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Hegseth dismisses alliance rift talk as fake news
U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth brushed off concerns over a perceived growing rift in the Korea-U.S. alliance as "fake news," Defense Minister Kang Shin-chul said Friday after a bilateral meeting with his U.S. counterpart. The remarks came during talks that also covered the timing of the wartime operational control (OPCON) transfer and the scheduling of the annual Security Consultative Meeting (SCM) for early 2027. President Lee Jae Myung also vowed Thursday to strengthen the alliance during a ceremony marking a Korean War battle.
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