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US East Asian allies in legal quandary as Trump seeks help in the Middle East

· By Erin Hale
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South Korea and Japan are facing uncomfortable questions about their mutual defensive obligations as the United States seeks support from its allies in the war on Iran, now nearly three weeks in and escalating by the day.

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