00:00South Korea says the United States has cancelled a major joint amphibious landing exercise planned for next month,
00:08citing pressure on U.S. forces from the war with Iran.
00:11The decision follows President Donald Trump's order to scale back a separate annual joint military exercise that ended last Friday.
00:22Trump had described the drills as costly and even brought up Seoul's refusal to take part in the war in
00:28Iran.
00:29Trump also said the drills sent a hostile signal to North Korea while pointing to his good relationship with leader
00:35Kim Jong-un.
00:36Trump is seeking to revive the diplomatic relationship he built with Kim during his first term, but Pyongyang has so
00:43far rejected his overtures.
00:45The two leaders met three times during Trump's first term, but talks broke down after their 2019 summit in Hanoi
00:52failed to produce a deal on North Korea's denuclearization.
