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Hormuz deployment: Korea's choice on US request — would refusal affect the alliance or tariffs?

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  1. President Lee Jae-myung said at a press conference on September 18 that he would not deploy troops in a form involving participation in war.
  2. The government is reviewing strengthening the activities of the Cheonghae Unit amid US demands, and the Ministry of National Defense said on September 10 that no decision had been made on whether to deploy troops.
  3. No official condition linking refusal to deploy with tariff increases or a reduction of United States Forces Korea has been confirmed, and deployment requires the consent of the National Assembly.

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Hormuz deployment: Korea's choice on US request — would refusal affect the alliance or tariffs?

Read the full article (machine translation) → Original article (Korean): 호르무즈 파병, 미국 요청에 한국의 선택은…거부하면 한미동맹·관세 영향 있나

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