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A high-ranking economic delegation from North Korea has departed for Iran, marking the first known talks between the two nations since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. This development comes amid North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s efforts to forge closer ties with countries opposed to the United States, coinciding with his intensified weapons testing program. The delegation, led by External Economic Relations Minister Yun Jung Ho, left North Korea on Tuesday. Pyongyang and Tehran, two of the few governments supporting Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, have been accused of supplying Russia with military equipment. The last high-level North Korean delegation to visit Iran was in August 2019.

North Korea’s latest nuclear counterattack drill has sent shockwaves through the region, raising concerns about the escalating tensions on the Korean Peninsula. The drill, which was supervised by leader Kim Jong-un, involved simulating a nuclear attack on South Korea and Japan. This comes as North Korea continues to develop its nuclear program, posing a significant threat to its neighbors.

North Korea has conducted a simulated nuclear trigger drill and launched multiple rocket launchers, supervised by leader Kim Jong Un. The state media claims the exercise was a warning to the US and South Korea amid joint military drills in the region. The drills showcased the country’s new nuclear weapons management system and were seen as a demonstration of its readiness to deter and initiate a war in the event of threats.

North Korea conducted a simulated ‘nuclear counterattack’ drill overseen by Kim Jong Un, testing multiple short-range ballistic missiles towards an island target in the East Sea. The launch, following an earlier test of a super-large warhead, has raised concerns about North Korea’s nuclear and weapons program, especially with Russia’s support in the UN Security Council.

North Korea has conducted drills simulating a nuclear counterattack, involving its super-large multiple rocket units. The exercise was overseen by leader Kim Jong Un and aimed to strengthen the prompt counterattack capacity of the country’s nuclear force under its nuclear trigger combined management system. The drill served as a warning to enemies amid joint U.S.-South Korean military drills.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has overseen multiple rocket launcher launches simulating a nuclear counterattack against enemy targets. The launches, part of North Korea’s escalating nuclear doctrine, aimed to demonstrate the strength and diversification of its nuclear forces amid heightened tensions with the US and South Korea. Analysts believe the country’s large-sized artillery rockets blur the line between artillery and ballistic missiles, capable of delivering tactical nuclear warheads.

North Korea carried out its first nuclear counterattack drills to simulate its “nuclear trigger” management system, guided by leader Kim Jong Un, as a clear warning to its enemies, state news agency KCNA said on Tuesday. As part of testing the nationwide nuclear management system, called “nuclear trigger”, its artillery forces joined the country’s first such drills on Monday in a show of diversified nuclear capabilities and protest against U.S. and South Korean “provocative and invasive” military exercises, KCNA reported. Kim oversaw the simulation drills involving maneuvering troops in nuclear counterattack posture, and firing artillery with mock nuclear warheads, in case nuclear crisis alerts were issued, according to KCNA.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un supervised a drill simulating a ‘nuclear counterattack,’ involving ‘super-large multiple rocket units’ that precisely hit a target 352 kilometers away, according to state media. The drill, conducted on Monday, was observed by Kim, who expressed appreciation for the missiles’ accuracy.