U.S. monitoring situation in close contact with S. Korea after N.Korean artillery launches

Washington says it's monitoring North Korea-related developments in close contact with Seoul, after Pyongyang fired around 10 artillery rounds earlier this week.

According to White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt, the Trump administration is in close contact with the new South Korean government, adding that the two allies are working together to deter "adversaries and preserve a free and open Indo-Pacific."

She added that U.S. President Donald Trump will not tolerate threats against American interests "on his watch."

The comments come as the regime fired shells towards the West Sea on Thursday morning from the Sunan area near Pyongyang.