South Korea pledges to shield economy from Middle East crisis fallout

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung has vowed to shield his nation’s economy from cascading effects of the escalating Middle East conflict. Speaking Sunday at an Easter service in Seoul, Lee addressed the destabilizing impact of recent U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran and the potential ripple effect on global financial stability. He pledged to mobilize all policy tools to prevent the crisis from deepening South Korea's existing economic struggles. "We will respond with exceptional resolve," Lee dec