Referring to a telephone conversation earlier in the day with the South Korean president, Moon Jae-in, Trump tweeted: “I spoke with President Moon of South Korea last night. Long gas lines forming in North Korea. Too bad!”Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) I spoke with President Moon of South Korea last night. But experts have challenged claims that the oil sanctions will exert sufficient pressure on the North Korean economy to convince the regime to change course. Exact numbers are hard to come by, but there are an estimated 250,000-300,000 cars in North Korea, compared with well over 20 million in South Korea, whose population is about double that of is neighbour.

Source: The Guardian September 18, 2017 05:48 UTC