SOUTH KOREA PERSPECTIVE

The Korea Times covered the full sequence in four separate articles, with a headline that captured the outcome precisely: 'hopes for Iran breakthrough fade.' South Korea, which imports over 70% of its oil through the Persian Gulf, followed every round of the Pakistan mediation as a direct economic risk indicator. The Korea Times was among the first to detail the contours of Iran's demands as relayed through Pakistani mediators — including rejection of nuclear demilitarization and militia conditions — in a dense, sourced report. Seoul does not comment politically, but the volume and depth of coverage reveal an economy with direct stakes in Gulf stability.