Home · World · Sep 18 archive
Rejecting Trump, South Korean Leader Says He Will Not Send Troops to Iran
Developing
In Short: South Korean President Lee Jae Myung says his country will not send troops or military assets to the Strait of Hormuz, defying US demands.
South Korean President Lee Jae Myung announced that his country will not send troops or military assets to the Strait of Hormuz to join the US-led military campaign against Iran, according to PressTV.
On June 17, Tehran and Washington signed a Pakistan-brokered Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) that placed responsibility for managing the Strait of Hormuz under Iran’s control.
Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei had previously warned that any military presence by other nations in the Persian Gulf and the Strait of Hormuz would be seen as direct support for the aggressor and could have serious consequences.
Despite the MoU, Washington has continued to undermine Iran’s sovereignty over the strategic waterway, resuming airstrikes and imposing a naval blockade in violation of the agreement.
What's still developing
- Reports said earlier this month that South Korea is flirting with the idea of deploying military assets to the Strait of Hormuz, which has remained under Iran’s control since the early days of the criminal US-Israeli war of aggression against Iran.
- Iran restricted transit through the Strait of Hormuz in response to the terrorist US-Israeli aggression that began on February 28.
- US President Donald Trump has openly lashed out at South Korea over its refusal to participate in the war against Iran and scaled back major joint military drills by the two countries’ armies this summer.
- However, Washington attempted to undermine Iran’s sovereignty over the vital global energy chokepoint, resumed its airstrikes on Iran, and imposed a naval blockade in violation of the war-ending deal.
Sources
- PressTVlink