South Korea ‘closely monitoring’ Trump call to send warships to Hormuz

Seoul confirmed it was paying close attention to US President Donald Trump’s call for South Korea and other countries to send warships to help protect oil supplies passing through the Strait of Hormuz.



Since US-Israeli forces launched a war against Iran on Feb 28, Tehran has responded with attacks and threats that have nearly halted shipping in the strait, through which one-fifth of global oil supplies normally passes.



After earlier vowing that the US Navy would begin escorting tankers through the waterway, Trump said on social media on March 14 that “many countries” would also send warships to keep it open, naming South Korea and Japan among others.



Seoul was “comprehensively considering and exploring various measures... to ensure the safety of energy transport routes"

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