Public disputes about relations between North Korea and South Korea, the Demilitarized Zone and the 1953 Armistice Agreement, and security on the Korean Peninsula involving the two Korean governments and the United Nations Command.
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Seoul's military says North Korean mines likely caused two September 21 DMZ blasts that wounded three soldiers. North Korea calls the findings groundless. The UN Command said it identified an active North Korean mine south of the line but named no side.
Kim Min-seok is a South Korean politician and a member of the National Assembly for Yeongdeungpo-eul. In September 2026 he was leader of the Democratic Party of Korea, the governing party.
Kang Hyun-woo is a lieutenant general in the South Korean military and the chief director of operations at the Joint Chiefs of Staff. The operations directorate he leads plans and directs the South Korean armed forces' operations.
Kim Yo Jong is a senior official of North Korea's ruling Workers' Party of Korea and the sister of leader Kim Jong Un. State media identified her in September 2026 as a department director of the party's Central Committee. She issues statements on relations with South Korea and the United States that the Korean Central News Agency publishes.
Kang Shin-chul is South Korea's minister of national defense. A retired four-star Army general, he was deputy commander of the South Korea-U.S. Combined Forces Command before President Lee Jae Myung nominated him as defense minister on August 30, 2026. He took office on September 22, 2026.
Lee Jae Myung is the 21st president of South Korea, in office since June 2025, and a member of the Democratic Party of Korea. Before the presidency he was a lawyer, mayor of Seongnam and governor of Gyeonggi Province.
Kwon Dae-won is a lieutenant general in the South Korean Army and the vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the second-ranking position on the body that commands the Republic of Korea armed forces.
Jang Dong-hyeok is a South Korean politician and a member of the National Assembly. In September 2026 he was chair of the People Power Party, the main opposition party.