US President Donald Trump blamed the incident on an Iranian attack, ​while South Korea’s Foreign Ministry said the cause of ​the fire would only be confirmed after the vessel ⁠was towed back to port and inspected.

HMM said in ​a text message that the damaged vessel was expected to arrive ​in Dubai on Thursday night or Friday morning, Seoul time.

The Panama-flagged ship, named HMM Namu, suffered an explosion and caught fire on Monday evening. ​

The fire was later extinguished, with no casualties and all ​24 crew members remaining on board, according to the company.

In a post on ‌social ⁠media, Trump said Iran fired shots at a Korean-operated ship and other targets as the US launched its operation to open the strait.

He urged South Korea to join the effort. ​In normal times, ​about a ⁠fifth of the world’s oil and liquefied natural gas passes through the waterway.

South Korea has been ​cautious about becoming too directly embroiled in the ​Middle East ⁠conflict, but the presidential Blue House said on Tuesday it was reviewing Trump’s suggestion that Seoul participate in the plan to ⁠free ​up navigation.

Trump later said he would briefly pause ​the operation to help escort ships through the strategic waterway, citing “great progress” toward ​a comprehensive agreement with Iran.