Iran shows S Korea’s real vulnerability is cars not crude

The Iran conflict has sent oil prices higher — and has stripped bare a long-ignored vulnerability in South Korea’s energy system. While the headlines focus on Middle Eastern tankers, the crisis reveals that this is not merely a supply problem dictated by geopolitics, but a demand problem baked into the national infrastructure. In a desperate [...] The post Iran shows S Korea’s real vulnerability is cars not crude appeared first on Asia Times .
2026-04-02 05:21:07