SEOUL, May 14 (Reuters) – The possibility that an entity other than Iran was responsible for the attack against \u200ca South Korean cargo vessel near the Strait \u200cof Hormuz is low, a senior official in Seoul was quoted as \u200bsaying by the Yonhap news agency on Thursday.<\/p>\n
South Korea is analysing intelligence shared by the U.S. on the May 4 attack against South Korean shipper HMM’s Namu vessel, which caused a \u200cfire and damaged the \u2060lower stern hull, Yonhap quoted a senior foreign ministry official as telling reporters.<\/p>\n
“Once we go through \u2060the investigation and present the evidence, I trust that the Iranian side will respond in an appropriate way,” the official said.<\/p>\n
Seoul \u200bhas \u200bsent teams of experts to \u200bDubai, where the Namu is \u200cbeing inspected ahead of planned repairs, to conduct a forensic investigation of the damage to the vessel.<\/p>\n
South Korea’s foreign ministry said the comments were made “on the premise that Iran is found responsible for the attack through the investigation” and that \u200cit would take appropriate measures once \u200bthe probe concludes.<\/p>\n
Iran has previously denied \u200bresponsibility for the \u200battack that involved a strong impact on the \u200cside of the vessel and \u200bhas since refrained \u200bfrom commenting further as Seoul continued its probe.<\/p>\n
U.S. President Donald Trump said soon after the incident that Iran \u200bhad fired at \u200cthe South Korean vessel, and urged Seoul to join \u200bU.S.-led efforts to secure shipping through the strait.<\/p>\n
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