Seoul: North Korea on Monday "strongly" condemned U.S. military strikes against Iran's nuclear sites, saying that bombing Iran is a violation of a sovereign state's security interests and territorial integrity.
According to Yonhap News Agency, the North's foreign ministry issued the condemnation as the U.S. entered a war against Iran by staging precision strikes on three key nuclear sites in the Islamic Republic. A spokesperson of the North's ministry stated, "The Democratic People's Republic of Korea strongly denounces the attack on Iran by the U.S. which severely violated the U.N. Charter ... and violently trampled down the territorial integrity and security interests of a sovereign state," as reported by the North's Korean Central News Agency.
The North's ministry attributed the current situation in the Middle East to Israel's actions, describing it as an "inevitable product" brought by Israel's "reckless valor." The ministry accused both Israel and the U.S. of further escalating tensions in the region. "The just international community should raise the voice of unanimous censure and rejection against the U.S. and Israel's confrontational acts," the North's ministry declared.
North Korea and Iran maintain close relations despite being under international sanctions for their weapons programs. Previously, Pyongyang condemned Israel's strikes against Iran, labeling them a "hideous act."