North Korea on Thursday condemned Israel's recent air strike on Iran as a "hideous act" of aggression, saying Israel, backed by the United States and the West, is a "cancer-like" entity in threatening peace in the Middle East.
A spokesperson at North Korea's foreign ministry voiced "serious" concerns about Israel's military attack against Iran on Friday, denouncing Israel for raising the danger of a fresh all-out war in the Middle East, according to the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA).
"The present grave situation witnessed by the world clearly proves that Israel, supported and patronized by the U.S. and the West, is a cancer-like entity for the peace in the Middle East and a chief culprit of destroying global peace and security," the official was quoted as saying by the KCNA.
North Korea lashed out at Israel's attack on Iran as a "hideous act of aggression" that violates the sovereignty and territorial integrity of a sovereign state and an "unpardonable crime against humanity."
"The Zionists who brought a new war to the Middle East and the behind-the-scene forces who zealously patronize and support them will be held totally responsible for destroying international peace and security," the official said.
Having established diplomatic ties in 1973, North Korea and Iran are known to have close ties while under international sanctions for their weapons programs.
Source: The Korea Times
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