TEHRAN, October 16 - Washington will continue its diplomatic efforts to solve the North Korean crisis only "until first bomb drops,” US State Secretary Rex Tillerson told CNN.
TEHRAN, October 11 -The U.S. military flew two strategic bombers over the Korean peninsula in a show of force late on Tuesday, as President Donald Trump met top defense officials to discuss how to respond to any threat from North Korea.
TEHRAN, October 4 - A group of seven European Union (EU) countries have been involved in quiet diplomacy to calm tensions between North Korea and the United States, but they have been seeing their chances diminish amid EU threats of sanctions on Pyongyang.
TEHRAN, October 1-US President Donald Trump issued a directive early in his administration outlining a strategy of pressure against North Korea involving multiple government agencies that led to the use of military cyber-capabilities, administration officials say.
TEHRAN, September 30 - South Korean media say the North has been detected transferring several missiles out of a research facility in its capital amid speculations of a new test launch by Pyongyang.
TEHRAN, September 28 -South Korea says it worries that North Korea would take more “provocative action” in the Korean Peninsula region next month, when the anniversary of the establishment of its communist party arrives.
TEHRAN, September 23 -The US military has denied ordering American troops and their families in South Korea to evacuate the country, after a number of them reported receiving mysterious text messages that told them to do so.
TEHRAN, September 12 -South Korea and Japan have expressed satisfaction with the United Nations Security Council’s vote to tighten the sanctions against North Korea over its nuclear and missile program.
TEHRAN, September 9 - The United States has formally requested the United Nations Security Council to vote on a draft resolution for the new sanctions against North Korea over its sixth and largest nuclear test.
TEHRAN, August 26, YJC - The US military has confirmed that North Korea has fired three short-range ballistic missiles towards the sea off its eastern coast, saying two of the missiles failed during flight and one of them exploded.
TEHRAN, August 21 -South Korean and U.S. forces began computer-simulated military exercises on Monday amid tensions over North Korea's missile and nuclear programs, amid reports that Pyongyang has generated at least $270 million since February despite U.N. sanctions.
TEHRAN, July 30, YJC -The US military has inaugurated an $11 billion base in South Korea, boasting it as an small American city serving as new headquarters that no longer lies within the range of North Korean artillery fire, and expected to house over 45,000 service members, contractors and their dependents.
TEHRAN, July 29, YJC -Pyongyang confirms that it has launched another intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un saying the whole US mainland is now within the range of the newly-tested guided missile.
TEHRAN, July 26, YJC - France has raised doubts about the legitimacy of new US sanctions against Iran, Russia and North Korea, saying they do not conform with international law due to their extraterritorial reach.
TEHRAN, July 6, YJC -Russia says it is against engaging in military operations or imposing further sanctions against North Korea over its recent test-launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM).
TEHRAN, May 27, YJC -Russia and China have once again voiced opposition to the deployment of a US missile system to South Korea, saying the North Korean nuclear program should not be used as a pretext for military build-up on the troubled peninsula.