A North Korea specialist has warned that the United States must remain focused on Kim Jong Un and the Korean Peninsula after Pyongyang reportedly test-fired a short-range ballistic missile during the US conflict with Iran. The warning highlights the risk that North Korea could use wider international crises to demonstrate military capability or test US attention.

Mark Montgomery, a senior fellow at the Foundation for Defence of Democracies, told Fox News Digital that Washington can “never take their eye off” North Korea. The article centres on the recent missile test and its timing, but the supplied text does not include details such as the missile’s range, launch location or official responses.