Trump’s Iran obsession backfires? South Korea threatens direct response after engine room inferno

South Korea has condemned the attack on a Korean-operated cargo ship near the Strait of Hormuz as tensions linked to the Iran war continue spreading across the region. Seoul’s Blue House said it would respond once those responsible are identified after the vessel suffered damage and an engine-room fire near Hormuz. South Korean investigators have begun forensic analysis of the strike site, while officials confirmed 24 crew members, including six South Koreans, were onboard during the incident. The attack comes amid rising maritime threats in Gulf waters, where multiple ships have recently faced fires, drone strikes and projectile attacks, intensifying fears that the Iran conflict could drag more U.S. allies in Asia into the crisis ahead of Donald Trump’s meeting with Xi Jinping.