Seoul Confirms Strike on Vessel in Hormuz Before Pentagon Talks

South Korea said a fire aboard a Korean-operated cargo ship in the Strait of Hormuz was caused by external strikes, the first official acknowledgment by Seoul that the incident was the result of an attack, though it stopped short of assigning blame.

A South Korean government joint investigation found that two “unidentified aerial objects” struck the stern of the HMM Namu about one minute apart on May 4 local time, while the vessel was anchored near the United Arab Emirates side of the Strait of Hormuz, according to the Foreign Ministry.