South Korean leader says Trump wants to turn attention to North after Iran deal

Published June 19, 2026 Updated June 19, 2026 10:42am

United States President Donald Trump wants to turn his attention to North Korea now that he has an accord with Iran, South Korean President Lee Jae Myung said after meeting his US counterpart in France.

“President Trump said that the time had come to pay attention to the North Korea issue,” Lee told reporters in Seoul as he shared details of his meeting with Trump at the G7 summit.