Sri Lanka, March 25 -- North Korea's Kim Jong Un has said that the US' war with Iran proves his country made the right decision to keep its nuclear weapons.

In a speech to North Korea's Supreme People's Assembly on Tuesday, Kim accused Washington of "acts of state sponsored terrorism and aggression."

"The present situation clearly proves" that North Korea was justified in rejecting what he described as US pressure and "sweet talk" to give up its nuclear arsenal, Kim said.

He added that North Korea's nuclear status is now "irreversible."

Trump has previously claimed Iran posed an "imminent" threat to the US, months after declaring the US had "obliterated" Iran's nuclear capabilities.

For North Korea's leadership, the Iran conflict rei...