Ministry of National Defense Dispatches Inspection Team to Assess Local Conditions in the Strait of Hormuz
With a decision pending on the deployment to the Strait of Hormuz as requested by the United States, the Ministry of National Defense has sent a local inspection team to the Middle East.
President Lee Jae-myung is shaking hands with U.S. President Donald Trump, who came out to greet him at the White House in Washington D.C. during his visit to the United States last year. Photo by Yonhap News
View original imageAccording to the Ministry of National Defense on the 8th, the inspection team departed for the United Arab Emirates (UAE) last weekend and is currently assessing the operational circumstances for potential deployment units.
The inspection team is expected to return as early as this week. The results of their investigation will be reported to the National Security Council (NSC).
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The ministry emphasized that dispatching the inspection team is only to assess local geopolitical and security conditions, and does not mean actual troop deployment is a foregone conclusion.
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