US EditionSeoul Watches THAAD Leave and Counts the Cost
South Korea and U.S. discuss moving Patriot missile systems to support strikes targeting Iran’s nuclear and missile programs amid ongoing conflict, officials said.
- On Friday, South Korean Foreign Minister Cho Hyun said the U.S. and South Korean militaries are discussing redeploying Patriot missile systems for Iran, but he could not comment on whether it will happen soon.
- U.S. and Israeli forces have struck targets inside Iran for a seventh day, and U.S. President Donald Trump said he would accept assistance from any country on Iran.
- Media reports citing South Korean government sources said heavy U.S. transport planes arrived at Osan, and U.S. Forces Korea stated it does not comment on asset movements for operational security.
- Seoul says it has not received any requests from Washington and officials note the increasing costs of the U.S.-South Korea alliance, including host-nation support and defence costs.
- South Korea depends on the Middle East for around seventy percent of its crude oil imports, so China accounted for over 25% of South Korea's exports, raising economic and strategic risks.
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Seoul and Washington are discussing plans to transfer some of the Patriot systems stationed in South Korea to support operations in the war with Iran.
South Korea, U.S. militaries discuss moving Patriot missiles to Iran war, Seoul says
Cho Hyun was responding to questions at a Parliamentary hearing following media reports on March 6 that units of the U.S. mobile missile interceptor system had been moved to the Osan Air Base in South Korea from other locations in the country
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The Star Kuala LumpurSouth Korea, US Militaries Discuss Moving Patriot Missiles to Iran War, Seoul Says
South Korean Foreign Minister Cho Hyun said on Friday the US and South Korean militaries are discussing the possible redeployment of some US Patriot missile defense systems based in South Korea to be used in the war against Iran. Cho was responding to questions at a parliamentary hearing following media reports on Friday that units of the US mobile missile interceptor system had been moved to the Osan Air Base in South Korea from other loca…
Cho Hyun, close consultations between South Korea and the U.S. on the transfer of U.S. military equipment in Korea are underway. At the National Assembly Foreign Affairs and Unification Committee meeting on the 6th, there was no request from the U.S. for support of the Korean military. Regarding the report that the U.S. moved weapons held by U.S. forces in Korea to the mainland before attacking Iran, Foreign Minister Cho Hyun said that the opera…
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