North Korea Nuclear Deal Unlikely to Follow Iran Agreement

Prospects for a new North Korean nuclear agreement have seemingly not improved following the tentative multiparty deal to limit Iran's nuclear program in exchange for lifting sanctions. The agreement with Tehran is similar to past deals with Pyongyang that ultimately failed, and neither the U.S. nor the Koreans seem motivated or interested in trying again. When asked for South Korea’s reaction to the Iran nuclear agreement and how it might affect the current impasse about North...

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