Seoul weighs viable options for contributing to Hormuz stability

South Korea is weighing a range of options for contributing to stability in the Strait of Hormuz, though it has yet to decide on a specific course of action, National Security Adviser Wi Sung-lac said Friday. Wi’s remarks came amid reports in South Korean media that Washington had specifically requested that Seoul deploy military assets to the strait and that the South Korean government was considering sending patrol vessels or maritime patrol aircraft. “The US side has not made any specific req