South Korea official says unlikely anyone but Iran behind Hormuz ship attack, Yonhap reports

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A senior South Korean official stated that it is improbable that anyone other than Iran was responsible for an attack on a South Korean cargo vessel near the Strait of Hormuz. This indicates heightened tensions in a sensitive shipping area.

SEOUL, May 14 - The possibility that an entity other than Iran was responsible for the attack against a South Korean cargo vessel near the Strait of Hormuz is low, a senior official in Seoul was quoted as saying by the Yonhap news agency on Thursday.