North Korea slams latest US sanctions as ‘act of war’

SEOUL: North Korea yesterday slammed the latest US measures against it as an “act of war”, after US President Donald Trump announced the “heaviest sanctions ever” on the nuclear-armed regime, reports AFP.

The measures, which Washington says are aimed at forcing Pyongyang to roll back its banned nuclear and weapons programmes, target more than 50 North Korea-linked shipping companies, vessels and trade businesses.

“Like we have said repeatedly, we consider any restrictions on us as an act of war,” the North’s foreign ministry said in a statement carried by the state-run KCNA news agency.

It also vowed a retaliation if the US “really has the nerves” to confront the North in a “rough” manner.

Trump warned on Friday that, if the latest sanctions don’t work, the US would “go to phase two” that “may be a very rough thing”, without elaborating.

In response, the North also vowed to “subdue the US in our own way” if provoked, saying “Trump is trying to change us with such sanctions and hostile remarks, which shows his ignorance about us”.

 

North Korea slams latest US sanctions as act of war

SEOUL: North Korea yesterday slammed the latest US measures against it as an act of war, after US President Donald Trump announced the heaviest sanctions ever on the nuclear-armed regime, reports AFP. The measures, which Washington says are aimed at forcing Pyongyang to roll back its banned nuclear and weapons programmes, target more than 50 North Korea-linked shipping companies, vessels and trade businesses. Like we have said repeatedly, we consider any restrictions on us as an act of war, the Norths foreign ministry said in a statement carried by the state-run KCNA news agency. It also vowed a retaliation if the US really has the nerves to confront the North in a rough manner. Trump warned on Friday that, if the latest sanctions dont work, the US would go to phase two that may be a very rough thing, without elaborating. In response, the North also vowed to subdue the US in our own way if provoked, saying Trump is trying to change us with such sanctions and hostile remarks, which shows his ignorance about us.