North Korea backs Iran, says ‘cancer-like’ Israel threatening peace in Middle East

North Korea on Thursday backed Iran amid the ongoing tensions with Israel and condemned Tel Aviv, referring to its recent airstrike on Tehran as a “hideous act of aggression".

In an official statement carried by state-run news agency KCNA, as cited by Yonhap outlet, North Korea said that Israel is a “cancer-like" entity threatening peace in West Asia.

As Thursday marked Day 7 of the ongoing conflict between Israel and Iran, a spokesperson at North Korea’s foreign ministry raised “serious" concerns.