News of Khamenei killing spreads along North Korea’s border, fueling doubts about nuclear deterrence

2026-03-06 - 13:53

Word that Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed in U.S. and Israeli airstrikes has spread rapidly along North Korea’s border regions, prompting quiet but striking expressions of doubt about the country’s nuclear weapons program among local people, Daily NK has learned. “Even a country with nuclear weapons got attacked — we can’t guarantee our own safety either... Source