North Korea Immediately Reacts to US Sanctions: "Strong Response to Confrontational Attitude"

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[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Ji-eun] On the 14th, North Korea reacted strongly to the United States' announcement of new sanctions against North Korea following recent missile launches, calling it a "confrontational attitude" and stating, "We cannot help but respond more powerfully and clearly."

On the same day, North Korea, through a statement issued by the Foreign Ministry spokesperson via the Korean Central News Agency, said, "The U.S. questioning our legitimate exercise of self-defense rights is clearly a provocation and a robber-like logic."

The spokesperson said, "Strengthening national defense capabilities is the legitimate right of a sovereign state," and "We will not give up our rightful rights fairly and squarely."

Earlier, the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) announced sanctions against six North Korean nationals involved in the development of North Korean ballistic missiles.

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