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🇰🇷🇺🇸South Korea says it cannot stop US forces from redeploying weapons to Middle East South Korea cannot stop Washington from redeploying some weapons stationed in the country, President Lee Jae Myung said on Tuesday, after reports ‌that US Patriot missile defense systems were being sent to the conflict in the Middle East. "It appears that there is controversy recently over US Forces in ​Korea shipping some weapons, such as artillery batteries and air-defence weapons, out of the country," Lee said in a cabinet meeting, noting that while ​Seoul had expressed opposition, it was not in a position to make demands. South Korean media reported some missile batteries had been shipped out of the Osan Air Base and were likely to be redeployed to US military bases in Saudi Arabia ​and the United Arab Emirates, though South Korean authorities have not confirmed these reports. #SouthKorea#USA @asianomics