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Cheong Wa Dae Says Lee's 'No War Intervention' Remark Not a Rejection of Trump's Hormuz Request

Summary by The Korea Times
Cheong Wa Dae said Saturday that President Lee Jae Myung's remarks ruling out troop dispatches that could involve the country in a war were not a refusal of U.S. President Donald Trump's request for Seoul to send forces to the strategic Strait of Hormuz. The presidential office clarified the position after the New York Times reported that Lee's comments at a press conference Friday amounted to a rejection of Trump's appeal for Seoul's military c…

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The Blue House stated on the 19th, “President Lee Jae-myung did not reject U.S. President Donald Trump’s request for cooperation regarding the Middle East.” This comes after U.S. media reported that President Lee had rejected Trump’s request, based on his remarks at a press conference the previous day stating, “There will be no troop deployments to engage in or intervene in a war.”

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On the 19th, the Blue House clarified regarding President Lee Jae-myung’s remarks at a press conference the previous day, where he stated, “There will be no troop deployments to engage in or intervene in a war,” that “this does not mean he rejected U.S. President Donald Trump’s request for cooperation from South Korea regarding the Middle East.” This move came just a day after the New York Times reported that President Lee’s remarks implied a re…

(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Seol Seung-eun = The Blue House stated that President Lee Jae-myung’s press conference remark that "there will be no troop deployments to intervene in war" is related to U.S. President Donald Trump’s Horm...

·Seoul, Korea (the Republic of)
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연합뉴스-Yonhap News Agency broke the news in Seoul, Korea (the Republic of) on Saturday, September 19, 2026.
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