North Korean state-run media on Wednesday accused Washington of “blocking” inter-Korean cooperation projects, in a continuation of a slew of anti-U.S. articles published in recent weeks.

Uriminzokkiri — widely seen as outer-track media and not for domestic consumption — accused Washington of tightening its control over South Korea to prevent a “small ‘gap’ in the ‘sanctions on North Korea’.”

“The U.S. scheme to block the North-South cooperation projects and to strengthen its offensive to choke off the DPRK has come to the fore far more,” it said.

The media reported U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo had called for “thorough