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North Korea Threatens to 'Counter' US Over Military Drills

TEHRAN (defapress)- North Korea threatened on Saturday to "counter the US" if Washington holds joint military exercises with South Korea, saying the drills would harm reconciliation efforts on the peninsula.
News ID: 68979    Publish Date : 2018/03/03

North Korea Rejects Chemical Links to Syria as Mean US Trick

TEHRAN (defapress)- North Korea dismissed reports of its cooperation with Syria over nuclear weapons, saying such claims are mere US fabrications meant to put more pressure on Pyongyang and justify the American military intervention in Syria.
News ID: 68949    Publish Date : 2018/03/02

North Korea Rejects Chemical Links to Syria as Mean US Trick

TEHRAN (defapress)- North Korea dismissed reports of its cooperation with Syria over nuclear weapons, saying such claims are mere US fabrications meant to put more pressure on Pyongyang and justify the American military intervention in Syria.
News ID: 68949    Publish Date : 2018/03/02

North Korea ‘Willing’ to Talk to Washington, But Trump Is Trepidatious

TEHRAN (defapress)- After over ten months of hemming and hawing, dialogue between the United States and North Korea actually seems possible. A top DPRK official told South Korea that Pyongyang was “willing” to begin a dialogue, raising the possibility of delaying planned US-South Korea exercises on the Korean Peninsula.
News ID: 68903    Publish Date : 2018/02/27

North Korea ‘Willing’ to Talk to Washington, But Trump Is Trepidatious

TEHRAN (defapress)- After over ten months of hemming and hawing, dialogue between the United States and North Korea actually seems possible. A top DPRK official told South Korea that Pyongyang was “willing” to begin a dialogue, raising the possibility of delaying planned US-South Korea exercises on the Korean Peninsula.
News ID: 68903    Publish Date : 2018/02/27

US Imposes 'Largest Ever' Set of Sanctions Against North Korea

TEHRAN (defapress)- US President Donald Trump is set to announce new sanctions against 56 vessels, trade entities, and shipping companies that are aimed at maximizing pressure on Pyongyang, which has recently held talks with Seoul to ease the ever-growing tensions on the Korean peninsula and sent its athletes to the 2018 Winter Olympics in South Korea's Pyeongchang.
News ID: 68840    Publish Date : 2018/02/24

Trump to Announce New Sanctions against North Korea

TEHRAN (defapress) – The United States is due to announce its largest package of sanctions yet against North Korea to further pressure Pyongyang over its nuclear and missile program, as South Korea readies itself for more talks with the North’s officials.
News ID: 68815    Publish Date : 2018/02/23

North Korea IOC Member Says 'Possible' to Co-Host Asian Winter Games With South Korea

TEHRAN (defapress)- The North Korean member of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Chang Ung said Tuesday that it is "possible" for the two Koreas to jointly hold the 2021 Asian Winter Games.
News ID: 68773    Publish Date : 2018/02/20

South Korea to Take ‘Stern’ Measures Against US Tariffs

TEHRAN (defapress)- South Korea’s President Moon Jae-in said he expects “confident and stern” counter-measures to be taken against the United States over Washington’s “unreasonable” tariffs slapped on South Korean goods.
News ID: 68756    Publish Date : 2018/02/19

Pence Says North Korea Must Give Up Nukes before Talks

TEHRAN (defapress) - US Vice President Mike Pence says the US is demanding that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un place on the table the prospect of his country giving up its nuclear weapons as a precondition for supporting any substantive talks between the two Koreas.
News ID: 68579    Publish Date : 2018/02/09

North Korea Stages Show of Force with New Missiles during Parade

TEHRAN (defapress) - North Korea showcased new intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBM) it tested last year and a new type of short range missile during Thursday's large military parade, analysts said on Friday.
News ID: 68578    Publish Date : 2018/02/09

North Korea:

State of Union Address Screams of Terrified Donald Trump

TEHRAN (defapress)- North Korea described US President Donald Trump’s first State of the Union address as “screams of Trump terrified” by Pyongyang’s power.
News ID: 68491    Publish Date : 2018/02/05

North Korea’s Berlin Embassy Used to Acquire Nuclear Tech, Says Spy Chief

TEHRAN (defapress) - Germany’s domestic intelligence agency chief has claimed North Korea has been acquiring equipment and technology for its nuclear and weapons programmes through its Berlin embassy.
News ID: 68452    Publish Date : 2018/02/04

North Korea Warns Against Resumption of US-South Korea Military Drills After Olympics

TEHRAN (defapress)- North Korea warned against plans by the United States to resume joint war games with South Korea following the Winter Olympics, insisting in an official letter to the United Nations that it will not “sit idle” in response.
News ID: 68438    Publish Date : 2018/02/03

Korea Accuses US of Deploying Aircraft Carriers around Korean Peninsula

TEHRAN (defapress)- North Korean Foreign Minister Ri Yong-ho sent a letter to the UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres, complaining that the United States is trying to aggravate the situation on the Korean Peninsula, the North Korean embassy in Russia said in a statement.
News ID: 68409    Publish Date : 2018/02/02

North Korea to Parade Dozens of Long-Range Missiles before Winter Olympics

TEHRAN (defapress) - North Korea is planning to show off dozens of long-range missiles at a February 8 parade, the day before the Winter Olympics is set to begin in South Korea, two diplomatic sources with deep knowledge of North Korea's intentions told CNN Wednesday.
News ID: 68378    Publish Date : 2018/01/31

North Korea:

US Bans Aimed at Sabotaging Dialog with South

TEHRAN (defapress)- North Korea condemned the latest sanctions imposed by the United States against Pyongyang, calling them an attempt at sabotaging a nascent process of dialog with South Korea.
News ID: 68311    Publish Date : 2018/01/27

Iran Sympathizes with South Korea over Deadly Blaze in Hospital

TEHRAN (defapress) – Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qassemi expressed “deep sorrow” over a fire in a South Korean hospital that killed 41 people and injured more than 70 others.
News ID: 68296    Publish Date : 2018/01/26

CIA Director:

North Korea Handful of Month from Being Able to Hit US with Nuclear Weapon

TEHRAN (defapress)- CIA Director Mike Pompeo warned that North Korea is only a "handful of months" away from being able to hit the mainland United States with a nuclear weapon.
News ID: 68237    Publish Date : 2018/01/23

US Warns Military Action on North Korea Unless Diplomacy Works

TEHRAN (defapress)- US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson threatened North Korea with a military response unless it abandons its nuclear weapons program.
News ID: 68133    Publish Date : 2018/01/17

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