Trump Burns Allies Over Iran. South Korea and Oman Are Next.

Source: www.motherjones.com · Section: politics · Bias: Left · Published: Mon, 17 Aug 2026 16:43:07 GMT

President Trump spent the weekend turning on two US security partners. He ordered a cutback in joint military exercises with South Korea, citing his “very good relationship” with Kim Jong Un, the North Korean dictator — and threatened to bomb Oman, one of the countries mediating between Washington and Tehran. On Sunday, Trump posted on […]

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