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South Korea weighs Hormuz contributions but says no deployment decision made

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Local time
11:25 AM in Seoul, Sep 4
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Seoul, South Korea

South Korea's presidential office said on Sept. 4 it was reviewing practical options, including military ones, to support freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz within limits that do not compromise readiness, but that no decision had been made. It said reports that Seoul had finalized a deployment were inaccurate.

Why it matters

Trump has repeatedly pressed Seoul to help secure the strait and said it rejected his request, and the official said U.S.-South Korea security talks were not progressing.

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Correction

  • Corrected the time from 12:00 PM Seoul time, Sep 4, 2026 to 11:25 AM Seoul time, Sep 4, 2026; corrected the headline (it read "South Korea Denies Imminent Military Deployment to Strait of Hormuz"); revised the summary; revised the context note; reclassified it from diplomatic to diplomacy; updated the sourcing note; added 2 sources: CBS News live updates, Al Jazeera live. Why and evidence