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North Korea May Consider H-Bomb Test in Pacific, Kim Calls Trump 'Mentally Deranged'

TEHRAN (defapress) – North Korea said on Friday it might test a hydrogen bomb on the Pacific Ocean after US President Donald Trump vowed to destroy the country, with leader Kim Jong Un promising to make a “mentally deranged” Trump pay dearly for his threats.
News ID: 66008    Publish Date : 2017/09/22

N. Korea Shrugs off Trump Threat as 'Dog's Bark'

TEHRAN (defapress) – North Korea's foreign minister has brushed aside US President Donald Trump's fiery threat to destroy his nation, comparing it to a "dog's bark" and suggesting Pyongyang would not be deterred by the rhetoric.
News ID: 65995    Publish Date : 2017/09/21

China, Russia Begin Naval Drills near North Korea

TEHRAN (defapress) - China and Russia began naval drills near North Korea on Monday amid continuing tensions over the isolated state's nuclear ambitions and ahead of a United Nations General Assembly meeting this week, where North Korea is likely to loom large.
News ID: 65973    Publish Date : 2017/09/18

Report:

Iran’s Crude Exports to S Korea Rise by 40% in August

TEHRAN (defapress) – South Korea’s imports of Iranian crude oil rose by 40.2 percent in August compared to the same period last year, a report said.
News ID: 65960    Publish Date : 2017/09/17

North Korea Fires Another Missile over Japan

TEHRAN (defapress) – North Korea fired a missile that flew over Japan’s northern Hokkaido far out into the Pacific Ocean on Friday, South Korean and Japanese officials said, deepening tensions after Pyongyang’s recent test of its most powerful nuclear bomb.
News ID: 65937    Publish Date : 2017/09/15

North Korea Threatens to 'Sink' Japan, Reduce US to 'Ashes, Darkness’

TEHRAN(defapress) - A North Korean state agency threatened on Thursday to use nuclear weapons to "sink" Japan and reduce the United States to "ashes and darkness" for supporting a UN Security Council resolution and sanctions over its latest nuclear test.
News ID: 65931    Publish Date : 2017/09/14

Worried UN Chief Antonio Guterres Says North Korea Crisis Is Worst ‘in Years’

TEHRAN (defapress) - Guterres said the key question was to get North Korea to stop its nuclear and ballistic missile programme and respect UN Security Council resolutions.
News ID: 65885    Publish Date : 2017/09/10

Moscow Ready to Develop Economic Ties with N. Korea within UN Restrictions

TEHRAN (defapress)- Russia is ready to develop ties with N. Korea within UN restrictions, but the missile and nuclear tests impinge on trade and economic relations, the Russian Far East Development Minister said upon meeting the N. Korean delegation.
News ID: 65868    Publish Date : 2017/09/07

North Korea Vows Strong Countermeasures against US Pressure

TEHRAN (defapress)- North Korea’s Minister of External Economic Relations and head of delegation at the Eastern Economic Forum in Vladivostok, Kim Yong-jae, said Pyongyang will introduce strong countermeasures against Washington’s attempts to exert pressure.
News ID: 65867    Publish Date : 2017/09/07

North Korea Says It Has Developed 'Advanced Hydrogen Bomb'

TEHRAN (defapress) - North Korea said on Sunday it has developed an advanced hydrogen bomb that possesses “great destructive power” as US President Donald Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe talked by phone about the “escalating” nuclear crisis.
News ID: 65816    Publish Date : 2017/09/03

White House:

Trump Keeps All Options Open for North Korea

TEHRAN (defapress) - US President Donald Trump keeps "all options" on the table to deal with the nuclear and ballistic missile threats from North Korea, the White House said Friday.
News ID: 65806    Publish Date : 2017/09/02

UN Council Unanimously Condemns North Korea Missile Tests

TEHRAN (defapress) - The United Nations Security Council unanimously condemned North Korea's firing of a ballistic missile over Japan on Tuesday as an "outrageous" threat and demanded that Pyongyang not launch any more missiles and abandon all nuclear weapons and programmes.
News ID: 65776    Publish Date : 2017/08/30

North Korea Launches Missile That Flew over Japan

TEHRAN (defapress) - A North Korean missile fired over Japan Tuesday was denounced by Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe as a "most serious and grave" threat.
News ID: 65761    Publish Date : 2017/08/29

North Korea Tests Short-Range Missiles as South Korea, US Conduct Drills

TEHRAN (defapress) - North Korea fired several short-range missiles into the sea off its east coast early on Saturday, South Korea and the US military said, as the two allies conducted annual joint military drills that the North denounces as preparation for war.
News ID: 65727    Publish Date : 2017/08/26

Russia Sends Nuclear-Capable Bombers on Mission near South Korea, Japan

TEHRAN (defapress) – Russian nuclear-capable strategic bombers have flown over the Pacific Ocean, the Sea of Japan, the Yellow Sea and the East China Sea, prompting Japan and South Korea to scramble jets to escort them, Moscow said on Thursday.
News ID: 65715    Publish Date : 2017/08/24

South Korea's Moon Says North Korean Nuclear-Tipped ICBM a 'Red Line'

TEHRAN (defapress) – North Korea would be "crossing a red line" if it put a nuclear warhead on an intercontinental ballistic missile, South Korea's president said on Thursday, but the United States had promised to seek Seoul's approval before taking any military action.
News ID: 65626    Publish Date : 2017/08/17

China:

Tensions Around North Korea Easing, But Crisis Not Overcome Yet

TEHRAN (defapress)- Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi announced that there are signs that tensions around North Korea are easing, but it is necessary to work together to ultimately settle the crisis.
News ID: 65610    Publish Date : 2017/08/16

North Korea's Leader Holds Fire on Guam Missile Launch

TEHRAN (defapress)- North Korea's leader Kim Jong-un received a report from his army on plans to fire missiles towards Guam and stressed that he will watch the actions of the United States before making a decision to fire.
News ID: 65604    Publish Date : 2017/08/15

Russia Boosts Air Defense in Far East amid Escalating N. Korea Nuclear Situation

TEHRAN (defapress)- Russia’s air defense systems in the country's Far East region have been enhanced and put on a state of high alert in connection with the escalated situation around North Korea’s recent missile tests, Russia's upper house of parliament lawmaker Viktor Ozerov announced on Friday.
News ID: 65544    Publish Date : 2017/08/11

North Korea:

Sound Dialogue Not Possible with Trump

TEHRAN (defapress) – North Korea dismissed as a "load of nonsense" warnings by US President Donald Trump that it would face "fire and fury" if it threatened the United States, and outlined on Thursday detailed plans for a missile strike near the Pacific territory of Guam.
News ID: 65525    Publish Date : 2017/08/10

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