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Does Trump’s move to limit US-South Korea military exercises undercut his message against Iran’s nuclear ambitions?

Dana Bash

By Dana Bash, CNN

Published 1:45 PM EDT, Mon August 17, 2026

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Does Trump's move to limit US-South Korea military exercises undercut his message against Iran's nuclear ambitions?

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Dana Bash and the "Inside Politics" panel discuss President Trump's announcement that America will step down military exercises with longtime US ally, South Korea, in an apparent gift to North Korea. North Korea is, Phil Mattingly says, "the kind of picture of what they don't want Iran to become."

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