Tensions continue rising between the U.S. and North Korea. On Monday, North Korea spoke out against drastic new U.N. sanctions on its primary exports, including coal, iron and seafood, saying the U.S. is trying to drive the Korean Peninsula to the brink of nuclear war. This is Bang Kwang Hyuk, North Korea’s spokesperson at the Association of Southeast Asian Nations summit in the Philippines capital, Manila.

Bang Kwang Hyuk: “Is our nuclear possession a threat to the world, or is it just a threat to the United States? We want to make it clear that the worsening situation on the Korean Peninsula, as well as the nuclear issues, were caused by the United States.”