Iran’s Surprisingly Formidable Missile Systems Came From North Korea
- Mar 31
- 2 min read
Source: Patriot TV
A leading expert on the Iran-North Korea alliance warns that North Korean missile technology and assistance are directly powering Iran’s ongoing attacks on U.S. facilities and Israeli targets.
Professor Bruce Bechtol details how North Korea supplied Scud derivatives, No Dong systems, and technical support that led to Iran’s Shahab-3, Qiam, Emad, Ghadr, and Khorramshahr-4 missiles.
The partnership operates as a straightforward exchange: North Korea provides weapons systems, technology, engineers, and underground facility expertise; Iran pays with cash and oil.
North Korea built missile test and tracking facilities inside Iran and helped extend the range and lethality of Iranian strikes against U.S. bases, Israeli cities, and Arab neighbors.
Bechtol calls for robust enforcement of existing sanctions, targeting banks, front companies, and supply chains through the Proliferation Security Initiative to disrupt the flow.
The revelations come as the U.S.-Israeli military campaign against Iran’s regime enters its fifth week, with ballistic missiles emerging as the primary Iranian threat.
Decades of cooperation between the two rogue states have created a resilient axis that continues to threaten American interests and regional stability.
Iran’s missile barrages against American positions and Israeli cities are not the product of an isolated Tehran program. They are the direct result of a long-standing, highly effective partnership with North Korea that has equipped the Islamic Republic with the tools to strike far beyond its borders.
One of the world’s foremost authorities on this dangerous alliance delivered a sobering assessment this morning. Bruce Bechtol, professor of political science in the Department of Security Studies at Angelo State University and co-author of the book Rogue Allies: The Strategic Partnership Between Iran and North Korea, traced the lineage of the weapons now raining down on U.S. and allied targets straight back to Pyongyang.
