North Korea Vows ‘Offensive Response’ to U.S. Sanctions Amid Rising Tensions
By Laurenz Van de Sande | CryptoNewsHub | November 7th, 2025 — 09:47pm CET

North Korea’s Defense Minister No Kwang-chol declared on Friday that Pyongyang will take “offensive measures” against any perceived threats from the United States, signaling a renewed period of heightened tensions between the two nations. His statement, first reported by South Korea’s Yonhap News Agency, comes just days after North Korea fired a ballistic missile into the Sea of Japan — a move widely viewed as a direct show of defiance.

According to No, North Korea “fully understands” what it sees as Washington’s ongoing hostility and will respond decisively to any provocation. “Our forces are prepared to act offensively should the enemy threaten our sovereignty or safety,” he said, reinforcing the regime’s hardline stance.

The latest developments follow a series of new U.S. sanctions announced earlier this week. The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) imposed restrictions on multiple North Korean individuals and entities, accusing them of involvement in cybercrime networks and illegal financial operations spanning China, Russia, and North Korea.

These sanctions aim to curb Pyongyang’s growing cyber operations, which U.S. officials claim are being used to finance North Korea’s expanding weapons programs. In response, North Korea’s Vice Foreign Minister had earlier warned that the country would retaliate in kind, promising actions that “correspond to the scale of U.S. aggression.”

Analysts say the combination of missile launches and combative rhetoric signals a possible escalation in U.S.-North Korea tensions heading into the year’s end — particularly as Washington and Seoul continue to expand joint military exercises in the region.

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