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Back|South Korea Sends Fact-Finding Team to Strait of Hormuz Amid US Pressure
South Korea Sends Fact-Finding Team to Strait of Hormuz Amid US Pressure
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SCMP Economy·35 minutes ago·World·1 min read·🇨🇳China

South Korea Sends Fact-Finding Team to Strait of Hormuz Amid US Pressure

Seoul insists no decision has been made on troop deployment to the strategic waterway following the outbreak of the US-Iran war.

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South Korea has deployed a fact-finding team to the Strait of Hormuz to assess security conditions following the US-Iran war, while denying any final decisions on troop deployment despite US pressure.

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Traffic through the Strait of Hormuz has been virtually paralysed since the US-Iran war began on February 28.

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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 team was sent to examine the regional situation and security conditions, and its mission does not presuppose an actual deployment,” it said.

US President Donald Trump has repeatedly pressured ally South Korea to provide help for the war in the Middle East, but Seoul denied that Washington had asked it to deploy troops by a specified deadline.

“No decision has been made regarding the deployment of troops,” the South Korean defence ministry said.

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  • ?Will South Korea ultimately deploy troops to the Strait of Hormuz?
  • ?How will the US respond to South Korea's current stance?

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