In his piece Tillerson said “a door to dialogue remains open” for Pyongyang but warned “until denuclearization occurs, the pressure will continue”. At the same time he called on China — Pyongyang’s only major ally — to “do more” to pressure North Korea. Trump’s administration has been dogged by allegations his campaign team colluded with Russia to help him win last year’s election. Addressing relations with Moscow, Tillerson said the Trump administration had “no illusions about the regime we are dealing with” and that they were “on guard against Russian aggression”. “The flawed nuclear deal is no longer the focal point of our policy toward Iran,” he warned.

Source: The Express Tribune December 28, 2017 05:03 UTC