South Korea’s Military Dispatches Anti-Piracy Unit To Gulf After Iran Seized Tanker
South Korea has announced it is sending the military’s anti-piracy Cheonghae Unit to the Persian Gulf after Iran seized a South Korean-flagged tanker off the Islamic Republic’s southern coast Monday, according to Yonhap News.
“The foreign ministry and the South Korean embassy in Iran have found that the crews are safe, and are requesting the early release of the ship,” the foreign ministry said in a statement.