N Korea ‘respects’ Iran’s selection of Mojtaba Khamenei as supreme leader
Why it matters: It signals a tightening alliance between two US‑opposed regimes, raising stakes for Middle East and East Asian security.
- North Korea publicly endorsed Iran’s choice of Mojtaba Khamenei, framing it as a sovereign right of the Iranian people (KCNA).
- North Korea condemned the US‑Israel “unlawful military attack” on Iran, calling it a threat to regional peace and security (Ministry of Foreign Affairs).
- Iran’s Assembly of Experts elected Mojtaba Khamenei, son of the late Supreme Leader, after a US‑Israeli strike killed his father (implied by KCNA).
- Kim Jong Un oversaw a test‑fire of strategic cruise missiles from the Choe Hyon destroyer, highlighting North Korea’s push to expand its nuclear deterrent (KCNA).
North Korea praised Iran’s appointment of Mojtaba Khamenei as supreme leader, denouncing the US‑Israel strike as illegal, while simultaneously showcasing its own strategic cruise‑missile launch from a new destroyer, underscoring a shared defiance of Western pressure.
