Iran must be stopped from becoming like N. Korea: U.S. envoy

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(Yonhap Interview) Iran must be stopped from becoming like N. Korea: U.S. envoy | Yonhap News Agency
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WASHINGTON, April 22 (Yonhap) -- Iran must be stopped from acquiring the nuclear and ballistic missile capabilities demonstrated by North Korea, the U.S. envoy for Iran said Monday.

U.S. Special Representative for Iran Brian Hook made the remark in an interview with Yonhap News Agency and Yonhap News TV, shortly after Washington announced an end to waivers for imports of Iranian oil.

That means South Korea, along with seven other economies that were granted temporary waivers in November, will face U.S. sanctions if they continue to import Iranian oil after May 1.

It shows that the Donald Trump administration is "very serious" about nonproliferation and missile proliferation, according to Hook. "North Korea and Iran are two leading countries in that field," he said.

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