The disruption to global energy supplies has also seen fuel prices soar in North Korea, but posts claiming the country's leader Kim Jong Un said he would give up long late-night drives with his wife

North Korea has stepped up missile activity and renewed its emphasis on nuclear deterrence as the United States juggles security demands across multiple regions, including the Middle East. Reuters and AP reporting show Pyongyang testing missiles from a new destroyer and launching short-range ballistic missiles in April,

The destructiveness of cluster munitions has been highlighted in the ongoing Iran war, with Israel accusing Iran of using such weapons to challenge the country’s stretched air defenses.