FM says too early to conclude who is behind Hormuz vessel strike, highlights multiple possibilities

Foreign Minister Cho Hyun said Wednesday that it is too early to determine who was responsible for a recent strike on a Korean vessel in the Strait of Hormuz, noting that various actors, including militias, could have been involved. According to the findings of a government investigation team, two "unidentified airborne objects" struck the Panama-flagged cargo ship HMM Namu, operated by Korean shipping company HMM, last week, causing an explosion and fire. The government, however, has said the source of the strike and type of the objects have yet to be confirmed, adding that further analysis will be conducted on engine debris recovered from the scene. Asked whether the objects may have been drones, Cho said, "At this point, it is difficult to identify them hastily. "In particular, even within Iran, there could be multiple possible actors behind such a launch. There also could be militias," Cho said. "I am not saying we are specifically assuming that, but that possibility exists." Experts have raised the possibility that the objects could have been suicide drones or anti-ship missiles. Suic

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