A senior Iranian lawmaker has praised South Korea’s “wise” decision not to join the United States’ military campaign meant to forcibly reopen the Strait of Hormuz.

Iran has rejected reports of involvement of its Armed Forces in an explosion targeting a South Korean-linked cargo ship in the Strait of Hormuz.

Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi says the aggressors targeting Iran are fully responsible for whatever instance of instability affecting the strategic Strait of Hormuz.

The Democratic People's Republic of Korea has warned of a "terrible response" in the event of another drone incursion from the South.

A South Korean court has sentenced former President Yoon Suk Yeol to five years in prison in the first of several trials stemming from his short-lived declaration of martial law in December 2024.

An independent counsel in South Korea has demanded death penalty for ex-president Yoon on charge of rebellion.

Chinese president Xi Jinping hosts his South Korean counterpart Lee Jae-myung in Beijing.