Iran’s ambassador to South Korea, who was initiated on the 5th, is entering the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Reporter Kim Seong-ryong
– The Ministry of Foreign Affairs protested with the Iranian ambassador to Korea on the 5th regarding Iran’s detention of Korean ships. In response to the detention of Korean ships, the Ministry of Defense dispatched the Cheonghae unit Choi Young (4400t class) to the waters near the Strait of Hormuz.
Cheonghae Troop dispatched Choi Young-ham to Hormuz
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– The Ministry of Foreign Affairs said that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said that Go Gyeong-seok, head of Africa and Middle East, called the Iranian Ambassador to Korea Said Badamchi Shavestari to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Building in Doryeum-dong, Seoul, expressing regret for the detention of the Iranian Revolutionary Guards in Korea the day before and demanded the removal of the detention as soon as possible. As Ambassador Shavestari entered the Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ building, he answered the question of the reporter, “Are the sailors safe?” “Everyone is safe”, but did not answer the reason for the detention and when the detention was lifted.
On that day, the Cheonghae unit, arriving at the Strait of Hormuz, monitors the capture situation and performs navigational safety duties for Korean ships in and out of the Strait. There are about 6 Korean merchant ships a day traveling in and out of this strait.
The US State Department issued a statement in the name of a spokesman on the 4th (local time), saying, “The Iranian regime is trying to alleviate sanctions pressure by extorting the international community, and this continues to threaten the right and freedom of navigation in the Persian Gulf.” Said, “I am joining in with South Korea’s request to release the tanker immediately.
CNN quoted a senior US Department of Defense official as saying that “President Donald Trump instructed the decision to relocate the aircraft carrier Nimitz, which was deployed in the Persian Gulf, to relocate the homeland and keep it intact.”
The Associated Press analyzed that raising the level of tension in Iran is also aimed at raising its own presence in time for the end of the term of President Trump, who withdrew from the Iranian Nuclear Agreement (JCPOA) in 2018. Iran has notified the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) that it will raise its uranium enrichment by 20%.
Washington = Correspondent Park Hyun-young, reporters Ko Seok-hyun and Lee Yoo-jeong [email protected]
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