President Trump had ordered the Defense Department to reduce joint exercises with the key U.S. ally, declaring the drills “hostile” toward North Korea.
U.S. Army Apache helicopters at Camp Humphreys in South Korea on Monday. An order by President Trump to reduce joint military exercises has heightened fears among Asian allies.
The president’s hostility to allies like Oman, Canada and South Korea, and his affection for adversaries like North Korea, may still shock some. But it comes as little surprise after a decade of upheaval.
A possible expert witness was hurried off a video feed after an emergency alert in Dubai, near the Strait of Hormuz, a flashpoint in the U.S.-Iran war.
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