South Korea says it will expand naval operations closer to strait of Hormuz
South Korea will deploy maritime patrol aircraft and an explosive ordnance disposal team near the Strait of Hormuz to help keep the waterway open, its defence ministry said Thursday.
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- The motion also needs to be approved by President Lee Jae Myung and the cabinet.
The government is to submit a motion to parliament that would expand the Cheonghae unit’s area of operation to waters near the port of Duqm in Oman, which is about 650km (403 miles) away from the strait.
Seoul said it would protect commercial shipping and energy supplies while ruling out military intervention in the ongoing US-Iran war.
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