North Korean dictator says government will keep cementing nation’s ‘irreversible status as a nuclear power’

North Korean dictator says government will keep cementing nation’s ‘irreversible status as a nuclear power’

Kim Jong Un accused America of global 'state terrorism and aggression' amid Iran war

This picture taken on Feb. 15, 2026 and released by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on Feb. 16, 2026 shows North Korean leader Kim Jong Un delivering a speech at the inauguration ceremony of Saeppyol Street in Pyongyang. (KCNA VIA KNS / AFP via Getty Images)

This picture taken on Feb. 15, 2026 and released by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on Feb. 16, 2026 shows North Korean leader Kim Jong Un delivering a speech at the inauguration ceremony of Saeppyol Street in Pyongyang. (KCNA VIA KNS / AFP via Getty Images)

This picture taken on Feb. 21, 2026 and released by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) via KNS on Feb. 22, 2026 shows North Korean leader Kim Jong Un reporting on the review of the work of the eighth-term Party Central Committee during the Ninth Congress of the Workers' Party of Korea in Pyongyang. (KCNA VIA KNS / AFP via Getty Images)

This picture taken on Feb. 21, 2026 and released by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) via KNS on Feb. 22, 2026 shows North Korean leader Kim Jong Un reporting on the review of the work of the eighth-term Party Central Committee during the Ninth Congress of the Workers' Party of Korea in Pyongyang. (KCNA VIA KNS / AFP via Getty Images)

This picture taken on Feb. 2, 2026 and released by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) via KNS on Feb. 3, 2026 shows North Korean leader Kim Jong Un delivering a speech at the inauguration of the Samgwang Stockbreeding Farm in North Pyongan Province, North Korea. (KCNA VIA KNS / AFP via Getty Images)

This picture taken on Feb. 2, 2026 and released by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) via KNS on Feb. 3, 2026 shows North Korean leader Kim Jong Un delivering a speech at the inauguration of the Samgwang Stockbreeding Farm in North Pyongan Province, North Korea. (KCNA VIA KNS / AFP via Getty Images)

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