article author: AFP Author: AFP ID: 1778124623512790000 Thu, 2026-05-07 03: 18 SEOUL: Iran denied on Thursday that its armed forces had been involved in an explosion that struck a South Korean vessel in the Strait of Hormuz this week. Tehran “firmly rejects and categorically denies any allegations regarding the involvement of the armed forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran in the incident involving damage to a Korean vessel in the Strait of Hormuz, ” its embassy in Seoul said in a statement. Main category: Middle-East Tags: War in Iran South Korea Iran



