British warship arrives to protect Hormuz as SouthKorea mulls over deploying its own
LONDON/SEOUL - Efforts to secure safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz are ramping up as the United Kingdom said a second warship arrived in the area and South Korea may deploy its own unit as part of a multinational force.
Meanwhile, South Korea is considering sending its Cheonghae naval unit to the strait for participation in a US-led coalition, Maeil Business Newspaper reported on Monday , citing an unidentified government official. The unit's key missions are to protect vessels, support safe passage and participate in maritime security operations, according to the white paper.
"We don't mediate, but in this case we are more concerned than others to ensure the stability of navigation," Foreign Minister Yousef Bin Alawi said after discussions with Iranian officials in Teheran. Oman has close ties with Iran. The tanker standoff has escalated regional strains over renewed US sanctions on Iran after President Donald Trump last year pulled out of the nuclear deal with Iran.
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