South Korea Denies Trump's Iran Claim, Rejects Link to 1 Drill Cutback
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Updated · mbiz.heraldcorp.com · Aug 19
South Korea Denies Trump's Iran Claim, Rejects Link to 1 Drill Cutback
3 articles · Updated · mbiz.heraldcorp.com · Aug 19
Summary
Defense Minister Ahn Gyu-back told parliament Trump's claim that President Lee Jae Myung said "no thanks" to joining US Iran denuclearization efforts was "not true."
Ahn, pressed by a People Power Party lawmaker, said Trump had stated something untrue but stopped short of calling him a liar, saying he was speaking only to the facts.
Trump made the claim Sunday in a Truth Social post announcing a significant reduction in US-South Korea joint military exercises and citing his good relationship with Kim Jong-un.
Ahn also denied that any supposed South Korean refusal on Iran influenced the drill cutback, which had fueled speculation Washington was signaling displeasure with Seoul.