Trump pleads with South Korea to join US mission to protect Gulf shipping

<article data-history-node-id="439581" about="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/trump-pleads-south-korea-join-us-mission-protect-gulf-shipping" class="live-blog-update default clearfix"> <h2> <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/trump-pleads-south-korea-join-us-mission-protect-gulf-shipping" rel="bookmark"> <span class="field field-title">Trump pleads with South Korea to join US mission to protect Gulf shipping</span> </a> </h2> <div class="content"> <div class="field field-field-text"><p data-end="467" data-start="303">US President Donald Trump has called on South Korea to help secure shipping routes near Iran.</p> <p data-end="590" data-start="469">Trump said Washington is seeking broader international participation to bail the US from what has become another war of choice in the Middle East.</p> <p data-end="796" data-is-last-node data-is-only-node data-start="592">He added that US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth will hold a news conference on Tuesday alongside Dan Caine to provide further details on the operation.</p> </div> </div> </article>