{"id":108315,"date":"2026-05-13T06:43:09","date_gmt":"2026-05-13T06:43:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/south-korea-reviews-support-measures-for-stability-in-strait-of-hormuz\/"},"modified":"2026-05-13T06:43:09","modified_gmt":"2026-05-13T06:43:09","slug":"south-korea-reviews-support-measures-for-stability-in-strait-of-hormuz","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/south-korea-reviews-support-measures-for-stability-in-strait-of-hormuz\/","title":{"rendered":"South Korea reviews support measures for stability in Strait of Hormuz"},"content":{"rendered":"
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South Korea is reviewing options for a phased contribution to efforts aimed at ensuring safe maritime navigation in the Strait of Hormuz, Defence Minister Ahn Gyu-back said on Wednesday indicating that Seoul is considering support measures short of direct military deployment, according to Yonhap News Agency.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Addressing a press conference with South Korean correspondents in Washington Ahn said he had conveyed Seoul\u2019s position during his meeting with US Secretary of Defence Pete Hegseth on Monday.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe stated that as a responsible member of the international community, we will participate at an appropriate level and consider phased ways to contribute,\u201d Ahn said, as reported by Yonhap.<\/p>\n

He added that possible contributions under consideration may include diplomatic support, personnel deployment, intelligence sharing, and limited provision of defence assets.<\/p>\n

However he clarified that no detailed discussions were held regarding any expansion of South Korea\u2019s military involvement.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere was no in-depth discussion on expanding our military participation,\u201d he noted, emphasizing that any such decision would be subject to domestic legal and procedural requirements.<\/p>\n

The development comes a day after Seoul strongly condemned an attack on a South Korean-flagged vessel near the Strait of Hormuz. Authorities said investigations are ongoing to determine responsibility for the incident.<\/p>\n

During the meeting US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth urged allies to \u201cstand shoulder-to-shoulder\u201d in response to escalating global security challenges, citing President Donald Trump\u2019s authorisation of Operation Epic Fury as evidence of Washington\u2019s commitment to deterrence.<\/p>\n

He also praised South Korea\u2019s plans to increase defence spending and assume greater responsibility for regional security, describing it as a model of alliance burden-sharing.<\/p>\n

Separately, Ahn stated that Hegseth expressed support for South Korea\u2019s conditions-based approach to transferring wartime operational control (OPCON) from the United States, with both sides aiming to complete the transition in a timely manner.<\/p>\n

According to Yonhap, discussions also covered broader alliance cooperation, including the potential development of nuclear-powered submarines.<\/p>\n

Ahn further confirmed that there was no discussion regarding a reduction in US forces stationed in South Korea or any changes to the strategic flexibility of American troops deployed in the region.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

South Korea is reviewing options for a phased contribution to efforts aimed at ensuring safe maritime navigation in the Strait of Hormuz, Defence Minister Ahn Gyu-back said on Wednesday indicating that Seoul is considering support measures short of direct military deployment, according to Yonhap News Agency. Addressing a press conference with South Korean correspondents in […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":108316,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.bolnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Strait-of-Hormuz.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-108315","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-top-news"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t