How South Korea finds itself trapped in the US-Iran war

Tehran has threatened “serious consequences” for South Korea if it interferes in the US-Israel war on Iran.The warning comes amid reports that Seoul is mulling contributing to the US naval blockade of the Strait of Hormuz passage, which has hampered Iran’s oil exports.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4Philippines warns China may reassert itself amid US-South Korea drill cutslist 2 of 4Iraq faces sovereignty test as US-led military coalition exit nearslist 3 of 4Oil prices surge as US-Iran strikes intensify in Strait of Hormuzlist 4 of 4As fuel prices rise again, Iran’s government urges citizens to cut backend of listIn a statement posted on X on Monday, Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei said Iran and South Korea had more than 64 years of diplomatic relations based on mutual respect and that Tehran values that friendship.However, if South Korea joins the United States in its military actions against Iran at a time when the country is defending itself from what he called US aggression and “war crimes against women and children”, then there will be consequences, he warned.Baghaei threatened that Iran would regard any military presence or participation i...