In the big picture geopolitical sense, the United States must have flexibility in dealing with the matter President Donald Trump sees as extremely serious, North Korea’s nuclear program.
Russia and China appeared to be on the same track last week in urging the US not to respond to the increasing NK threat.
The foreign policy guru of the past, Dr. Henry Kissinger, is still with us in his 90’s. Kissinger worked on better relations with the USSR and China so the two countries could be played against each other to the benefit of the United States.
Dr. Kissinger has met with President Trump and in the face of China’s increased trade with North Korea since the beginning of the year (as tweeted by the POTUS last week) I think the President needs to keep options open on reaching out for Russian help to deal with NK if China is giving such a cold shoulder.
I sense the Saudis and Israelis, whose anti-Iran policy is playing out in Syria, don’t want better relations with Russia.
But Iran’s nuclear program is not as advanced and threatening to the USA as is North Korea’s.
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Iran’s program is thoroughly intertwined with North Korea’s. They exchange scientists and technology and have for a very long time.