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South Korea and the United States have reaffirmed their commitment to the wartime operational control (OPCON) transfer agreement, despite political uncertainty in Washington. The 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 to South Korea, according to a lawmaker. The U.S. administration has reiterated it intends to transfer OPCON "when the agreed conditions have been met," amid Seoul's push to set a target year for the handover, Yonhap and the Korea Times report. KBS World notes that the Donald Trump administration said the agreed conditions remain unchanged, though security threats on the Korean Peninsula are evolving fast. Defense chiefs from both countries have agreed to work together on the timely transfer, with talks in the Philippines centered on narrowing differences over timing, and the top office expects tangible progress early next year, according to KBS World.