South Korea to deploy military mission to help keep Hormuz open
Seoul maintains it will not deploy troops to intervene militarily in the Iran war.
South Korea plans to bolster its naval presence in waters near the Strait of Hormuz to assist in maintaining the vital waterway open. The defense ministry announced plans to deploy maritime patrol aircraft, an explosive ordnance disposal team, and other military assets to protect commercial shipping and energy supplies. This deployment, which will also extend the operational area of an existing anti-piracy naval unit, comes amid the ongoing US-Iran war that has disrupted shipping through the crucial strait.
The enhancement of the naval unit's mission is non-combative and will remain focused on the open waters south of Oman, with strict restrictions on operations targeting or monitoring Iranian territory.
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