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South Korea Takes Two-Track Approach: U.S. Investment and Hormuz Security

The allies are still negotiating the timing and terms of $350 billion in South Korean investments, while Seoul weighs a larger role in Hormuz security.

South Korea rules out military involvement in the Iran conflict while negotiations over its $350 billion U.S. investment commitment face unresolved issues.

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The South Korean and U.S. foreign ministers held a meeting in Washington for the first time in seven months to discuss major security issues, including the deployment of troops to the Strait of Hormuz, investment in the U.S., and the resumption of North Korea-U.S. dialogue. President Lee Jae-myung expressed a cautious stance regarding the troop deployment, and it is expected that the two countries will seek to strengthen the alliance and stabili…

The foreign ministers of the United States and South Korea met in Washington to discuss pending economic and security issues. While the two sides discussed investment in the U.S., the Korean Peninsula issue, and the situation in the Middle East, no official announcement regarding the results of the talks has been made yet.

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Reuters broke the news in London, United Kingdom on Friday, September 18, 2026.
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