South Korea’s reported preparations to send military assets to the Strait of Hormuz suggest Seoul is reconsidering the threshold it previously set for military involvement in the Iran war as disruption to a sea lane vital to the Korean economy worsens and Washington applies pressure across the alliance.

While the government maintains no deployment decision has been made, SBS News reported Friday that Seoul is preparing options including a P-8A maritime patrol aircraft, a logistics support vessel and a mine detection and clearance unit, with the government considering a National Assembly consent motion this month.

The Ministry of National Defense