Iran’s nuclear programme was aspirational. North Korea’s is not. That distinction explains everything, analysts say
“He will no doubt take steps to avoid a similar fate for his family and North Korea,” Leif-Eric Easley, a professor of international studies at Ewha Womans University in Seoul, said of Kim.
“The lesson Pyongyang likely draws from these strikes is to reject interactions with Seoul that could weaken the Kim regime.”
North Korea’s Foreign Ministry issued a statement on Sunday condemning the “gangster-like behaviour of the United States and Israel” over the killing of Khamenei.
