SEOUL: The possibility that an entity other than Iran was responsible for the attack against a South Korean cargo vessel near the Strait of Hormuz is low, a senior official in Seoul was quoted as saying by the Yonhap news agency on Thursday. South Korea is analizing intelligence shared by the US on the May 4 attack against South Korean shipper HMM’s Namu vessel, which caused a fire and damaged the lower stern hull, Yonhap quoted a senior foreign ministry official as telling reporters.

SEOUL: The possibility that an entity other than Iran was responsible for the attack against a South Korean cargo vessel near the Strait of Hormuz is low, a senior official in…

If the strike is determined to have originated in Iran, South Korea will likely face increased pressure from the US to join its operations against Iran

The Iranian Embassy in Korea denied that Iran had any involvement in the explosion on the HMM Namu in the Strait of Hormuz, even after Iranian state media suggested that the ship…

The potential diplomatic fallout of naming the attacker has prompted Seoul to play it cautious

South Korea has not yet identified the attacker