The Defense Ministry stated on September 8 that reports claiming the United States set a deadline of November for the deployment of South Korean troops to the Hormuz Strait are false.
The ministry clarified, "It is not true that the U.S. requested a deadline for the deployment of our assets to the Hormuz Strait." This statement comes in response to reports suggesting that the U.S. had proposed a November deadline and that the ministry was sending a team to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to assess local operational conditions.
However, the Defense Ministry acknowledged the dispatch of a local investigation team but drew a line against interpreting it as a preliminary step for troop deployment. The ministry stated, "We have sent a local investigation team to understand the situation in Hormuz. The purpose of this team is to assess the regional situation and safety conditions, and this investigation is not a precondition for actual troop deployment."
The ministry emphasized, "There are no established matters regarding troop deployment."
* This article has been translated by AI.
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