Seoul must step up at UK-led Hormuz meeting, experts say

South Korea’s participation in a UK-led ministerial meeting on the Strait of Hormuz underscores its growing responsibility in safeguarding global energy and maritime security, experts said Friday, as the crisis evolves beyond a US-Iran standoff into a broader international concern. Seoul's Deputy Foreign Minister Chung Eui-hae joined officials from more than 40 countries and international organizations at Thursday’s two-hour virtual meeting, convened by British Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper, a