Arlington, Virginia — War Secretary Pete Hegseth echoed calls from President Donald Trump for South Korea to join the United States’ “Project Freedom” mission after a ship operated by a major Seoul-based shipping firm suffered an explosion in the Strait of Hormuz.
The HMM Namu cargo vessel reported an explosion and fire on Monday while it was anchored near the United Arab Emirates (UAE), and South Korean officials say they are working to verify whether it was caused by an attack.
The boat’s crew was made up of six South Koreans and 18 foreign nationals. No casualties have been reported so far, according to the Yonhap News Agency.
Trump seems to already be convinced that the Iranian regime is the culprit behind the blast, writing in a Monday Truth Social post that they have “taken some shots” at nations “unrelated” to the United States’ newly-announced “Project Freedom” effort to
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