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North Korea supports Iran's choice of new supreme leader, KCNA says

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 on February 23, 2026, in this picture released on February 24, 2026, by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency — KCNA via REUTERS/File
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 on February 23, 2026, in this picture released on February 24, 2026, by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency — KCNA via REUTERS/File

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North Korea ‌said on Wednesday it supports the Iranian people's ​choice of new ​Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei, 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.

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