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The President's office said that there seemed to be a misunderstanding on the part of Iran regarding President Yoon Seok-yeol's remarks that "the United Arab Emirates' enemy is Iran."

Iran, which showed uncomfortable feelings every day, did not respond much today (20th).



This is reporter Kim Ah-young.



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After Korea and Iran summoned their ambassadors to each other, the presidential office re-expressed its position on the Iranian issue three days later.



A high-ranking official in the presidential office who is accompanying President Yoon Seok-yeol on his Swiss tour said, "President Yoon's remarks were aimed at urging the soldiers of the ARK unit to work hard while facing the grave security reality facing the UAE." is irrelevant,” he stressed.



He went on to say that there seemed to be some misunderstanding on the part of Iran.



Seeing that the Iranian side took issue with the frozen funds issue and President Yoon's nuclear-related remarks, he said, "It felt like the focus was blurred," adding that this was also "because of a misunderstanding."



At the same time, he said, "I don't think Iran has any intention of making the problem difficult," and said that he is not considering measures such as sending a special envoy.



The Ministry of Foreign Affairs also believes that Iran is also evaluating this, as the Vice Minister, the highest-ranking official at the headquarters, explained it directly instead of the minister accompanying President Yoon yesterday.



The Iranian Foreign Ministry did not make any further comments today.



There are about 160 Koreans living in Iran, and although they are not in a situation where they can immediately feel the aftermath of the conflict, they did not hide their concerns.



[Song Jong-gap/Iranian: I am very worried.

As if we had to clap our hands together, as if it made a sound, our Ministry of Foreign Affairs actively visited us when we said no.

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[Mr. Lee/Iranian citizen (married to an Iranian man): I'm worried that something worse will happen because my children are Iranian because my children are in Korea.]



At the same time, she said that she hoped that the turbulence between Korea and Iran would subside quickly .

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(Video coverage: Park Young-il, video editing: Chae Cheol-ho)