Donald Trump may have ended America's 'Pivot to Asia', but with a twist | The National
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Source: The National (UAE)
Published: 2026-08-20 17:00 UTC+10:00
Section: General
Factuality Score: 90
Opinion Category: Neutral
Topics: Defence, Middle East, Asia, Military & Defence, South Korea, Iran, World News, US Politics, War & Conflict, Asia Pacific
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In the past few days, the US has ordered its last aircraft carrier out of Asia and sent it to shore up its fleet in the Middle East, and President Donald Trump told his defence department to “substantially reduce” military exercises this week with South Korea. Despite the latter being a US treaty ally and home to about 29,000 American troops, Mr Trump wrote on Truth Social: “These exercises are not only costly, but send a signal that is totally
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