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South Korea declines Trump's call to join Hormuz Strait mission

South Korea has declined Donald Trump's request to send naval forces to the Strait of Hormuz following a ship fire. Officials indicated that Seoul would require a UN mandate and a global coalition before participating in such a mission. The incident involved a Panama-flagged vessel operated by South Korean shipping firm HMM, which caught fire near the UAE. AI

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South Korea declines Trump's call to join Hormuz Strait mission

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Park Chan-kyong ·

    South Korea rebuffs Trump’s ‘Project Freedom’ call after Hormuz ship fire

    When a South Korean cargo ship exploded and caught fire in the Strait of Hormuz late on Monday, Donald Trump wasted no time declaring what he thought it meant. “Perhaps it’s time for South Korea to come and join the mission!” the US president wrote on his social media platform Tr…