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South Korea and the United States have reaffirmed their commitment to the conditions-based transfer of wartime operational control (OPCON), despite political uncertainty in Washington. Korea Times reports that the U.S. acknowledged policy-related variables could affect the transfer but reaffirmed its commitment to the existing bilateral agreement. Yonhap similarly reports that the U.S. has reaffirmed its commitment to a conditions-based OPCON transition, while KBS World notes the Trump administration said the agreed conditions remain unchanged, though security threats on the Korean Peninsula are evolving fast. The reaffirmation comes as Seoul pushes to set a target year for the handover; Defense Minister Kang Shin-chul said Seoul and Washington are in close consultations to complete the full operational capability assessment and agree on a target year, with Korea Times reporting Seoul seeks to complete key verification and set a transfer year by December. Korean media frame the issue as a contentious alliance matter, with Korea Times noting the Lee Jae Myung administration has repeatedly expressed determination on the transfer, and defense chiefs of both countries agreed to work together on a timely transfer at next year's Security Consultative Meeting.