(photo), the Iranian diplomat who defected a few months ago from his post in Norway, says he saw North Koreans repeatedly at the Tehran airport between 2001 and 2007. That isn’t surprising since Iran and North Korea are known to have dealings on missiles dating back to the 1980s. Heydari told reporters, “I was able to confirm that Iran has two goals—to boost the range of its surface-to-surface missiles and to obtain a nuclear weapon with the help of North Korea.” He didn’t say how, as a low ranking diplomat, he was able to confirm that. Iran is believed to have extensive missile ties to North Korea but limited nuclear links.
