Iran may team up again with North Korea to defy gangster-like US. Heres why
As war with the United States and Israel batters Iran’s missile and nuclear infrastructure, analysts say Tehran is likely to turn to North Korea once again after the fighting stops, reviving a long-suspected partnership built on shared hostility towards Washington and years of military cooperation. North Korea has long been suspected of supplying missile technology…
North Korea has long been suspected of supplying missile technology to Iran and providing technical help with uranium enrichment, and analysts say it is likely to do so again once the war ends.
“North Korea and Iran will likely resume cooperation in missiles and rebuilding uranium enrichment facilities as Iran acutely feels the need to secure capabilities to mount massive retaliatory attacks,” said Cho Han-bum, a senior analyst at the Korea Institute for National Security (KINU).
“When the war is over, it is highly likely that the two countries will strengthen their bilateral ties,” he said, noting that both governments saw the US as their primary strategic rival.
