# South Korea’s Lee says military will not be deployed in Middle East conflict

https://mins.news/en/item/63556

- Reuters, 2026-09-18 02:50 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/south-koreas-lee-says-will-not-deploy-military-get-involved-middle-east-conflict-2026-09-18/?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6aaca6dcfbc2160001c2bde9

> South Korean President Lee Jae Myung said on Friday that Seoul would not deploy military assets to the Middle East if doing so could draw the country into conflict linked to the Iran war.

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