Cheong Wa Dae says Lee's 'no war intervention' remark not a rejection of Trump's Hormuz request
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Source: South Korea
Published: 2026-09-19 13:05 UTC+10:00
Section: General
Factuality Score: 100
Opinion Category: Neutral
Topics: Military & Defence, South Korea, Law & Courts, US Politics, War & Conflict
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SEOUL, Sept. 19 (Yonhap) -- Cheong Wa Dae said Saturday that President Lee Jae Myung's remarks ruling out troop dispatches that could involve the country in a war were not a refusal of U.S. President Donald Trump's request for Seoul to send forces to the strategic Strait of Hormuz.
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