South Korea

7 crew members dead as S Korean fishing boat capsizes: report

TEHRAN, Dec. 09 (MNA) – At least seven crew members on board a fishing boat died after the vessel capsized following a collision in the waters off South Korea's southeastern coast on Monday.

S. Korea says no disruption to US alliance

TEHRAN, Dec. 09 (MNA) – South Korean President is still commander in chief and there is no disruption to the US alliance, the defense ministry said after it was revealed Yoon was under criminal investigation for declaring martial law last week.

South Korea President Yoon banned from foreign travel

TEHRAN, Dec. 09 (MNA) – South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol has been banned from leaving the country over a failed attempt at imposing martial law, a justice ministry official said on Monday.

Iran loses to S. Korea at 2024 Asian Women’s Handball C'ship

TEHRAN, Dec. 09 (MNA) – Iran failed to book their place at the final match of the 2024 Asian Women’s Handball Championship, losing to South Korea 33-20 on Sunday.

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South Korean interior minister resigns

TEHRAN, Dec. 08 (MNA) – South Korea’s interior minister resigned on Sunday following the declaration of martial law that plunged the country into turmoil, according to a local media.

S. Korea's president escapes impeachment vote

TEHRAN, Dec. 07 (MNA) – Lawmakers from South Korea's ruling party have decided to oppose a vote to impeach the country's president.

S. Korea MPs to vote on impeachment motion against president

TEHRAN, Dec. 07 (MNA) – Members of South Korea’s National Assembly (parliament) will vote on an impeachment motion against President Yoon Suk-yeol over his short-lived decision to declare martial law.

Iran closely monitoring developments in S Korea

TEHRAN, Dec. 04 (MNA) – The Iranian Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday that it is closely monitoring the situation in South Korea, expressing hope that conditions in the East Asian country would return to normal.

Russian diplomat:

Pyongyang right to worry about its security

TEHRAN, Dec. 04 (MNA) – Events in South Korea have shown that the country is unpredictable from the point of view of stability, North Korea is right to be concerned about its security, Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said.

S. Korean defense chief offers resignation

TEHRAN, Dec. 04 (MNA) – South Korea's defense minister submitted resignation to President Yoon Suk-yeol on Wednesday.

South Korean lawmakers call for President Yoon’s resignation

TEHRAN, Dec. 04 (MNA) – Protests continue to sweep Seoul as South Koreans call for president Yoon Suk Yeol’s resignation following his declaration and subsequent lifting of martial law in the country.

S. Korean parliament rejects martial law in S Korea

TEHRAN, Dec. 03 (MNA) – South Korean parliament has voted to defy the president by lifting his declaration of martial law.

South Korean president declares emergency martial law

TEHRAN, Dec. 03 (MNA) – South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol declared an “emergency martial law,” Tuesday accusing the country’s opposition of controlling the parliament, sympathizing with North Korea and paralyzing the government.

Seoul slows down under blanket of heaviest November snow

TEHRAN, Nov. 27 (MNA) – South Korea’s capital has been blanketed by what the weather agency said was the heaviest November snowfall since records began over a century ago. It was the first snowfall of this year’s winter.

North Korea dismantles power lines on border with South Korea

TEHRAN, Nov. 26 (MNA) – The North Korean authorities are allegedly dismantling power transmission lines leading to the now-closed Kaesong industrial complex on the country’s territory, South Korean media reported, citing the military.

Russia strongly warns Seoul over arms supply to Kyiv

TEHRAN, Nov. 25 (MNA) – South Korea's arms supplies to Ukraine will completely destroy relations between Seoul and Moscow, Russia will respond to them in every necessary way, Deputy Foreign Minister of the Russian Federation Andrey Rudenko said.

N. Korea condemns US military drills with S. Korea, Japan

TEHRAN, Nov. 23 (MNA) – North Korea condemned on Saturday recent joint military drills by the United States, South Korea, and Japan, warning that it would take immediate actions if needed to defend the state.

US, Japan, South Korea to set up secretariat to advance coop.

TEHRAN, Nov. 16 (MNA) – The leaders of the US, Japan, and South Korea agreed on Friday to form a secretariat to help advance their trilateral cooperation.

US aircraft carrier joins military drills with S Korea, Japan

TEHRAN, Nov. 13 (MNA) – South Korea's military said it will hold a three-day joint exercise with the US and Japan starting on Wednesday, featuring fighter jets and marine patrol aircraft.

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 launches short-range ballistic missiles to sea

TEHRAN, Nov. 05 (MNA) – North Korea has launched a salvo of ballistic missiles toward the sea off the east coast of the Korean Peninsula, South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said.

S Korea, US, Japan run joint air drills

TEHRAN, Nov. 03 (MNA) – South Korea, Japan, and the United States on Nov 3 conducted a joint air drill involving a nuclear-capable bomber, Seoul’s military said, in response to North Korea’s latest long-range missile test.

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US nuclear bomber joins drills with S. Korea, Japan

TEHRAN, Nov. 03 (MNA) – The US flew a long-range bomber in a trilateral drill with South Korea and Japan on Sunday in response to North Korea’s recent test-firing of a new intercontinental ballistic missile designed to strike the US mainland.

S Korea says North may test ICBM around time of US election

TEHRAN, Oct. 30 (MNA) – North Korea has moved into place a launcher ready for an intercontinental ballistic missile, and may decide to set it off around the time of the US presidential election, South Korean lawmakers claimed.

Sister of North Korean leader:

South Korea, Ukraine "badly behaved dogs raised by US"

TEHRAN, Oct. 22 (MNA) – The sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, described South Korea and Ukraine as "badly behaved dogs raised by the United States," according to KCNA.

US-led sanctions monitoring team unlawful: North Korea

TEHRAN, Oct. 20 (MNA) – North Korea's foreign minister said a new multilateral sanctions monitoring team led by the United States was "utterly unlawful and illegitimate", state media reported on Sunday.

N Korea says discovered remains of drone sent from S Korea

TEHRAN, Oct. 19 (MNA) – North Korea announced Saturday it has discovered remains of at least one drone sent from South Korea, describing it as the same type displayed on the South's Armed Forces Day in Seoul earlier this month.

Iran, North Korea hold talks on Korean peninsula developments

TEHRAN, Oct. 16 (MNA) – Iran's chargé d'affaires ad interim in Pyongyang met and discussed regional issues with the senior officials of the North Korean Ministry of Foreign Affairs.