[South Korean State Council Approves Amendments Expanding Cheonghae Unit's Mission Area to Near the Strait of Hormuz] According to a report by Jinse Finance on November 10th, citing CCTV, South Korean President Lee Jae-myung chaired a State Council meeting on the 10th local time, which approved amendments regarding expanding the Cheonghae Unit's mission area and increasing military assets. The plan will then be submitted to the National Assembly for review and approval. According to the amendments, the Cheonghae Unit, currently conducting escort missions in the Gulf of Aden in Somalia, will have its mission area expanded to the waters south of Oman, further closer to the Strait of Hormuz. In addition, South Korea will also deploy an additional maritime patrol aircraft, an explosive ordnance disposal team, and unmanned minesweeping equipment to the Cheonghae Unit, and will include "assisting in restoring freedom of navigation on international maritime routes" as a new mission for the Cheonghae Unit.