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▲ U.S. President Donald Trump
U.S. President Donald Trump stated on October 31 (local time) that if the hacking of Binance, the world's largest cryptocurrency exchange, is confirmed to be the work of North Korea, he will discuss the matter directly with North Korea.
When asked by reporters about North Korea and the Binance hacking incident at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida that day, President Trump replied, "We are looking into it. I am not worried."
He added, "I don't know if it was North Korea, but if so, we will talk to North Korea about this issue."
This remark came after the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) previously pointed to the North Korean hacking group "TraderTraitor" as the mastermind behind the incident in which 6 billion dollars in cryptocurrency was stolen through the Binance hack.
On that day, regarding Iran, President Trump raised the threat of a re-strike once again, stating that there are still one or two targets left to "deal with."
President Trump stated that the U.S. has neutralized a significant portion of Iran's military power, saying, "There are one or two places we still need to deal with, but we can do it in 10 minutes."
He then mentioned Pickaxe Mountain, known as Iran's major underground nuclear facility, as a place that needs to be "dealt with," adding, "We can deal with it very quickly."
These remarks came amid escalating rumors of a strike against Iran "right after the election," with the midterm elections—upon which the direction of President Trump's second term depends—just three days away.
Regarding negotiations with Iran involving a mediator, President Trump said, "It is going well," but also remarked, "They are not very reliable. We will see if we reach a deal."
This remark came right after Secretary of State Marco Rubio mentioned earlier at the G20 Foreign Ministers' Meeting that President Trump has not yet decided whether to re-strike Iran and prefers a diplomatic solution.
Earlier, the U.S. media outlet MSNow reported that the Trump administration had notified Gulf allies to prepare for airstrikes on the 4th, the day after the midterm elections.
Iran has signaled a hardline response.
Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Seyed Mojtaba Khamenei instructed the military that day, saying, "We must respond to any level or type of threat with an immediate, powerful, and geographically unrestricted countermeasure."
(Photo: AP, Yonhap News)
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