North Korea backs Iran’s leadership North Korea said on Wednesday that it respects Iran’s decision to choose Mojtaba Khamenei as the country’s new supreme leader, according to state media. The statement came after Mojtaba Khamenei was elevated following the death of his father, Ali Khamenei, in the initial U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran. JOIN US ON TELEGRAM Follow our coverage of the war on the @Kyivpost_official . An unnamed North Korean Foreign Ministry spokesperson said Pyongyang respects “the