April 19, 2024
Opinion

‘Fire and fury’ in the Middle East: how the Iran crisis could impact North Korea

The drone strike that killed Iranian general Qassem Soleimani on January 3 has likely shaken up Pyongyang's leadership

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The three meetings between President Trump and Kim Jong Un -- Singapore, Hanoi, and, most recently in the DMZ -- have made it easy to dismiss the very bumpy beginnings of North Korean diplomacy in the first year of the Trump administration.

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