South Korea dispatches team to assess Strait of Hormuz conditions
- SEOUL: South Korea said Tuesday (Sep 8) 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 Feb 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".
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- SEOUL: South Korea said Tuesday (Sep 8) 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 Feb 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".
Sources: CNA