The Hormuz trilemma: Why Lee Jae Myung's Iran calculation is harder than Roh's Iraq decision How did we get here? Why is Washington singling out Korea specifically? How is Iran responding? What assets could Seoul send to the Middle East? Where does public opinion stand? Has Korea faced a similar decision before? What happens next?
With thousands of Koreans marching on downtown Seoul, an unprecedented direct warning from Tehran and mounting retaliatory pressure from U.S. President Donald Trump, Seoul is caught in an especially tight geopolitical vise.
Six months after the United States first requested naval assets to secure t…
How to break the negative habit of 'toxic multitasking'?
PRESS REVIEW – Tuesday, September 22: The Moscow Times talks about mobilisation rumours scaring anti-war activists in Russia. Next: The New York Times interviews South Korea's President Lee Jae Myung. Also: why is multitasking bad for the brain and the nervous system? Finally: this year's Fat Bear …
Crosswire — September 29, 2026
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US–Iran: Trump Rejects Hormuz Offer, Sanctions Tighten — But the Blockade Has a China-Sized Hole
What changed: Iran's foreign minister says only a negotiated solution ends this, after Trump publicly trashed an Iranian proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz — claiming…
How a humanitarian transfer of North Korean POWs became a row between Seoul and Kyiv Who are the two soldiers, and what happened? Was there really an agreement to keep it secret? Why did Kyiv want secrecy, and why did it go public? Why has Seoul reacted so strongly? How is North Korea likely to respond? What happens next?
Ukraine asked South Korea to keep the transfer of two North Korean prisoners of war secret from the start of their talks, South Korea's spy agency told lawmakers Wednesday, supporting Seoul's account in a dispute that has led it to summon Kyiv's top envoy and demand an apology.
The two governments …
The Rest of the World Report | October 2, 2026 — Morning Edition
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SANAA TAKES FIRE
Yemen’s government forces struck targets inside Sanaa this week. They also ran 20 air operations against Houthi positions in Taiz over 24 hours, army spokesman Col. Majid al-Nazili said…
US ally shoots down Trump's $50 billion investment boast: 'Far beyond what was agreed’
What happened
President Donald Trump’s administration presented South Korean investment in the Alaska LNG pipeline as a settled commitment worth more than $50 billion. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick announced the figure during a Wednesday Oval Office event, and Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan decla…
Defense & Aerospace Report Podcast [Oct 02, ’26 Washington Roundtable]
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On this week’s Defense & Aerospace Report Washington Roundtable, sponsored by L3Harris, Dr. Patrick Cronin of the Hudson Institute think tank, former DoD Europe chief Jim Townsend of the Center for a New American Security, and former Pentagon Comptroller Dr. Dov Zakheim of the Center for Strategic …
093 — Banks. Breaches. Broccoli.
Seven South Korean financial institutions -- including ShinhanBank, KB Kookmin, Hana and Hyundai Capital -- have reported breaches exposing data of roughly 66,000 people and 2,200 companies, and President Lee Jae Myung says AI appears to have been used. Back home, RBI Governor Sanjay Malhotrawarned…
Conditions, Timelines, and the Transfer of Wartime Command | Eye on Korea Ep. 43
The United States and South Korea agreed long ago to transfer wartime operational control (OPCON) of South Korean forces once a set of conditions had been met, replacing a fixed date that was already pushed back once. Now, South Korean President Lee Jae Myung aims to complete the transfer before hi…
KJ Noh: Will South Korea Go To War With Iran To Appease Trump? | GEH W/ Radhika Desai
For the first time in its history, South Korea has refused a US demand to send troops to an American war. This is the same country that sent over 300,000 soldiers to fight in the Vietnam War. Regular guest K.J. Noh joins me to explain what is behind President Lee Jae Myung's refusal to join Trump's…
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