South Korea reportedly condemns attack on vessel in Strait of Hormuz  

Seoul “strongly condemned” attacks on civilian vessels, saying a closer examination was needed regarding last week’s strike in the Strait of Hormuz, as the government has yet to determine who was responsible for the incident, local media reported. “Our government maintains that attacks on privately operated vessels, including the HMM Namu, can neither be justified nor tolerated, and we strongly condemn them,” National Security Advisor Wi Sung-lac said, according to a report by Yonhap News Agency.