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SEOUL, Sept 11, 2026 (BSS/AFP) - South Korea and Iran's foreign ministers
discussed the Strait of Hormuz in a phone call on Friday, Seoul said days
after confirming it was weighing a "contribution" to the waterway's security.
Seoul's Foreign Minister Cho Hyun spoke by phone with his Iranian counterpart
Abbas Araghchi at Tehran's request, "discussing the recent situation in the
Middle East," and the Strait of Hormuz, South Korea's foreign ministry said
in a statement.