South Korea Considers Trump's Call for Warships in Hormuz Strait Amid Safety Concerns
South Korean authorities are carefully considering US President Donald Trump's challenge to send warships to protect oil shipments in the Strait of Hormuz. This comes as experts warn that Trump's plan to deploy warships to escort oil tankers attacked by Iran in the Strait of Hormuz is a 'very dangerous mission'.
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Nations Respond With Caution to Trump’s Call to Send Warships to Strait of Hormuz
President Trump has urged China, Britain, France, Japan and South Korea to send warships to help reopen the waterway, even though they were not involved in the U.S.-Israeli attack on Iran.
By Ravi Mattu
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There is little sign of imminent regime change in Iran as its blockade of strait of Hormuz shocks global economy Few doubt that in the first days of the new war in the Middle East, the initiative belonged to the US and its ally Israel. Now it seems less sure, however. Mohsen Rezaee, a senior officer in the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps, on Sunday said “the end of the war is in our hands” and called for the withdrawal of Washington’s forces from the Gulf and compensation for all damage ca...
By Jason Burke in Jerusalem
Read full article →South Korea ‘closely monitoring’ Trump call to send warships to Hormuz - The Straits Times
South Korea ‘closely monitoring’ Trump call to send warships to Hormuz The Straits Times
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