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South Korea, US militaries discuss moving Patriot missiles to Iran war, Seoul says

By Thomson Reuters Mar 6, 2026 | 1:41 AM

SEOUL, March 6 (Reuters) – South Korean Foreign Minister Cho Hyun said on Friday the U.S. and South Korean militaries are discussing the ​possible redeployment of some U.S. Patriot missile ‌defence systems based in South Korea to be used in the war against Iran.

Cho was responding to questions at a parliamentary hearing following media reports on Friday that units ‌of ​the U.S. mobile missile interceptor ⁠system had been moved ⁠to the Osan Air Base in South Korea from other locations in the country.

(Reporting by Jack Kim, Heejin KimEditing by ​Ed Davies)