# South Korea to deploy military mission to keep Strait of Hormuz open

https://mins.news/en/item/129970

- France 24, 2026-11-05 02:17 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.france24.com/en/asia-pacific/20261105-south-korea-military-mission-strait-of-hormuz

> South Korea will send maritime patrol aircraft and an explosive ordnance disposal team near the Strait of Hormuz to help keep the waterway open, the defence ministry said Thursday. Seoul said the mission would protect commercial shipping and energy supplies, while ruling out intervention in the ongoing US-Iran war.

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