North Korea sent its highest-level delegation to Iran in about five years as the US raised concerns that arms sales from Pyongyang and Tehran have helped fuel conflicts in the Middle East and Russia’s war in Ukraine.

A high-level North Korean economic delegation was on its way to Iran for what would be the two countries’ first known talks since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.

President Biden accused Russian President Vladimir Putin’s allies of providing significant support to Russia, including drones from Iran, ballistic missiles and artillery shells from North Korea, and

North Korea's delegation is led by Yun Jung Ho, North Korea’s minister of external economic relations, state media said.

The move is in line with Pyongyang's efforts to attract Iran to an alliance against the US and boost cooperation for mutual benefit, analyst notes The rare trip sparks concerns North Korea and Iran may seek to deepen military ties amid the Israel-Gaza war and Russia's conflict with Ukraine North Korea has sent an economic delegation to Iran,

The trip garnered a single sentence on the subject from the Korean Central News Agency but far more analysis outside of North Korea. That sentence confirmed the country on Tuesday sent a delegation helmed by External Economic Relations Minister Yun Jong Ho to Iran.

The last recorded visit of a senior North Korean official to Iran was in 2019, when Pak Chol Min, vice chair of the country’s puppet parliament, completed a weeklong trip. Despite closing its borders,

A high-level North Korean economic delegation was on its way to Iran, the North's state media said on Wednesday, for what would be the two countries’ first official talks since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic.

North Korea sent a delegation to Iran on Tuesday, the state-run Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) announced Wednesday, signaling possible military cooperation between Pyongyang and Tehran.