![[Breaking] Prime Minister Kim convenes emergency meeting on 'Iran situation'... discusses future countermeasures - Seoul Economic Daily Politics News from South Korea](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwimg.sedaily.com%2Fnews%2Fcms%2F2026%2F03%2F01%2F9%2Fnews-p.v1.20260227.be94f33672cb4df7b4b66e3a0fa47584_P1.jpg&w=3840&q=75 "Korean PM Calls Emergency Meeting on Iran Crisis")
Prime Minister Kim Min-seok convened an emergency interministerial meeting on the Iran crisis on the 1st.
The Prime Minister's Office announced through a press notice that PM Kim would hold an "Emergency Interministerial Meeting on Middle East Situation Assessment" at 6:30 p.m. at the Government Complex Seoul.
The Prime Minister is expected to receive comprehensive briefings from relevant ministries and discuss future countermeasures at the meeting.
Following U.S. and Israeli airstrikes on Iran on the 28th (local time), the death of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was announced. In response, Iran launched missile and drone attacks against Israel and U.S. military bases, escalating military conflict in the Middle East.
The Presidential Office stated after news of Khamenei's death emerged that it is "closely monitoring related developments" and "taking multilateral measures to ensure the safety of Korean nationals abroad."
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs reported that "approximately 60 Korean nationals are currently in Iran and around 600 in Israel," adding that "no damage to Korean nationals has been reported so far."