Not really a new idea, it's been bandied about even before more explicit U.S. involvement.
Since Russia and China have more complicated diplomatic ties, North Korea in particular has been suspected as a country that could barter some warheads for the right deal if Iran really wished to pursue them contrary to their fatwa (and who knows the status of that now or in the future).
Additionally, during Joe Biden’s presidency, Washington refused to engage with Pyongyang while engaging in a military buildup in East Asia. The policy prompted Kim to reach out to Russian President Valdimir Putin and sign a major cooperation agreement with Russia, including a defense pact. Under the deal, North Korean soldiers fought in Russia’s Kursk region after a Ukrainian incursion last year.
Not really a new idea, it's been bandied about even before more explicit U.S. involvement.
Since Russia and China have more complicated diplomatic ties, North Korea in particular has been suspected as a country that could barter some warheads for the right deal if Iran really wished to pursue them contrary to their fatwa (and who knows the status of that now or in the future).
Trump administration has been hot on pursuing "diplomacy" with North Korea, who have repeatedly told them to fuck off - https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/north-korea-rejects-us-outreach-multiple-times-report
Hmmm
Oh, OK.