World : S. Korean Currency Slides Amid Failed US-Iran Talks, Hormuz Blockade

SEOUL, April 13 (Bernama-Yonhap) -- The South Korean won weakened markedly against the United States (US) dollar Monday as US President Donald Trump ordered a blockade of all ships entering or leaving the Strait of Hormuz after high-stakes peace talks with Iran failed to make a breakthrough, Yonhap News Agency reported.

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