North Korea, Iran, Sierra Leone: Your Wednesday Briefing<br />Here’s what you need to know: • President Moon Jae-in of South Korea issued a blunt rebuke to the United States, the latest sign<br />that President Trump’s "fire-and-fury" approach to North Korea was putting new strain on the longstanding alliance.<br />_____ • Iran’s president, Hassan Rouhani, had strong words for the United States and warned<br />that the country’s nuclear program could be restarted in a matter of "hours," if the American government imposes further sanctions on Tehran.<br />Mr. Rouhani said that a reconstituted nuclear program would be "far more advanced," a veiled threat<br />that the country could start enriching uranium up to the level of 20 percent, a step toward building a nuclear weapon.<br />_____ • Australia’s foreign minister, Julie Bishop, above, accused New Zealand’s opposition party of trying to "undermine the Australian government" after revelations emerged<br />that Australia’s deputy prime minister, Barnaby Joyce, was a New Zealander by descent.<br />[Reuters] • President Trump’s threat to use the U.S. military against the government of President<br />Nicolás Maduro of Venezuela has united Latin American leaders against Washington.<br />[The New York Times] • China and South Korea called on Japan to face up to its wartime past after Prime Minister<br />Shinzo Abe sent an offering to a war shrine on the anniversary of Japan’s World War II surrender.
