{"id":"d5a67525-dd33-4ae3-aadc-87829f45cce0","url":"https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/world/20260906/iranian-official-warns-korea-hormuz-deployment-would-mean-joining-war","domain":"koreatimes.co.kr","outlet":{"name":"Koreatimes","country":"KR","cred":null,"lean":null,"curated":false},"title":"Iranian official warns Korea Hormuz deployment would mean joining war","plainHeadline":"Iran warns Korea deployment to Hormuz could mean war participation","rewrite":{"model":null,"at":null},"summary":["An unnamed senior Iranian official warned South Korea against deploying assets to the Strait of Hormuz.","\"Any South Korean involvement against Iran in the Strait of Hormuz would amount to direct military participation in the aggression and war against Iran,\" the official said.","The warning was reported by Al Mayadeen, a Lebanon-based network aligned with Iran and Hezbollah.","Seoul has said no decision has been made about contributing to efforts to secure the Strait of Hormuz.","The United States is pressuring allies and noting South Korea is a major Middle Eastern oil importer."],"topics":["Politics","Energy","Finance"],"lang":"eng","publishedAt":"2026-09-06T03:07:03.000Z","ingestedAt":"2026-09-06T03:17:41.235Z","story":null}