Seoul holds emergency NSC to protect nationals, review response after US-Israel strike on Iran

South Korea’s National Security Council convened an emergency meeting Saturday to coordinate a governmentwide response to US and Israeli strikes on Iran and Iran’s retaliatory attacks, as officials prepared for the possibility of a prolonged crisis. Foreign and defense authorities moved to safeguard South Korean nationals and deployed troops across the Middle East. The NSC working-level coordination meeting, attended by relevant foreign affairs and security agencies, was held at 7 p.m., Cheong W

By The Korea Herald