# South Korea mulls ‘contributions’ to freedom of navigation in Strait of Hormuz

https://mins.news/en/item/45361

- Al Jazeera, 2026-09-04 12:10 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/9/4/south-korea-mulls-contributions-in-strait-of-hormuz?traffic_source=rss

> South Korea’s presidential office says Seoul is considering several ways to assist efforts to secure navigation in the Strait of Hormuz, while stressing that no decision has been made. The United States is pressuring allies to join its war against Iran, and any South Korean deployment would require domestic legal steps and parliamentary consent.

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