US Military Action in North Korea Unlikely

Dr. Mohammed Qadri Saeed, head of a security study at Al-Ahram Center for Political and Strategic Studies, stated that U.S. military action in North Korea is unlikely.

In his discussion with Emad Adeeb on “Al-Hudu,” a CBC [Egyptian] news program that aired Sunday, Saeed said that the U.S. had postponed resolving the situations in Iran and North Korea and is currently setting conditions for Tehran and Pyongyang.

He pointed out that Hezbollah, Iran and Russia are currently a triad conglomerate of shared interests. The case in Syria is his most notable example, where Hezbollah is thought to be involved with a certain chemical deterrent club.

In another context, he mentions that the Taliban movement has become more cooperative with foreign forces; it seems to be moving as a political body, rather than just a band of people in the desert.

Regarding the scope of the U.S. agreement with the current Egyptian government, Saeed confirmed that U.S. involvement with the Egyptian Revolution and Muslim Brotherhood has raised suspicions, and U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry’s visit had clearly reflected this trend.

Saeed also added that the Egyptian media reflects the community’s status and influences U.S. decision making, indicating that Barack Obama’s refusal to visit Egypt is a kind of sanction to this current system.