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Military vehicles carry missiles with characters reading ‘Pukkuksong’ during a military parade marking the 105th birth anniversary of country’s founding father, Kim Il Sung in Pyongyang, April 15, 2017. REUTERS/Damir Sagolj

China Orders North Korean Businesses Closed by January

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Sep 28, 2017 | World

China on Thursday ordered North Korean-owned businesses to shut down by January, cutting foreign revenue for the isolated North under UN sanctions imposed over its nuclear and missile programs. North Korean businesses and ventures with Chinese partners must close...

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Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has led Iran’s negotiation team to reach nuclear deal [Reuters]

Confronting North Korean and Iran

by Abdulrahman Al-Rashed | Sep 26, 2017 | Opinion

The weak Iranian nuclear agreement adopted by the former US administration and signed by Iran is partially responsible for North Korea’s rush to develop its own nuclear program. Iran was rewarded $150 billion, with profits, as part of the deal after funds...

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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. Photo: KCNA via Reuters

Is Russia the US’s Best Chance With North Korea?

by Dmitri Trenin | Sep 25, 2017 | Opinion

Russia is usually seen as relatively unimportant to most discussions about the North Korea nuclear crisis, yet it is in a unique position to help de-escalate it. Despite rising tensions between Moscow and Washington — over Russia’s interventions in Crimea and Syria,...

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North Korea’s Foreign Minister Ri Yong-ho has derided US President Donald Trump as “mentally deranged” (AFP Photo/Jewel SAMAD)

N.Korean FM at UN Says Confrontation with US ‘Inevitable’

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Sep 23, 2017 | World

North Korea’s foreign minister assailed US President Donald Trump at the United Nations on Saturday, deriding him as a “mentally deranged” leader whose threats had increased the chances of military confrontation. FM Ri Yong-ho told the UN General...

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FILE PHOTO – A pair of B-1B Lancer bombers soar over Wyoming in an undated file photo. Staff Sgt. Steve Thurow/U.S. Air Force/Handout via REUTERS

Pentagon Says US Bombers Fly off East Coast of N.Korea

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Sep 23, 2017 | World

US bombers flew off the east coast of North Korea Saturday in a show of force designed to project American military might in the face of Pyongyang’s weapons programs, escalating already sky-high tensions. “This mission is a demonstration of US resolve and...