South Korea Refuses US Request to Deploy Troops or Assets Against Iran
🇰🇷 SEOUL — A treaty ally just told Washington "no" in public, on an active war. 📌 LOOK CLOSER: Seoul's public refusal limits US coalition optics and sets a template — if South Korea says no openly, smaller US partners gain cover to follow. For Trump, coalition breadth matters domestically. For Tehran, allied defections are proof the campaign is politically unsustainable. Seoul's calculus: North Korea proximity makes any force drawdown politically radioactive at home.
