Iran, Syria already asking North Korea for missiles

Kim Jong-Un

TEL AVIV – Wasting no time in the wake of North Korean communist dictator Kim Jong-Il's death, Iran and Syria already have contacted the team of his youngest son, Kim Jong-Un, regarding the sale of large quantities of North Korean missiles, according to a senior Israeli security official.

The official said the sale of North Korean missiles to Damascus and Tehran is supported by North Korea's major trade partners, Russia and China.

The official said the Iranians and Syrians already have "excellent" relations with Kim Jong-Un, the expected successor to his father.

Upon his father's death, North Korean state-run television urged the country to rally behind Jong-Un.

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"All party members, military men and the public should faithfully follow the leadership of comrade Kim Jong-Un and protect and further strengthen the unified front of the party, military and the public," said a female announcer, clad in black.

The Israeli security official said Iran and Syria believe the sale of large quantities of missiles could help to tip the equilibrium of military power in their favor.

Just yesterday, North Korea test-fired two short-range missiles off its east coast. The country claimed the launches were unrelated to the announcement that Kim had died Saturday of a heart attack.

The country has a nuclear arsenal that is believed to include enough fissile material for up to nine nuclear weapons with the capability of deploying nuclear warheads on intermediate-range ballistic missiles.