sentences:  The talks failed, but the attempt revealed that North Korea was not ideologically committed to Iran's crusade against Saddam Hussein.The Iranian leaders decided to maintain diplomatic relations with both North and South Korea.During the recent inter-Korean security crises (like the ROKS Cheonan sinking and the Bombardment of Yeonpyeong), Iranian news agencies usually quoted the statements of the Korean Central News Agency in parallel with the statements made by Western and South Korean politicians, without showing any detectable preference for either side.