The Korea Times
Two months into the Iran war, an explosion and fire on board a Korean ship in the Strait of Hormuz — the cause of which Seoul has said will take a few days to identify — has brought new stakes to the situation. As the U.S. and Israel's war on Iran brings prolonged volatility and heightened uncertainties, Seoul must move swiftly and transparently to assess the cause and prepare a response. U.S. President Donald Trump said that the Panama-flagged cargo ship operated by Korean shipper HMM was attacked by Iran on the first day of "Project Freedom" — a U.S. effort to assist ships stranded in the strait by the Iranian blockade. "By the way, their ship was shot at. They were not in the cavalcade of ships they had. They decided to go it alone, and their ship got hell knocked out of it yesterday, but they (Iran) didn't shoot the ships that were guarded by us," he said. Seoul should swiftly close the gap through a careful and transparent assessment of the damage. Ship experts have said that it should not take long to find the cause of the explosion. In the meantime, the crew of the HMM Namu
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