Iran

President Donald Trump’s decision to scale back joint military exercises with South Korea does not just slight a longtime ally

Last winter, Donald Trump plunged recklessly into war with Iran. The United States is now losing that conflict. Iran remains defiant, much of the world economy is more threatened now than it was six months ago, U.S. military reeted. Trump and the United States have suffered one embarrassment after another; last week, he had to…

Mark Montgomery, a senior fellow with The Foundation for Defense of Democracies, speaks to Fox News Digital about North Korea recently test-firing a short-range ballistic missile during the U.S. conflict with Iran