South Korea Signals Continued Military Cooperation Talks With US on Hormuz
⚓ SEOUL — Washington is recruiting Pacific allies for an Arabian Sea war it can't sustain alone. 📌 LOOK CLOSER: With USS Lincoln at 250+ days and SPR at 1983 lows, the US needs burden-sharing. Seoul entering Hormuz coordination talks signals Washington is widening its coalition ask beyond Gulf states. But South Korea's participation is politically loaded — any naval commitment to Hormuz pulls assets from the Pacific, exactly when Trump just cut Korea-US drills.
