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In this June 12, 2018, file photo, U.S. President Donald Trump, right, meets with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Sentosa Island, in Singapore. The U.S. strike that killed Iran’s top military commander may have had an indirect casualty: a diplomatic solution to denuclearizing North Korea. Experts say the escalation of tensions between Washington and Tehran will diminish already fading hopes for such an outcome and inspire North Korea’s decision-makers to tighten their hold on the weapons they see, perhaps correctly, as their strongest guarantee of survival. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

US strike on Iran could have consequences in North Korea

By KIM TONG-HYUNG - Associated Press

South Korean Corruption Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

To boost South Korea’s faltering economy, end corruption and invigorate the rule of law

By James K. Glassman

FILE - In this June 30, 2019, file photo, U.S. President Donald Trump, left, meets with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un at the North Korean side of the border at the village of Panmunjom in Demilitarized Zone. Kim's threat to show the world a new strategic weapon and possibly resume long-range missile tests is another dramatic turn in his high-stakes summitry with President Donald Trump. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

Ups and downs in Trump-Kim nuclear diplomacy

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

President Donald Trump speaks to reporters before his New Year's Eve party at his Mar-a-Lago property, as first lady Melania Trump listens, Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2019, in Palm Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)

Donald Trump’s Iran, North Korea crises threaten reelection

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

In this undated photo taken during the period of Dec. 28 - Dec. 31, 2019 provided by the North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un attends a Workers’ Party meeting in Pyongyang, North Korea. Independent journalists were not given access to cover the event depicted in this image distributed by the North Korean government. The content of this image is as provided and cannot be independently verified. Korean language watermark on image as provided by source reads: &quot;KCNA&quot; which is the abbreviation for Korean Central News Agency. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP)

Kim Jong-un threatens ‘shocking actual action’ against U.S.

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

Illustration on the stratgic struggle for the Pacific by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

President Trump must set North Korea and China straight

By L. Scott Lingamfelter

In this Monday, Dec. 30, 2019, photo provided by the North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un speaks during a Workers’ Party meeting in Pyongyang, North Korea. Independent journalists were not given access to cover the event depicted in this image distributed by the North Korean government. The content of this image is as provided and cannot be independently verified. Korean language watermark on image as provided by source reads: &quot;KCNA&quot; which is the abbreviation for Korean Central News Agency. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP)

North Korea’s Kim touts strategic weapon amid stall in talks

By KIM TONG-HYUNG - Associated Press

This Saturday, Dec. 28, 2019, photo provided by Sado Coast Guard Station shows a part of a boat on Sado Island, Niigata Prefecture, northern Japan. The boat suspected of being from North Korea with several bodies was found on the small island, the Japanese Coast Guard said Sunday, Dec. 29, 2019. (Sado Coast Guard Station via AP)

Suspected North Korean boat with bodies found in Japan

By YURI KAGEYAMA - Associated Press

FILE - In this June 30, 2019 file photo, President Donald Trump meets with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un at the border village of Panmunjom in the Demilitarized Zone, South Korea. President Donald Trump starts the new year knee-deep in daunting foreign policy challenges at the same time he'll have to deal with a likely impeachment trial in the Senate and the demands of a reelection campaign. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

The U.S. would be ‘extraordinarily disappointed’ if North Korea launches missile test

By Lauren Toms - The Washington Times

Kim calls for measures to protect North Korea’s security

By KIM TONG-HYUNG - Associated Press

N Korea begins key meeting before year-end deadline for US

By HYUNG-JIN KIM - Associated Press

FILE - In this Dec. 10, 2015, file photo, U.S. M1A2 SEP Abrams battle tanks prepare to cross the Hantan river during a river crossing operation, part of an annual joint military exercise between South Korea and the United States against a possible attack from North Korea, in Yeoncheon, south of the demilitarized zone that divides the two Koreas, South Korea. A U.S. military base in South Korea accidentally blared an alert siren instead of a bugle call, causing a brief scare just as the U.S. and its allies are monitoring for signs of a provocation from North Korea, which has warned it could send a &quot;Christmas gift&quot; over deadlocked nuclear negotiations. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon, File)

US military base blares false alarm amid N Korea concerns

By KIM TONG-HYUNG - Associated Press

In this photo provided Sunday, Dec. 22, 2019, by the North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un speaks during a ruling party meeting, North Korea. North Korea said Sunday Kim has convened a key ruling party meeting to decide on steps to bolster the country’s military capability. Independent journalists were not given access to cover the event depicted in this image distributed by the North Korean government. The content of this image is as provided and cannot be independently verified. Korean language watermark on image as provided by source reads: "KCNA" which is the abbreviation for Korean Central News Agency. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP)

Pentagon leaks commando drill to raid North Korea

By Ben Wolfgang and Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

In this photo provided Sunday, Dec. 22, 2019, by the North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un speaks during a ruling party meeting, North Korea. North Korea said Sunday Kim has convened a key ruling party meeting to decide on steps to bolster the country’s military capability. Independent journalists were not given access to cover the event depicted in this image distributed by the North Korean government. The content of this image is as provided and cannot be independently verified. Korean language watermark on image as provided by source reads: "KCNA" which is the abbreviation for Korean Central News Agency. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP)

Kim Jong Un may be planning ‘beautiful vase,’ Trump says

By Zeke Miller - Associated Press

This Dec. 19, 2019, satellite image from Planet Lab Inc., that has been analyzed by experts at the Middlebury Institute of International Studies, shows the March 16 Factory in Pyongsong, near Pyongyang, where North Korea manufactures military trucks used as mobile launchers for long-range missiles. This new satellite image on a North Korean missile-related site shows the construction of a new structure this month. (Planet Labs Inc, Middlebury Institute of International Studies via AP)

New construction seen at missile-related site in North Korea

Associated Press

In this Dec. 7, 2019, photo provided by the North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, center, cuts the ribbon during a ceremonial opening of the Yangdok Hot Spring Cultural Recreation Center in South Pyongan Province, North Korea. Independent journalists were not given access to cover the event depicted in this image distributed by the North Korean government. The content of this image is as provided and cannot be independently verified. Korean language watermark on image as provided by source reads: &quot;KCNA&quot; which is the abbreviation for Korean Central News Agency. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP)

U.S. watching North Korea for ‘Christmas gift’ missile launch

By Lolita C. Baldor - Associated Press

In this Dec. 5, 2019, photo, North Korean factory workers head to work before dawn in Dandong, a Chinese city on the border with North Korea. A U.N.-set deadline for member states to repatriate all North Korean workers on their soils falls on Sunday, Dec. 22. The estimate for the number of North Koreans working in China has been as high as 50,000 to 80,000, with the vast majority working in factories the country's northeast along the long border with North Korea. China hosts the most North Korean workers. (Kyodo News via AP)

UN deadline to send North Korean workers home likely unmet

By HYUNG-JIN KIM and KIM TONG-HYUNG and DARIA LITVINOVA - Associated Press

China seeks to spur N Korea talks during US envoy’s visit

Associated Press

In this June 30, 2019, file photo, U.S. President Donald Trump, left, meets with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un at the North Korean side of the border at the village of Panmunjom in Demilitarized Zone. On Saturday, Dec. 14, 2019, North Korea says it conducted another 'crucial test' at its long-range rocket facility. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

US opposes lifting key sanctions against North Korea

By EDITH M. LEDERER - Associated Press

In this April 26, 2019, file photo, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un attends a wreath-laying ceremony in Vladivostok, Russia. (AP Photo/Alexander Khitrov, File)

Stephen Biegun, U.S. envoy to North Korea, snubbed on nuclear talks

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times