The Ministry of National Defense and the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said on the 28th that they reviewed threat conditions for overseas-deployed units in connection with the U.S. and Israel's bombing of Iran, and confirmed that there were no safety issues with the deployed units as of now.
Jin Yong-sung, chair of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS), held a direct video conference with commanders of overseas-deployed units to receive a briefing on the current situation and issued guidance ordering that the safety of the troops and Korean nationals overseas be managed as the top priority.
Earlier, Minister Ahn Gyu-baek of the Ministry of National Defense instructed the relevant departments to immediately check the status of deployed units, including the Dongmyeong Unit and the Cheonghae Unit.
On the same day, U.S. broadcaster CNN reported that U.S. forces are currently bombing Tehran, Iran, and a government official said, "The current airstrikes are focused on Iranian military targets."
Israel's Minister of Defense also announced that day that it had carried out a preemptive missile strike against Iran.