Iran signed the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons on July 1, 1968.

North Korea is not a party to the Treaty, but Iran's economy is the one that is being destroyed by crippling sanctions.

U.S. Assistance to North Korea

Food Aid (Metric Tons)

1996 19,500
1997 177,000
1998 200,000
1999 695,194
2000 265,000
2001 350,000
2002 207,000
2003 40,200
2004 110,000
2005 25,000
2008 500,000
2009 21,000
2012 300,000
Total 2,909,894 MT or almost 6.5 billion pounds

Korean Peninsula Energy Development Organization (KEDO)

1995 $9,500,000
1996 $22,000,000
1997 $25,000,000
1998 $50,000,000
1999 $65,100,000
2000 $64,400,000
2001 $74,900,000
2002 $90,500,000
2003 $3,700,000
Total $405,100,000

Fuel Oil

2007 $25,000,000
2008 $106,000,000
2009 $15,000,000
Total $146,000,000

"Nuclear Disablement"

2007 $20,000,000
2008 $25,000,000
Total $45,000,000

Medical Supplies & Other

1995 $200,000
1997 $5,000,000
2004 $200,000
2007 $100,000
2009 $4,000,000
2010 $600,000
2011 $900,000
Total $11,000,000