WORLD · POLITICS · NOV 5, 7:07 AM ET
South Korea plans to extend anti-piracy patrols closer to Strait of Hormuz
Reported by 32 outlets in the past day, including Euronews, Al Jazeera, The Guardian.
1What happened
Seoul said pirates have recently ventured further from the Somali coast and added that it wanted to send a patrol aircraft to protect merchant ships off Oman while keeping its forces out of the ongoing Iran war. Euronews ↗
2Compared to what
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3Also reported
Seoul proposes extending its Cheonghae unit’s patrols to waters near Oman’s Duqm amid US pressure over Iran war. Al Jazeera ↗
Sources
- South Korea plans to extend anti-piracy patrols closer to Strait of Hormuz ↗Euronews
- South Korea plans to expand anti-piracy operations closer to Hormuz Strait ↗Al Jazeera
- South Korea says it will expand naval operations closer to strait of Hormuz ↗The Guardian
- South Korea to deploy military mission to keep Strait of Hormuz open ↗France 24
- South Korea to expand anti-piracy unit operations closer to Strait of Hormuz ↗Reuters