Iran's Foreign Ministry says he hopes the ROK will not join the Hormuz escort alliance, a sort of military alliance that the United States is pushing for Iran's threats.

This is the first time the Iranian government has clearly stated its position on Korea in forming the alliance.

Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Sayed Abbas Musabi said in an interview with Yonhap News Agency and asked US allies, including South Korea and Japan, to maintain their neutral position on the Hormuz Strait.

"I hope a country that has been economically friendly for a long time, like Korea, will not participate in such an endless (US) action, considering the sensitivity of the relationship." Signal and the situation is complicated. "

He says his comment is the official Iranian position on the South Korean government.

He stressed Korea many times as a "friend of Iran," saying, "Iran and Korea have had very good diplomatic relations over the past decades, and the two sides have a thousand years more." Take action. "