South Korea dispatches fact-finding team to assess Strait of Hormuz security

South Korea sends team to assess situation in Strait of Hormuz - reuters.com

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South Korea sends fact-finding team to assess Strait of Hormuz conditions

South Korea said on Tuesday it had sent a fact-finding team to assess the situation in the Strait of Hormuz, stressing no decision had been made about potential troop deployment to the strategic waterway. Traffic through the vital shipping route has been virtually paralysed since the US-Iran war began on February 28, disrupting global energy markets. The South Korean defence ministry said it had “dispatched a fact-finding team to assess conditions on the ground in the Strait of Hormuz”. “The...

By Agence France-Presse

S. Korea sends officials to assess situation in Hormuz Strait

South Korea has dispatched an investigation team to assess the situation in the conflict-stricken Strait of Hormuz, the defense ministry said Tuesday, amid repeated calls from Washington for Seoul to assist its war efforts against Iran. The team departed for the United Arab Emirates over the weekend and is expected to return as early as this week. The examination results will be reported to the National Security Council, the ministry added. "It is aimed at assessing the state of affairs and the

By The Korea Herald

(News Focus) S. Korea faces high-stakes decision on potential Hormuz Strait deployment

WASHINGTON, Sept. 8 (Yonhap) -- South Korea is facing a high-stakes decision on ...

By Song Sang-ho

South Korea dispatches team to assess Strait of Hormuz conditions

South Korea said it had sent a fact-finding team to assess the situation in the Strait of Hormuz, but stressed that no decision had been made about potential troop deployment to the strategic waterway.