# Lee rules out military deployment as South Korea avoids Middle East conflict

https://mins.news/en/video/64135

- Al Jazeera English, 2026-09-18 11:15 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mBNdHw4INUI

> South Korean President Lee Jae Myung says Seoul will avoid deploying military assets to the Middle East if that could risk drawing the country into the conflict.

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