Middle East live: South Korea prepares for military deployment in Strait of Hormuz

South Korea is preparing to deploy military assets to support freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz. According to reports, the government is considering options including sending a maritime patrol aircraft, a logistics support vessel or a mine detection and clearance unit.

The deployment, which aims to be dispatched before the end of the year, is being discussed with countries including the United States, Britain and France.

South Korea's presidential Blue House said Seoul had been discussing practical ways to contribute to freedom of navigation in the strait, but reports that the government had settled on a deployment were "different from the facts". The US had previously asked South Korea for help in the war against Iran.

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