Then the United States jumped, attacked Tehran’s nuclear facilities and the brokered ceasefire between the two countries. The conflict grabbed headlines across the world. But the real storm might be building far away – from the deserts of the Middle East to the mountains of East Asia.

The war between Iran and Israel is growing more serious every day. While most powerful countries around the world have spoken against Iran’s attacks, something unusual has now happened. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has taken a different path.

The strikes potentially hardened Kim Jong Un’s determination to hold on to—and expand—his nuclear arsenal as a deterrent to any attack on North Korea.