Successful consultations in China with our partners. Iran values strategic partnership we have built over time.

Today's decisions will decide future strategic balance in the region, with immeasurable knock-on effects.

4 principles for peace outlined by President Xi are key.

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Press Statement of Kim Yo Jong, Department Director of C.C., WPK

Pyongyang, September 17 (KCNA) -- Kim Yo Jong, department director of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea, issued the following press statement on Sept. 17:

The violation of a resolution the UNSC, threat to international peace and security, complete and irreversible denuclearization, observance of international obligations …

As we expected, these are familiar silly talk that can be heard at the 70th Session of the General Assembly of the International Atomic Energy Agency.

They are all noises, not surprising and not new, that we can be head always at this time of every year, like the sounds from the autoresponder day and night.

The human beings who are talking about the change of the present position of our state should clearly understand how miserable it is and how useless it is.

If they believe that it is really possible, they will only hear the word of idiots who are ignorant of the law of the world.

In fact, if there are no rogues against the DPRK, many countries will probably not have to waste time on empty talk and will live in a safer and peaceful world.

No matter how desperately the IAEA and the West may hold periodic meetings and talk about the denuclearization according to the fixed scenario, they can have no effect on the will and ability of the DPRK to take all necessary measures to defend the supreme interests of the state.

The DPRK's position as a nuclear weapons state is absolute which can not reverse with anything and its powerful existence makes a significant contribution to deterring the outrageous acts of international rogues and ensuring peace and security.

No matter how rhetorically the hostile forces may deny, the reality in which the nuclear position of the DPRK has been permanently settled physically and legally cannot change even a bit.

No one and nothing can ever reverse the crucial changes in the strength and position of the DPRK and prevent them in the future, too. -0-

http://kcna.kp/en/article/detail/aff4ec19243a7160b5f8d1480b2db51c

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Spokesman for DPRK Ministry of National Defence Clarifies Stand

Pyongyang, September 16 (KCNA) -- A spokesman for the Ministry of National Defence of the DPRK clarified the following stand through KCNA on Wednesday as regards the fact that the U.S. military and the ROK puppet army have more openly revealed their scheme for military confrontation with the DPRK recently, talking about response to someone's "WMD threat":

The U.S. forces and the warmongers of the ROK puppet army on Sept. 10 held a meeting of the WMD response committee, at which they agreed to set up an information-sharing system to cope with "potential WMD attack" by the DPRK, enhance the joint counteraction capability and intensify joint counteraction training.

What should not be overlooked is that the U.S. and the ROK called for strengthened joint defense posture, the keynote of which is to use military muscle against the DPRK, hyping someone's "WMD threat".

This is an open declaration of confrontation to make the use of nuclear and biochemical weapons against the DPRK in case of contingency on the Korean peninsula a fait accompli and accelerate the war preparations for its execution. It is also a grave move of aggravating the situation to push the danger of the use of WMDs to extremes.

The U.S. and the ROK got familiar with the procedures of "WMD response" during the recent large-scale joint military exercises Freedom Shield. This time they agreed to intensify the training involving nuclear and biochemical weapons again. This fact goes to prove that the enemy's plan to use WMDs has entered an extremely reckless phase.

The U.S. stated in its past "strategy for coping with WMDs" that it would establish a joint force capable of fighting in a nuclear and biochemical warfare environment and increase its investment in the research and development of WMDs under the pretext of "threat" from the DPRK and other sovereign states. This provides full explanation for the confrontational design and ultimate goal pursued by them.

In recent years, the U.S. has set up a network of 30 biological weapons research institutes in the territory of Ukraine and established biological laboratories in its military bases in the ROK. Furthermore, it has been intensifying military biological activities and biochemical weapons development in over 200 different parts of the world. It has also specified in the bill on national defence right for fiscal 2026 that it would spend hundreds of millions of dollars for the development, test, maintenance and operation of biochemical weapons.

Such situation goes to prove that the rumor about someone's "WMD threat" spread by the U.S. is nothing but an ill-intended pretext to cover up its development and proliferation of WMDs.

Such a threat of WMD attack and use by the enemy against the DPRK may be considered a crucial security challenge that requires the latter to invoke the relevant provision of the law on the state nuclear force policy.

I recommend that the U.S. correctly interprets the meaning of the invoking of the relevant provision and accepts it as a grave warning.

The armed forces of the DPRK will always keep track of the new military attempts of the U.S. and its allied forces, regularly assessing their threat to its national security. -0-

http://kcna.kp/en/article/detail/fff9677a383dda97a91f0b46456e1bea

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Ssirum (Korean Wrestling)

Pyongyang, September 12 (KCNA) -- Ssirum (Korean wrestling) is a game in which two players compete with each other in physical strength and skills in a certain area of open space.

