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KIM JONG UN'S 13-YEAR-OLD DAUGHTER NAMED HEIR AS SEOUL-PYONGYANG RELATIONS THAW

KIM JONG UN'S 13-YEAR-OLD DAUGHTER NAMED HEIR AS SEOUL-PYONGYANG RELATIONS THAW

April 6, 2026

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A 13-year-old girl may become the first woman to lead a nuclear state — while her father makes peace with Seoul and distances himself from Iran.

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JAPAN

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Tokyo links the Korean thaw to the Iran war — a uniquely strategic angle

UNITED STATES

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Washington focuses on a 13-year-old driving a battle tank

UNITED KINGDOM

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London keeps the conditional on a 13-year-old successor to a nuclear state

INDIA

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New Delhi notes Pyongyang's wise tone — an unusual word in this context

SINGAPORE

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Singapore covers both succession and thaw with methodical rigor

SOUTH KOREA

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Seoul claims credible intelligence on the succession of 13-year-old Kim Ju-ae

CHINA

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Beijing observes the thaw without comment — silence as strategy

Kim Jong Un's 13-Year-Old Daughter Named Heir as Seoul-Pyongyang Relations Thaw | The Refract