Ex-Israeli Defense Minister: Iran Will Be Watching How World Reacts to North Korea’s Nuclear Provocations
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by Algemeiner Staff
North Korean Supreme Leader Kim Jong-un. Photo: Twitter.
Iran will be watching how the world reacts to North Korea’s latest nuclear test, a former Israeli defense minister said on Sunday.
Following the news that Pyongyang had detonated what it claimed to be an advanced hydrogen bomb that could be put on an intercontinental ballistic missile, Moshe Ya’alon — a retired IDF lieutenant general who now heads the Manhigut Aheret NGO — tweeted, “The response of the international system, led by the US, to the North Korean regime’s provocations will be reflected in the Iranian regime’s behavior on the nuclear issue in the near future.”
“Although the nuclear test is not our concern, the tension should worry us,” Ya’alon continued.
תגובת המערכת הבינ״ל בהובלת ארה״ב להתגרויות המשטר הצפון קוריאני, תקרין על התנהלות המשטר האיראני בנושא הגרעין בעתיד הקרוב. 1/2
— Moshe Bogie Ya’alon (@bogie_yaalon) September 3, 2017
למרות שהניסוי הגרעיני הוא לא מענייננו, המתיחות צריכה להדאיג אותנו. 2/2
— Moshe Bogie Ya’alon (@bogie_yaalon) September 3, 2017
In a March interview with The Algemeiner, proliferation expert David Albright said that paying attention to any potential nuclear cooperation between North Korea and Iran should be a priority for the Trump administration.