Ssirum started at the end of Ancient Korea (early 30th century B.C.-108 B.C.). It became a well-regulated sport in the period of Koguryo (B.C. 277-A.D. 668). Ssirum was a major sport of army soldiers in the period of Koryo (918-1392). It was popular among ordinary people in the period of the feudal Joson dynasty (1392-1910).

The Ssirum ground was a round circle 4 meters in diameter with its floor carpeted with sand.

Ssirum was divided into left-side and right-side wrestling, according to which legs the players wore their thigh bands, and the two rivals sometimes played without thigh bands.

Ssirum includes three basic techniques and their combos, etiquette rules and the way of declaring winner.

Techniques are knee-whack, arm trip, leg lock and belly throw.

Ssirum has regional features and it is sometimes called Phyongan provincial ssirum, Hwanghae provincial ssirum and Hamgyong provincial ssirum. There are infant-level, middle-level, senior-level and recreational games.

Ssirum was registered as a part of national intangible cultural heritage of the DPRK in November 2013. -0-

http://kcna.kp/en/article/detail/f075e1c77494f4a9f7c14fe6b810bda7

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Medical Oxygen Factory in DPRK

Pyongyang, September 14 (KCNA) -- The Medical Oxygen Factory, built under the loving care of the Workers' Party of Korea, put its production on a normal footing.

Its employees are very proud of greatly contributing to the promotion of people's health. -0-

http://kcna.kp/en/article/detail/11a031f9e6972ca62a7b7d9afcae85a7

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New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft confirmed that he made the decision to bar Macklemore from opening for Ed Sheeran at Gillette Stadium after the Seattle rapper expressed support for Palestinians and called for a “Free Palestine” at a recent show.

In a statement shared with Rolling Stone, Kraft said the call was based on the rapper’s “recent actions, material shared from the stage during Ed Sheeran’s shows in New Jersey, and a broader history of antisemitic rhetoric and imagery that we believe has been deeply offensive and hurtful to the Jewish community.” (Along with Macklemore‘s recent statements, Kraft appeared to be alluding to a 2014 incident where Macklemore was accused of dressing up as an antisemitic caricature. The rapper apologized, but insisted he was just trying to disguise himself.)

Adding that Gillette Stadium was committed to “providing a welcoming environment for all guests and ensuring that all events held at our venue do not provide a platform for hate speech,” Kraft said that the venue decided that Macklemore’s participation in Sheeran’s two upcoming shows at Gillette “would cross that line.” (Macklemore has been dropped from not only the Gillette Stadium shows, but the rest of Sheeran’s Loop tour.)

Kraft’s statement was released after Macklemore, in his own comment, alleged that Kraft called Sheeran and told him the rapper “would not be allowed to perform in his stadium.” However, Kraft did not acknowledge Macklemore’s other major claim about the situation: that Kraft also “rallied some of the other stadium owners and collectively they gave [Sheeran] an ultimatum: If Macklemore stays on the tour, you will not be allowed to play in our venues.” (A rep for Kraft did not immediately return a request for comment on that allegation.)

The uproar over Macklemore and his spot on Sheeran’s Loop tour erupted after the rapper joined the trek in early September for two shows at MetLife Stadium outside New York City. At the first gig, Macklemore yelled “Free Palestine”; expressed solidarity with people in Gaza and the occupied West Bank; showed images of the devastation from Israel’s war on Gaza; and performed his protest song, “Hind’s Hall,” about pro-Palestine demonstrators at Columbia University.

“A big part of the reason why I wanted to do this tour in the first place is so I could stand up in stadiums like this and say two words that are very near and dear to my heart: ‘Free Palestine,’” Macklemore said onstage. “I said, ‘Free Palestine!’ I want those words to be loud and clear, so that people all the way in Gaza to the occupied West Bank know that we have not forgotten about them.”

In his own statement, Kraft insisted his decision to ban Macklemore from Gillette was “not about diminishing the suffering of innocent Palestinians or denying anyone the right to advocate on their behalf.” He argued, however, that such advocacy “should not come at the expense of the Jewish community or obscure the responsibility of Hamas.”

He continued: “Too many lives have been lost and there has been too much suffering, but only sharing selective information and ignoring the actions of Hamas is not honest and only advances more divisiveness and hate. Over many decades, I have directed resources to Palestine and created athletic and entrepreneurial opportunities for Palestinians who I admire and respect. Standing with the Palestinian people and standing against Hamas, antisemitism and hate should not be mutually exclusive.”

Kraft, who is Jewish, is a strong supporter of Israel and Jewish causes, having donated millions of dollars to them over the years. He’s also spearheaded several efforts to combat antisemitism, which he referred to in his statement, saying he feels “a responsibility to stand up when I believe that line has been crossed.”

