🇰🇷 | High tensions in South Korea as protests erupt against Iran war deployment plans.
South Korea is actively preparing to become the first country to join the US militarily in the Strait of Hormuz — and Seoul has seen daily protests ever since officials confirmed it.
Police tried to contain demonstrators as they took to the streets. With slogans such as "Everyone opposed to the Hormuz deployment, unite!" and "Refuse US military pressure!", activists are protesting near the US embassy in the capital.
The demonstrations are organised by Seoul Peace Solidarity and National People's Action, which have urged the government not to bow to US pressure or capitulate to Washington, and vowed to continue the mobilisations. Further protests are planned.
Washington has pressured Seoul for months to deploy forces to West Asia. It has never looked closer to reality.
Seoul has notified Washington it is willing to dispatch naval ships and maritime patrol aircraft, and local media report parliamentary approval is already being prepared.
It would be South Korea's first deployment at US request in 22 years.
The deployment still requires that approval to proceed, but officials confirmed preparations are already under way regardless.
While South Korea frames the package as "defensive," it would actively supply and enable US military operations against Iran, providing logistics, intelligence and direct cooperation with US forces.
South Korea imports essentially all of its crude oil, 70% of it from the Gulf, leaving it heavily dependent on traffic through the Strait.
Iran's foreign ministry spokesman Esmail Baghaei warned Seoul on Monday, in Korean, that any country operating in the Strait would be regarded as directly supporting the aggressor, and that a sovereign state must not yield to US pressure.
Just last month, Washington downgraded its most important annual drills with Seoul, saying South Korea had refused to back its war on Iran.
South Korea is arguably the most subordinated country in the world to the US military. Under OPCON, it is the only country on earth whose military would pass to American command in wartime.
It hosts one of the largest US contingents anywhere, and Washington is its most important diplomatic and military partner.
آج سے کچھ سال قبل عمران خان کی قیادت میں تحریک انصاف کا حصہ بنا تھا۔ اور میں نے خان صاحب سے وعدہ کیا تھا کہ ہر محاز پر آپکا ساتھ دوں گا۔ اور چاہے کچھ بھی ہو جائے میں خان صاحب کا ساتھ کبھی نہیں چھوڑں گا۔
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"Proud moment to represent Pakistan" 🇵🇰💫
Fast bowler Razaullah shares how he began his cricket journey and the reaction to receiving his maiden call-up to national side 🤩
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Here we go again: yet another scandal, this time a daylight robbery, so soon after the PIMS tragedy, Sugar Mafia, HEC outrage on Afghan students, another Ponzi Scheme has come to light, actually, the ‘Mother of All Scams’ costing BILLIONS of DOLLARS: all these reflecting an Unholy Alliance, in fact, the TERRIBLE TROIKA of Politicians, Bureaucrats & Vested Interests/Lobbies! System failure is in Islamabad: failed policies, flawed mindsets! The answer lies NOT in blaming provinces or creating new provinces, but Reversing Wrongs where these emanate from: ISLAMABAD! At the very least, LIST of recipients of these $ 5.6 billion freebies to friends MUST be made Public!
🟥 WOW…
Prime Minster Mark Carney’s video today “Forward Guidance”, to rally Canadians, is one of the best addresses by any world leader, ever, to their citizens. 🍁
It is an eloquent and inspiring ‘call to arms’ for our national participation in economic renewal, prosperity building, and sovereignty protection.
It is undeniable.
We have the right leader, at the right time. 👌🏻
🔳 “Our forebearers understood that building this improbable country in an inhospitable land wouldn't always be easy.
But they also knew they could rely on one of Canadian's strongest traits: Resilience.
Canada Strong isn't about just withstanding this crisis, it's about coming out of it stronger, more resilient, more independent than when we started.
It's about ensuring that no country can hold us hostage. And that we can live how we want to live.”
2 hours and 35 minutes after the UK announced a ban on goods from Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank, NATS, the UK’s air traffic control provider, is experiencing a “technical issue” that's grounding all flights at the UK’s largest airports.
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“The Quran has very clear guidelines… we’re not allowed to take civilian life!”
Mohammed Hijab hits back at Jonathan Conricus, accusing him of "being an ignoramus" and misrepresenting Islam.
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