U.S. withdraws from military exercises with South Korea set for next month

The move comes as the Iran war strains U.S. military resources in Asia.

South Korea conducted a civil defense drill at a hotel in Seoul on Wednesday (August 19) as part of the country’s annual Ulchi civil defense exercise. About 240 personnel from the military, police, fire department, and local government were mobilized in drills simulating multiple threats at a hotel — including bomb, ch