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U.S. considering 'winding down' Iran miliary operation, Trump says
5+ hour, 35+ min ago (139+ words) President Donald Trump speaks with reporters before departing on Marine One from the South Lawn of the White House, on March 20, in Washington. [AP/YONHAP] U.S. considering 'winding down' Iran miliary operation, Trump says South Korea, U.S., Europe not learning lessons of…...
Fallout of Hormuz crisis creeps toward daily life as oil constraints come for ramyeon
1+ day, 22+ hour ago (311+ words) Ramyeon products are displayed at a large supermarket in Seoul on March 13. [YONHAP] Presidential chief of staff Kang Hoon-sik, center, is seen during a senior aides' meeting presided over by President Lee Jae Myung, right, at the Blue House in…...
Seoul again warns nationals to promptly leave Iran, Iraq, Lebanon
1+ day, 20+ hour ago (133+ words) Smoke rises from Khiyam, a Lebanese village near the border with Israel, amid escalation between Iran-backed Hezbollah and Israel, and amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, as seen from northern Israel, March 18, 2026. [REUTERS/YONHAP] Seoul again warns nationals to promptly…...
Israel says 2 top Iranian officials killed in airstrikes in blow to Tehran
3+ day, 18+ hour ago (229+ words) Iranian Secretary of Supreme National Security Council Ali Larijani speaks during a press conference after his meeting with the Lebanese parliament speaker Nabih Berri, in Beirut, Lebanon, on Aug. 13, 2025. [AP/YONHAP] Commander of Iran's Basij paramilitary force Gen. Gholam Reza…...
Ali Larijani, believed to be running Iran since the beginning of the war, is killed in a strike
3+ day, 5+ hour ago (164+ words) Iranian parliament speaker Ali Larijani attends a news conference in Damascus, Syria, on Feb. 16, 2020. [REUTERS/YONHAP] Seoul asks Pennsylvania to review tariff exemption for Korean shipbuilding materials Senegal stripped of Afcon title due to stoppage time protest, Morocco awarded instead…...
Iran war signals cracks in global order and new pressures on Korea
4+ day, 15+ hour ago (153+ words) Tankers sail in the Gulf, near the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from northern Ras al-Khaimah, near the border with Oman's Musandam governance, in the United Arab Emirates on March 11 amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran. [REUTERS/YONHAP] U.S. President Donald…...
Netanyahu posts video in response to Iran rumors that he is dead
5+ day, 6+ hour ago (175+ words) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, left, speaks next to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, center, during a special session of the Knesset, the Israeli parliament, in Jerusalem on Feb. 25. [EPA/YONHAP] U.S., China economic chiefs meet in Paris to clear path…...
We have played this game before
5+ day, 15+ hour ago (176+ words) International oil prices are rising again amid the ongoing conflict in the Middle East, including the closure of the Strait of Hormuz to select nations. The price of international crude oil is displayed on a screen at the dealing room…...
Iranian airstrikes target financial hub housing Korean companies in Dubai
1+ week, 19+ hour ago (140+ words) A damaged building inside the Dubai International Financial Centre in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates, is seen on March 13 after debris from a successful interception caused minor damage to the facade amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran. [REUTERS/YONHAP] Iranian…...
Israeli envoy says Iran conflict won’t be ‘endless’ as concerns mount in Korea over oil prices
1+ week, 1+ day ago (228+ words) Israeli Ambassador Rafael Harpaz speaks to the Korea JoongAng Daily during an interview in Jongno District, central Seoul, on March 11. [PARK SANG-MOON] An oil tanker sits anchored in Muscat, Oman, due to Tehran's threat to close the Strait of Hormuz…...