South Korean media reported on Thursday evening, citing government and military sources, that South Korea is preparing to deploy military forces to support the maintenance of freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz, and plans to dispatch relevant forces before the end of this year. According to several South Korean media reports, the South Korean government is preparing relevant procedures to seek approval from the National Assembly for this deployment. The report said that the South Korean government is considering various deployment plans, including sending maritime patrol planes, logistics support ships, or troops to carry out mine detection and clearance missions, and has been discussing the scale and specific forms of possible participation in the operation with countries such as the United States, Britain, and France. South Korea's presidential office said that Seoul has indeed been discussing specific ways to provide support for maintaining freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz, but reports that the government has decided on a deployment plan “do not match the facts.”

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