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South Korea to send warships near Hormuz

South Koreans protest Seoul’s planned naval deployment near Hormuz under US pressure to join aggression against Iran.

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Frank Smith
Press TV, Seoul

Civic leaders and ordinary South Koreans came out onto the streets on Friday night to protest President Lee Jae-myung's plan to send warships near the Strait of Hormuz.

South Korea plans to send a destroyer and minesweepers to the Gulf of Oman, near the Strait of Hormuz, following pressure from US President Donald Trump to join his war of aggression against Iran.