In 2017, the UN passed a unanimous resolution to cut North Korea's oil imports
Following a series of prohibited missile tests, the United Nations Security Council took the unprecedented step of unanimously voting to cripple North Korea's energy supply and economic resources.
In late 2017, global tensions reached a breaking point as North Korea conducted a powerful intercontinental ballistic missile test capable of reaching the United States. In response, the UN Security Council passed Resolution 2397, a landmark decision that slashed refined petroleum exports to the country by nearly 90 percent.
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