Pyongyang

Araghchi receives Iran's ambassador to North Korea

TEHRAN, Nov. 08 (MNA) – Iran's Foreign Minister Seyyed Abbas Araghchi meets with Iran's new ambassador to North Korea Abbas Talebi before his departure to Pyongyang.

N. Korea unveils 'most powerful' new ICBM at military parade

TEHRAN, Oct. 11 (MNA) – North Korea demonstrated the latest Hwasongpho-20 intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) at a military parade in Pyongyang.

Kim Jong Un says that Pyongyang intends no denuclearization

TEHRAN, Sep. 22 (MNA) – North Korean leader Kim Jong Un declared that the country will not abandon its nuclear weapons, the Korean Central News Agency reported.

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Russian airline revives Moscow-Pyongyang route

TEHRAN, Jul. 28 (MNA) – A Russian airline carried out its first flight on a new route connecting Moscow and the North Korean capital on Monday, marking the first direct commercial flight between the two cities in decades.

Ukraine denies Pyongyang plan to send 30,000 troops to Russia

TEHRAN, Jul. 14 (MNA) – Kyiv’s military intelligence agency has denied a report that North Korea plans to send up to 30,000 additional troops to Russia in the coming months to aid in Moscow’s war in Ukraine.

N Korea ratifies treaty on strategic partnership with Russia

TEHRAN, Nov. 12 (MNA) – North Korea ratified the treaty on comprehensive strategic partnership with Russia signed in Pyongyang on June 19.

Putin approves strategic partnership treaty with Pyongyang

TEHRAN, Nov. 10 (MNA) – Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed into law a treaty on comprehensive strategic partnership with the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) on Saturday.

South Korea accuses North of GPS signal ‘jamming attack’

TEHRAN, Nov. 09 (MNA) – North Korea has jammed the GPS signals in response to the South’s missile launches, Seoul’s military says.

N Korea says US using Quad to justify anti-Pyongyang policy

TEHRAN, Sep. 25 (MNA) – North Korea on Wednesday denounced the US for violating the North's sovereign rights and trying to justify its hostile policy against Pyongyang by hosting the Quad summit with the leaders of India, Japan, and Australia.

Russia defense minister says N.Korea 'an important partner'

TEHRAN, Jul. 26 (MNA) – Russia's Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu on Wednesday hailed his country's partnership with North Korea during a meeting with his counterpart Kang Sun Nam in Pyongyang.

DPRK says bans not able to stop missile development program

TEHRAN, Dec. 20 (MNA) – Kim Yo Jong, the sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, says that her country is not afraid of sanctions and the bans won't stop DPRK from continuing its weapons development program.

S Korea president warns Pyongyang over any nuke, missile test

TEHRAN, Nov. 13 (MNA) – The president of South Korea warned North Korea of facing a decisive response if it launches another ballistic missile or stages a nuclear test.