As U.S. President Donald Trump wages a war with Iran, he has turned his attention to emphasizing his friendly relationship with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and announced that he ordered a reduction in joint South Korea-U.S. military exercises. However, critical analyses have emerged suggesting that this remark is unlikely to resolve the issue of North Korea's denuclearization.

The New York Times (NYT) diagnosed on the 18th (local time) that President Trump is showing contrasting approaches in dealing with two rogue states: Iran and North Korea.

While waging a war with Iran, which is on the verge of possessing nuclear weapons, he is appeasing North Korea, which already possesses nuclear weapons capable of striking the U.S. mainland, the report noted.

The NYT pointed out that although President Trump declared he built a "great relationship" with Chairman Kim after meeting him three times in the past, it has yielded zero substantive results.

It also introduced arguments that if the leaders of the two countries were to meet, the situation would only worsen, especially as North Korea has clearly drawn the line by stating that "denuclearization is not on the agenda."

Joel S. Wit, a senior fellow at the Stimson Center and a former State Department official dealing with North Korea who authored the new book "Fallout" pointing out failures in U.S. policy on North Korea, warned that pushing for a North Korea-U.S. summit in the current situation could turn into a disaster.

Wit pointed out, "President Trump seems to fail to realize that Chairman Kim has no interest in improving relations with the U.S.," adding, "Chairman Kim is bent on maintaining his nuclear capabilities, deploying troops to support his ally Russia, and threatening South Korea."

Victor Cha, Korea chair at the U.S. think tank Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), told the NYT that Chairman Kim is likely closely watching the U.S.-Iran war, making it even less likely that he would abandon denuclearization.

Cha stated that the war with Iran demonstrates to North Korea that "pursuing nuclear weapons development is the right move to avoid military attacks."

The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) also directly criticized President Trump's remark about ordering a reduction in joint South Korea-U.S. military exercises, stating that it "sent a message to the North Korean regime that deterrence and defense readiness against the North will be weakened."

Furthermore, the WSJ predicted that this remark would once again spread the perception among allies in Asia and Europe that "the U.S. is becoming an unreliable nation," which will likely reignite calls within South Korea for its own nuclear armament.