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North Korea Threatens US Over Tough New UN Sanctions

North Korea is blaming the U.S. for a new round of sanctions against it.

North Korea Threatens US Over Tough New UN Sanctions
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Article by Briana Koeneman
SMS
August 7, 2017

North Korea has responded to tough sanctions recently enacted by the United Nations. In a statement released by Korean Central News Agency, the reclusive country blamed the U.S., calling the sanctions a "violent violation of our sovereignty." 

And it threatened to make the U.S. "pay the price for its crime ... thousands of times."

The new U.S.-drafted sanctions were approved over the weekend by the U.N. Security Council. They include a ban on coal, iron, lead and other exports from North Korea. 

And that could cost North Korea more than $1 billion in hard currency, which is what the country uses to fund its missile tests.

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The North's latest threat against the U.S. came around the same time President Donald Trump spoke with South Korean President Moon Jae-in about the North's continued aggression.

The White House said the two leaders agreed North Korea "poses a grave and growing direct threat" to many countries around the world, and they welcome the latest round of sanctions against it.