Trump's War Secretary sends direct message to Kim Jong Un from DMZ | North Korea

U.S. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth delivered a direct message to North Korea’s Kim Jong Un by visiting the Demilitarized Zone, highlighting deepening US-South Korea military ties and showing force at a tense frontline. Hegseth met South Korea’s Defense Minister Ahn Gyu-back, and toured key border sites ahead of high-level Security Consultative Talks in Seoul focused on countering North Korean missiles, flexible U.S. troop deployments, and broader regional threats, including China and Taiwan. The visit coincided with the reopening of the US-China military hotline, aimed at avoiding accidental clashes amid rising tensions in Northeast Asia.