North Korea supports Iran's choice of new supreme leader, KCNA says
North Korea's foreign ministry also said it strongly denounces acts of aggression by the US and Israel of "illegal" attacks against Iran, which are destroying peace and escalating instability worldwide, KCNA state news agency said.
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un speaks during the fifth session of the Ninth Congress of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK), in Pyongyang, North Korea, February 23, 2026. Photo: Reuters
North Korea said today (11 March) it supports the Iranian people's choice of new Supreme Leader, who was named on Monday to succeed his father killed in the initial strikes against the country by the US and Israel, state media said.
North Korea's foreign ministry also said it strongly denounces acts of aggression by the US and Israel of "illegal" attacks against Iran, which are destroying peace and escalating instability worldwide, KCNA state news agency said.
