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The heightened sense of crisis is often mentioned in the Strait of Hormuz. It is also important for us. This is because 70% of oil coming from foreign countries passes through the narrow sea in front of Iran. Our Navy's Blue Sea unit is located in the Gulf of Aden, Somalia, which is 1,800km straight and three days by boat from the Strait of Hormuz. As you can see, the situation is rapidly changing, and our government's concerns are deepening.

Reporter Kim Hak-Hwi summarized the controversial points.

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The Cheonghae unit consisted of one destroyer of more than 4,000 tonnes, one Rings helicopter, and more than 300 troops in accordance with the agreement to send to the National Assembly. We have been considering how to do this.

However, three major problems are mentioned due to the recent rapid change in the Middle East.

● Controversial dispatch of Hormuz ①-Character and assignment of 'anti-piracy' mission

First of all, since the first operation in 2009, the mission of the Blue Sea unit is to combat pirates in the Aden Bay.

In Hormuz, you may have to deal with regular Iranian troops, which changes the nature of the mission.

● Controversy over dispatching Hormuz

In addition, it is pointed out that current armed levels are not sufficient to ensure the security of our troops against Iranian submarines.

However, since the size of the dispatch has been decided in the congressional agreement, a separate parliamentary dispatch agreement is required to strengthen the armed forces.

[Shin Beom-cheol / Director of Security and Unification Center, Asan Institute for Policy Studies: In case the mission of Cheonghae unit changes or the nature of the operation changes, it is necessary to agree with the National Assembly.]

● Controversy over dispatching Hormuz ③-Corruption between Korea and Iran

In addition, given the justification for securing safety and the real reason of the US's request, the fundamental question arises of turning Iran into an important economic partner in the Middle East.

The government is much more cautious.

[Choi Hyun-soo / Defense Ministry spokesman: We are considering a variety of measures (to protect our people and vessels). However, no specific decision has been made so far.]

The government's concerns are deepening, as the NSC, the National Security Council, held at the Blue House in the afternoon on August 6, said that it had taken the principle of "considering ways to contribute to international efforts to stabilize the situation."

(Video coverage: Jaeyoung Lee, Video editing: Jinhwa Choi)

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