Dozens of South Korean protesters gathered on Wednesday, September 9, to urge their government not to send troops to the Strait of Hormuz. Their message was aimed at Seoul, which they want to keep out of any American-led deployment in the waterway. The demonstrators condemned the war being waged under Donald Trump, calling it an 'illegal war.' They argued that sending soldiers abroad would drag the country into a conflict chosen by another government. The strait, squeezed between Iran and Oman, carries a substantial share of the world's oil and has long been a flashpoint between Washington and Tehran. Tanker seizures and military standoffs in the area have grown more frequent in recent years. The South Korean government's response to the protest has not been made public.