North Korea expands nuclear capacity

The isolated nation's nuclear progress comes despite ongoing international sanctions and diplomatic pressure.

Grossi emphasized that the addition of new enrichment infrastructure provides Pyongyang with an alternative path to producing weapons-grade material.

The agency's report also highlighted a shift in state media rhetoric, which has begun avoiding traditional terms for past leaders in favor of current leader Kim Jong-un.

The developments have raised alarms among regional allies and prompted calls for renewed oversight of the regime's banned weapons programs.