By Heejin Kim and Joyce LeeSEOUL, May 27 (Reuters) - An Iranian anti-ship missile was likely involved in an attack on a cargo ship operated by local shipper HMM in the Strait of Hormuz earlier this month, South Korea's Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday.Saeed Koozechi, the Iranian ambassador to South Korea, denied Iran's role in the South Korean vessel attack saying his country "took no part" in it, local news agency Yonhap News reported.The Iranian embassy in Seoul did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

The Korean government said Wednesday that Iranian anti-ship missiles attacked a Korean vessel in the Strait of Hormuz earlier this month, based on...

SEOUL: South Korea’s Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday that an attack on a cargo ship operated by local shipper HMM in the Strait of Hormuz earlier this month likely…

SEOUL: Seoul said Wednesday it would summon Iran's ambassador to protest after a probe concluded that a strike on a South Korean ship in the Strait of Hormuz was "highly likely"…