Recent developments indicate that the United States has begun redeploying critical missile defense assets — including elements of the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system and Patriot batteries — from South Korea to the Middle East. As Washington navigates an increasingly volatile global security landscape, the need for “strategic flexibility” is understandable. South Korea remains a committed partner in the Indo-Pacific and recognizes the gravity of the threats facing our allies elsewhere. Yet the manner in which such decisions are handled raises a fundamental question about alliance trust. It also should prompt Seoul to think hard about what it The post How South Korea Can Bring Iron to the Strait of Hormuz appeared first on War on the Rocks .