A bulk container ship operated by South Korean shipper HMM Co. is docked at a port in Dubai in this file photo taken May 9 after being damaged from a fire following an explosion in the Strait of Hormuz. File Photo by Yonhap
Anti-ship missiles developed and used by Iran are believed to have been used in an attack against a South Korean vessel in the Strait of Hormuz earlier this month, the foreign ministry said Wednesday.
The ministry, however, reserved a decision on which actor in Iran launched the attack or whether it was intentional.
"Technical analysis concluded that the unidentified airborne objects were likely Noor-series anti-ship missiles developed by Iran," First Vice Foreign Minister Park Yoon-joo said at a press briefing announcing the outcome of the government's weekslong probe into the incident.
The ministry earlier said the ship, HMM Namu, operated by major South Korean shipping company HMM Co., was hit by "two unidentified airborne objects" on May 4 while stranded in the crucial waterway amid the U.S.-Iran conflict.
