Iran and North Korea Resumed Cooperation on Missiles, UN Says
- Most recent parts shipment took place last year, panel reports
- Two U.S. adversaries have long had a secretive relationship
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Iran and North Korea cooperated on long-range missile development projects last year, according to a confidential United Nations report that may pressure the Biden administration to respond to one of its first major geopolitical crises.
“This resumed cooperation is said to have included the transfer of critical parts, with the most recent shipment associated with this relationship taking place in 2020,” an independent panel of experts monitoring sanctions on North Korea said in the report, citing a member state.