TEHRAN (Basirat) June, 20: A senior political analyst from the US state of Illinois expressed pessimism about the future of a recent deal between Washington and Pyongyang, saying that its fate would be similar to Iran’s nuclear deal known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA).

TEHRAN(Basirat): Jun 12 Kim Jong-un and his backers in Russia and China have clearly scored a major victory in their dealings with US President Donald J. Trump. For generations, ever since the end of the Korean War the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), aka North Korea, has insisted on the signing of an official peace treaty between the belligerents, full diplomatic recognition and security guarantees for its state sovereignty.