South Korea Signals Willingness to Facilitate US-North Korea Talks, Rules Out Hormuz Troop Deployment

South Korea's president has indicated that Seoul could play a role in facilitating talks between the United States and North Korea, while ruling out any deployment of South Korean troops in support of a US military campaign against Iran, according to a report by Al Jazeera.

The report said the South Korean leader signaled openness to helping arrange or support renewed diplomatic contact between Washington and Pyongyang, though no further details on the scope, timing, or format of such talks were provided in the report.

At the same time, the South Korean president was reported to have ruled out sending troops to the Strait of Hormuz in connection with a US war effort against Iran, distancing Seoul from direct military involvement in that conflict.

Al Jazeera's report did not specify when the remarks were made or in what setting, nor did it provide additional details on North Korea's position regarding potential talks with Washington or on the current state of US-Iran hostilities in the Gulf region.

Neither the United States, North Korea, nor Iran had issued an immediate public response to the South Korean statements, according to the report.