# South Korea plans to extend anti-piracy patrols closer to the Strait of Hormuz

https://mins.news/en/item/130612

- euronews, 2026-11-05 12:07 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.euronews.com/2026/11/05/south-korea-plans-to-extend-anti-piracy-patrols-closer-to-strait-of-hormuz

> Seoul said pirates have recently been operating farther from Somalia’s coast. It wants to send a patrol aircraft to protect merchant ships off Oman while keeping its forces out of the ongoing Iran war.

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