South Korea's Foreign Ministry refuted U.S. President Donald Trump's assertion that a South Korean vessel was attacked in the Strait of Hormuz because it acted independently. The ministry stated the ship was anchored nearby days before the incident.

South Korea’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Thursday rebutted US President Donald Trump’s assertion that a South Korean-operated vessel was attacked as it was acting on its own without US protection in the Strait of Hormuz – a focal point of the ongoing Iran war. “For several days before the fire broke out, the ship had been anchored in the relevant waters near the United Arab Emirates on the inner side of the Strait of Hormuz,” the ministry said in a statement. The remarks followed an...