청 "Did Our Best to Persuade Iran on Hormuz"

Defined as 'Operational Area Expansion' Not Deployment... "If Deployment, Parliamentary Approval Required"

[Asia Economy Reporter Ryu Jeong-min] A senior Blue House official met with reporters on the 22nd and commented on the deployment of troops to the Strait of Hormuz based on the expansion of the Cheonghae Unit's operational area, saying, "Anyone would think that this is not a very pleasant matter from Iran's perspective. However, we did our best to persuade Iran," adding, "We understand that considerable efforts were made to give Iran a justification while also finding a justification for ourselves, even if it was not sufficient."

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The senior Blue House official explained the controversy over the definition of the deployment concept by saying, "The expression 'expansion of the operational area' is indeed accurate. It is an expansion of the operational area."

The senior Blue House official added, "There have already been a couple of precedents before. We have expanded the operational area for dispatch to other regions," and continued, "When it comes to troop deployment, parliamentary approval is required, but according to our judgment, we understand that additional parliamentary ratification is not necessary."

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