Seoul, May 7, 2026 (AFP) - Iranian embassy denies armed forces struck South Korean ship in Hormuz

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2026-05-07

Iran denied on Thursday that its armed forces had been involved in an explosion that struck a South Korean vessel in the Strait of Hormuz this week. Tehran "firmly rejects and categorically denies any allegations regarding the involvement of the armed forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran in the incident involving damage to a Korean vessel in the Strait of Hormuz", its embassy in Seoul said in a statement. mjw/kjk/tc ...

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