Macklemore, both onstage and in his own statement, has rebuffed the argument that voicing support for Palestinians and criticizing Israel and its actions in Gaza and the West Bank is antisemitic. “Antisemitism is real,” he wrote after being dropped from Sheeran’s tour. “And that is exactly why the word matters too much to be used as a shield against criticism of the Israeli state. When criticizing Israel, opposing Zionism or saying ‘Free Palestine’ gets conflated with hatred of Jewish people, it doesn’t protect Jewish people. It protects Israel from accountability.”

In closing his statement, Kraft expressed his “tremendous respect” for Sheeran and “his unique ability to bring people together and spread joy.” He also said he would “welcome the opportunity to sit down with Macklemore and discuss the facts, because ultimately our goal is the same — peace for all people, an end to suffering, and an end to all hate.”

A rep for Macklemore did not return a request for further comment.

Chinese Delegation of Youth Cadres Arrives Here

Pyongyang, September 15 (KCNA) -- A Chinese delegation of youth cadres led by Li Jingxian, vice department director of the Ministry of Veterans Affairs, arrived here on September 14.

The delegation was greeted at Pyongyang International Airport by officials concerned and members of the Chinese embassy here. -0-

http://kcna.kp/en/article/detail/7b44f50ea7bbb9634c48b8dd42164d57

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Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei says the scars of Washington’s March 1 missile attack on the southern city of Lamard are still written on its walls, its streets, and the bodies of families who buried their loved ones.

Baghaei made the remarks on Sunday during a visit to Lamard, where he said the city still bears “abundant traces and signs” of an American war crime.

The assault, he said, was carried out with four Lockheed Martin cluster missiles, each packed with 180,000 shrapnel fragments and used in combat for the first time over Iranian skies.

Twenty people from Lamard and one Afghan guest were martyred in the blasts, he said.

Upon entering the city, the spokesman paid tribute at their graves in the Garden of Lamard Martyrs. That evening, in the central square, he and local residents recited what he called “23 great names” now added to the nation’s roll of martyrs in the path of independence and dignity.

“These names, alongside the vast multitude of martyrs, now form part of the enduring legacy of the Iranian nation and a foundation for our national power and unity,” Baghaei wrote.

He said 180 other residents were wounded by missile fragments. Six months on, several girls and boys in Lamard and their families are still living with disabilities and severe pain. Tungsten pellets from US Precision Strike Missiles (PrSM) remain lodged in the bodies of some children, he added.

Baghaei called the attack a deliberate experiment on civilians by an aggressor that claims to champion human rights.

He said Iran will gather testimony, medical records, and physical evidence for use in international forums against those who ordered, fired, and enabled the strike.

“Documentation is not merely recording the past; it is entrusting truth to evidence, before the dust of distortion and forgetting settles upon it,” he said.

He insisted that every martyrdom in Lamard must be narrated, every witness heard, and every injury recorded. The wounds of such a crime, he said, will never fully heal. They must be consigned to memory, evidence, and justice, a permanent disgrace over those who sought to offset their own defeat by striking a civilian city.

https://x.com/IRIMFA_SPOX/status/2099258225157652555

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Joint Firepower Attack Drill of Long-range Artillery and Missile Units of Combined Units at All Levels of KPA Held

Pyongyang, September 14 (KCNA) -- A joint firepower attack drill of long-range artillery and missile units of the combined units at all levels of the Korean People's Army took place on Sept. 12.

KPA Marshal Pak Jong Chon, vice-chairman of the Central Military Commission of the Workers' Party of Korea, and Major General Yu Chang Son, director of the Artillery Bureau of the General Staff of the KPA, guided the joint firepower attack drill.

Subunits selected from the five artillery and missile joint units participated in the drill. The drill involved new combat systems such as attack drones of various kinds, tactical cruise missile, large-caliber thermal-pressure multiple rocket launcher and tactical ballistic missile.

Marshal Pak Jong Chon said that the drill is aimed at making the army do what it should do.

Director of the Artillery Bureau Yu Chang Son said that it is one of the training tasks prioritized by the army to get familiar with the procedure for the operation of the integrated firepower control system, the systematic component of the strategic weapons combined management system, improve the specialty of the integrated automatic firepower control of various combat systems and increase the efficiency of destroying the targets with concentrated fire.

He also stressed that such drills are very helpful to qualitatively enhancing the strategic counteraction posture of striking units at all levels and acquiring the rapid reaction capabilities of sub-units at all levels in case of emergency.

He said that the joint concentrated fire drill of the major missile subunits and the long-range artillery subunits would boost the militant morale of the soldiers and improve the level of specialization to bring down the enemy's armed forces organizationally and structurally once an order is issued. We will, in the future, too, steadily master the procedures for counterattack posture on the enemy through practical drills, he added.

All strike weapon systems demonstrated the huge destructive power of concentration fire by hitting the targets with 100 percent hit accuracy at a stroke, ensuring the unity and simultaneity of firepower attack. -0-

http://kcna.kp/en/article/detail/3ca6c27e7d10ebe8c75f11ae7430ca37

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