North Korea and Iran have different ideologies, different diplomatic styles, disparate resources. Both exploit diplomacy in the pursuit of weapons of mass murder
North Korea Takes a Tip from Iran's "Charm Offensive"?
Forbes
North Korea is engaged in a blitz of diplomatic activity, summed up by the New York Times as Pyongyang's "Diplomatic Charm Offensive." Earlier this month, North Korea dispatched a high-level delegation to South Korea. This past Monday, one of North Korea's senior envoys to the United Nations spoke about human rights at the Council on Foreign Relations. On Wednesday, North Korea freed Jeffrey Fowle, one of three Americans known to be imprisoned in the country.