The Donald Trump administration is currently engaging in diplomatic negotiations with Iran, despite having walked out of a major multilateral nuclear agreement in 2018 — diplomacy that North Korea is no doubt keeping a close eye on given the possible implications for Pyongyang’s potential own future dealings with Washington.

As an ally of Iran, the DPRK will closely be following the progress of negotiations between U.S. and Iranian officials, after all, a deal concerning Iran’s uranium enrichment program could strongly influence how American diplomats might approach negotiations with North Korea about the latter’s nuclear weapons