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Why Trump’s Hormuz rebuke won’t derail South Korea’s ‘very strong’ alliance with US

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Why Trump’s Hormuz rebuke won’t derail South Korea’s ‘very strong’ alliance with US
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US President Donald Trump’s public rebuke of South Korea for refusing to send warships to the Strait of Hormuz is an uncomfortable moment for a 70-year alliance, piling fresh pressure on a Seoul government already uneasy about Washington’s appetite for confrontation in the Middle East.
But analysts believe the relationship can withstand the strain, pointing to deep institutional ties between the two militaries, broad elite and public support in both capitals, and the reluctance of other US...

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