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News ID: 69350
Publish Date : 14 August 2019 - 21:54

Korean Lawmakers Reject Hormuz Deployment

SEOUL (Press TV) -- South Korea’s National Assembly hosted a press briefing Wednesday outlining intense opposition to the potential deployment of naval forces to the Strait of Hormuz, off the coast of Iran.
Civic leaders argue that participation of South Korea in the U.S. venture violates the country’s constitution. South Korea on Tuesday sent a destroyer carrying 300 troops to the Gulf of Aden, off the coast of Somalia, to continue the country’s anti-piracy mission there.