Our top story this morning...<br />U.S. President Donald Trump has revealed North Korean leader Kim Jong-un told him during their summit in Hanoi that he wanted to remove only one or two of the regime's five nuclear sites.<br />Trump's latest remarks signal why the two sides couldn't reach a deal in Vietnam.<br />Lee Seung-jae reports. <br />In an interview with Fox News that aired on Sunday,... local time, U.S. President Donald Trump revealed one of the major reasons why Pyeongyang and Washington could not reach a deal during their summit in Hanoi in February.<br />According to the U.S. president,... North Korean leader Kim Jong-un offered to remove only one or two of the five nuclear sites in the North,... while Trump wanted all the sites to be shut down.<br />Since the Hanoi Summit, the two sides have failed to bridge the gap over the scope of the North's denuclearization and U.S. sanctions relief,... leaving negotiations at an impasse.<br />However, President Trump highlighted during the interview that there have been no nuclear or long-range missile tests thanks to his administration's diplomatic efforts with North Korea.<br />The question remains on how the two sides will deal with the stall in nuclear negotiations,... as Pyeongyang has launched a series of projectiles and short-range missiles in recent weeks to pressure Washington to show some flexibility.<br />The North Korean leader has even set a year-end deadline for the U.S. to come up with,... what he called the "right methodology" so they can move forward.<br />During the same interview, President Trump also reiterated that he will not allow Iran to have nuclear arms.<br />Despite writing a series of threatening tweets on Iran,... Trump says he wants to avoid conflict and insisted he's reluctant to go to war.<br />Lee Seung-jae, Arirang News. <br />20190521
