Amidst the Iran war, news of tension is emerging in another area. South Korea says that North Korea has fired a missile. According to Al Arabiya, North Korea has fired not 1 or 2 but 10 missiles. At a time when the armies of America and South Korea were conducting joint military exercises. There has been tension between these two countries for a long time.
North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un is considered close to China and Russia, while South Korea is a long-time ally of America. For this reason there is also an American military base there. Kim Jong Un has fired the missile at a time when America has removed some of its THAAD missile defense systems from South Korea. In such a situation, South Korea’s problems have increased due to this action of North Korea.
#NorthKorea fired about 10 ballistic missiles, South Korea military says. pic.twitter.com/uIzLYaCx7p
— Al Arabiya English (@AlArabiya_Eng) March 14, 2026
North Korea conducted missile test
According to the report, North Korea has fired a missile towards the sea. They often test missiles towards the sea. However, this is not the first time that this action has been taken by Kim Jong Un’s country. The timing this time is very important. The situation is already very bad in the Middle East. America and Israel are jointly attacking Iran. In such a situation, due to missile firing by North Korea, the possibility of tense situation in another zone of Asia has increased.
what did japan tell
According to Japan’s Defense Ministry, North Korea has launched a suspected ballistic missile on Saturday. Nikkei Asia quoted sources as saying that the missile fell outside Japan’s Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ). However, there is no news of any kind of damage.
Panic in South Korea
South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said in a statement that these missiles were fired from an area near the capital Pyongyang at around 1:20 pm towards the sea adjacent to the country’s east coast. Earlier on January 27, North Korea had fired two ballistic missiles towards the Sea of Japan, which were also assessed to have fallen outside Japan’s EEZ. The US has decided to transfer parts of its anti-missile defense system deployed in South Korea to the Middle East, raising concerns in Seoul.
South Korean and US armies began their annual major military exercises in South Korea this week. About 28,500 US Army soldiers and several squadrons of fighter planes are deployed in South Korea.
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