Report: South Korea preparing for Strait of Hormuz deployment
Report: South Korea preparing for Strait of Hormuz deployment The South Korean military is preparing to deploy troops to the Strait of Hormuz, a National Defense Ministry official told Australia's broadcaster SBS. The broadcaster indicated that the deployment includes P-8 maritime patrol aircraft, an explosive ordnance disposal team and a logistics support ship. "We are making concrete…
South Korea is considering deploying military assets to the Strait of Hormuz to support freedom of navigation. According to a National Defense Ministry official, cited by Middle East Eye, the deployment could include P-8 maritime patrol aircraft, an explosive ordnance disposal team, and a logistics support ship.
The government is reviewing options, including sending a maritime patrol aircraft, a logistics support vessel, or a mine detection and clearance unit, and has been discussing the scale and nature of a potential contribution with countries such as the US, Britain, and France, as per reports in several South Korean media outlets cited by Daily Maverick.
The presidential office has stated that no final decision has been reached and that a review is still underway, with any contribution needing to be considered in light of South Korea's readiness posture on the Korean Peninsula and in accordance with local legal procedures, as stated by a presidential official cited by The Korea Times and Yonhap News.
Brief written by urgent.news from Middle East Eye, Daily Maverick, The Korea Times, Yonhap News, KBS World Radio — 5 reports on this story. Machine-written — may contain errors; check the original before relying on it.
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