NewzSouth Korea has dispatched a fact-finding team to assess conditions in the Strait of Hormuz, officials announced on Tuesday. The deployment of the team comes as traffic through the vital shipping route has been virtually paralysed.
Seoul has emphasised that no final decision has been made regarding a potential troop deployment to the strategic waterway. The fact-finding mission is intended to evaluate the situation on the ground before any further policy steps are determined.
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