Seoul: The government issued Thursday a precautionary alert over a possible resource security disruption amid an ongoing geopolitical crisis in the Middle East, the industry ministry said. The government issued the Level 1 alert in the country's four-tier resource security warning system to respond preemptively to a possible disruption in Korea's energy supply due to the Iran crisis, according to the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Resources. The ministry said authorities will raise its readiness against a potential prolonging of the Middle East conflict.

According to Yonhap News Agency, officials have stated that the country has yet to experience any disruptions in energy supplies and maintains sufficient short-term supply capacity.