Main photo: An Israeli military spokesperson speaks to the media Tuesday as Israel's military displays what they say is an Iranian ballistic missile, which they retrieved from the Dead Sea after Iran launched drones and missiles towards Israel last Saturday. [REUTERS/YONHAP]
The main intelligence agency of South Korea is currently determining whether the ballistic missiles used in Iran's attack on Israel last week involved military technology from North Korea.
This information comes from Korea JoongAng Daily.
"We are monitoring whether the ballistic missiles used in the Iranian attack on Israel included North Korean technology, considering past instances of cooperation between North Korea and Iran in the missile sector," Seoul's National Intelligence Service (NIS) stated on Wednesday.
Given the decades-long cooperation between North Korea and Iran in the field of ballistic missile technology, intelligence authorities and analysts have already raised the possibility that parts or technology from North Korea may have been used in the ballistic missiles launched in the recent airstrike.
The Saturday attack marked Iran's first direct military strike on Israel despite decades of hostility, dating back to the Islamic Revolution of 1979 in the country. The attack occurred less than two weeks before an anticipated Israeli strike in Syria, which resulted in the deaths of two Iranian generals in Iran's consular building.
