Defense Minister Ahn Gyu-back said Wednesday that Seoul will review making phased contributions to a U.S. initiative to restore safe passage in the Strait of Hormuz.
Defense Minister Ahn Gyu-back said Wednesday that South Korea will review phased contributions to Washington's efforts to restore safe passage in the Strait of Hormuz.
Speaking to reporters at the South Korean Embassy in Washington, Ahn outlined possible forms of participation after meeting U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth at the Pentagon on Monday. These include declaring support, dispatching personnel, sharing information and providing military assets.
Ahn said the two sides did not hold in-depth talks on direct South Korean military participation. He noted that domestic legal procedures must be followed. The discussions also addressed South Korea's push for an early wartime operational control transfer and its nuclear-powered submarine plans.
The remarks follow an apparent attack last week on the South Korean cargo ship HMM Namu, which the presidential office condemned on Monday.
