Seoul, Sept 8, 2026 (AFP) - South Korea dispatches team to assess Strait of Hormuz conditions

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2026-09-08

South Korea said Tuesday 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 February 28, disrupting global energy markets. The South Korean defence ministry said it had "dispatched a fact-finding team to assess conditions o......

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