North Korea condemns US strike on Iran as violation of sovereign rights

North Korea said on Monday it strongly condemns the U.S. strikes against Iranian nuclear facilities as a grave violation of a sovereign state’s security interests and territorial rights, the North’s state media reported.

“(North Korea) strongly denounces the attack on Iran by the U.S. which … violently trampled down the territorial integrity and security interests of a sovereign state,” the unnamed foreign ministry spokesperson said in a statement carried by KCNA news agency.

“The just international community should raise the voice of unanimous censure and rejection against the U.S. and Israel’s confrontational acts,” the statement said.

Iran and nuclear-armed North Korea have maintained friendly ties and have been suspected for decades of military cooperation.