Kim Jung-un
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Pyongyang to deploy new multiple rocket launcher this year
TEHRAN, May 11 (MNA) – North Korea will equip its military with a new 240mm multiple rocket launcher starting this year, state media said Saturday, adding a "significant change" for the army's artillery combat capabilities was under way.
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North Korea conducts artillery drills
TEHRAN, Mar. 08 (MNA) – North Korean leader Kim Jong Un guided a large-scale live-fire artillery drill involving a unit Pyongyang says is capable of striking the South Korean capital.
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North Korea’s Kim Jong Un orders heightened war preparations
TEHRAN, Mar. 07 (MNA) – North Korean leader Kim Jong-un urged intensifying training and practical actual war drills during a visit to a military training base.
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N Korea says armed conflict becoming reality because of US
TEHRAN, Jan. 01 (MNA) – North Korean leader Kim Jong Un told the country's military commanders the most powerful means must be mobilized to destroy the United States and South Korea if they choose military confrontation.
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North Korea's Kim warns war inevitable
TEHRAN, Dec.31 (MNA) – North Korea has said it will launch three more military satellites, build military drones, and boost its nuclear arsenal in 2024.
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Kim Jong Un reviews satellite images of US bases
TEHRAN, Nov. 26 (MNA) – North Korean state media said Saturday leader Kim Jong Un reviewed images taken by his country’s new reconnaissance satellite of a US naval base at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii and “major target” sites across South Korea.
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VIDEO: North Korea leader visits Russia Pacific Fleet frigate
TEHRAN, Sep. 16 (MNA) – North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu paid a visit to the Pacific Fleet frigate Marshal Shaposhnikov in Vladivostok.
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North Korea’s Kim vows to help Putin ‘fight imperialism’
TEHRAN, Sep. 13 (MNA) – North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin promised that North Korea would help Russia “fight imperialism”.
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Putin meets N Korea's Jong Un at Russia Vostochny Cosmodrome
TEHRAN, Sep. 13 (MNA) – Russian President Vladimir Putin will sit down with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in Russia's Far East later on Wednesday to discuss a range of issues of mutual interest.
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South Korea sees possibility of DPRK’s Kim visiting Russia
TEHRAN, Sep. 11 (MNA) – South Korea’s Ministry of National Defense believes that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un may visit Russia, Defense Ministry Spokesperson Jeon Ha Kyu said at a news briefing.
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North Korea unveils first tactical, nuclear-armed submarine
TEHRAN, Sep. 08 (MNA) – A ceremony to float out an advanced submarine fitted with tactical nuclear weapons was held in North Korea, local media reported on Friday.
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North Korean leader vows to modernize country's navy
TEHRAN, Aug. 21 (MNA) – North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un has pledged to modernize the country's navy with improved combat efficiency to boost its capability for engaging in actual war.
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Amid US-S Korea threats;
North Korea's Kim orders sharp increase in missile production
TEHRAN, Aug. 14 (MNA) – North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has called for a major boost in the country's production of missiles and munitions as the US and rival South Korea get set to launch yet another war game in the region.
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Kim Jong Un meets Russian defence chief, showcases missiles
TEHRAN, Jul. 27 (MNA) – Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu has met with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un during his visit to Pyongyang, with the two officials discussing issues of global and regional security.
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Kim Says DPRK defeated US imperialism in Korean War
TEHRAN, Jul. 26 (MNA) – North Korean leader Kim Jong-un says that the DPRK has inflicted indelible disgrace and defeat on US Imperialism in Korean War.
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N. Korea conducts test launch of Hwasong-18 solid-fuel ICBM
TEHRAN, Apr. 14 (MNA) – North Korea conducted the first test launch of its solid-fuel intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), Hwasong-18 on Thursday.
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Kim calls for nuclear attack readiness against US, S. Korea
TEHRAN, Mar. 20 (MNA) – North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has overseen drills simulating a nuclear counterattack against the US and South Korea in a warning to the allies who are scaling up their joint military exercises.
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North Korea puts on biggest ICBM display in Jong-Un presence
TEHRAN, Feb. 09 (MNA) – North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un, who was accompanied by his wife and daughter, presided over the nighttime military parade.
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To counter US threat;
Kim orders exponential increase of N. Korea's nuclear arsenal
TEHRAN, Jan. 01 (MNA) – North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has ordered the development of new nuclear-capable inter-continental ballistic missiles and the mass production of tactical nuclear weapons to counter the threat from the United States.
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Kim Jong Un sets new goals for North Korea military
TEHRAN, Dec. 28 (MNA) – Kim Jong Un announced new goals for North Korea's military in a report to party leaders, state media reported Wednesday, hinting that missile tests will continue next year.
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North Korea says tests nuclear warning to S Korea, US
TEHRAN, Oct. 10 (MNA) – North Korea has said its recent barrage of missile launches were “tactical nuclear” drills personally overseen by Kim Jong Un, and a response to joint United States-South Korea naval exercises.
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Russia willing to expand ties with N Korea: Putin
TEHRAN, Aug. 15 (MNA) – Russian President Vladimir Putin says that Moscow is ready to continue the comprehensive and constructive development of bilateral relations with Pyongyang.
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N Korea warns US ready for any military conflict
TEHRAN, Jul. 28 (MNA) – North Korea's leader Kim Jong-un warned that his government is "fully prepared" for any military conflict with the United States.
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Kim warns N Korea would preemptively use nukes if threatened
TEHRAN, Apr. 30 (MNA) – North Korean leader Kim Jong-un warned yet again that his country would preemptively use nuclear weapons if threatened.
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N.K. leader warns US, S. Korea ahead of military drills
TEHRAN, Jul. 30 (MNA) – North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has warned South Korea and the United States before their annual military exercise expected for mid-August.
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Kim calls for preparedness for confrontation with US
TEHRAN, Jun. 18 (MNA) – North Korean leader Kim Jong Un told the country's government on Thursday it needed to be prepared for a confrontation with the United States.
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Kim Jong-un calls for alert posture in military meeting
TEHRAN, Jun. 12 (MNA) – North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has presided over a Central Military Commission meeting of the ruling Workers' Party and called for a high alert posture.
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US likely to offer partial sanctions relief to North Korea
TEHRAN, May 30 (MNA) – The Biden administration is likely to pursue a phased process of offering partial sanctions relief in exchange for partial steps from North Korea toward its denuclearization, a South Korean news outlet has reported.
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Kim's sister warns Seoul of propaganda leaflets consequences
TEHRAN, May 02 (MNA) – Kim Jong-un's sister, Kim Yo-jong, has warned South Korea that their recent failure to stop North Korean defectors from spreading anti-Pyongyang propaganda leaflets will have consequences.
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N Korea test fires a ballistic missile
TEHRAN, Mar. 26 (MNA) -North Korean officials announced Friday morning that they have tested a tactical guided missile.