South Korea is considering phased support for efforts to ensure safe navigation through the Strait of Hormuz, short of full military participation. The announcement follows a meeting between the South Korean Defense Minister and his US counterpart.

South Korea was reviewing a phased contribution to efforts to ensure safe navigation through the Strait of Hormuz, Defence Minister Ahn Gyu-back said on Wednesday, signalling support steps short of military participation. Ahn told a press conference with South Korean reporters in Washington that he had conveyed Seoul’s position at a meeting with US Secretary of Defence Pete Hegseth on Monday. “We said at about this level that, fundamentally, we will participate as a responsible member of the...