TRUMP CLAIMS ISRAEL-IRAN CEASEFIRE

Welcome to Press Perspective for this Tuesday June 24th here in Seoul.

I'm Min Sunhee.

So are tensions in the Middle East over Iran's nuclear weapons ambitions simmering down?

Well to answer that question and more I have Celio Fioretti with French daily La Croix.

Celio welcome back.

I also have Ruy Valdes with Spanish news agency EFE Spain.

Ruy it's good to have you here.

Celio, first, walk us through the events that led to the Trump administration's attack against Iran.

Celio, President Trump addressed the public after the attack. What did he say?

Ruy, what was the response from Iran?

Ruy, hours after the attack on the U.S. base in Qatar, President Trump touted a truce between Israel and Iran. Please do fill us in.

And Celio, how has the international community including South Korea been reacting?

Ruy, what possible reasons have been shared to explain Mr. Trump's sudden strike, and which explanation do you believe may be closer to the truth?

Celio, this year's NATO summit is scheduled to begin later today in the Netherlands. I suppose it's only logical to believe this latest escalation in tensions in the Middle East will dominate discussions. Do you see NATO rallying behind the U.S.?

Ruy, President Lee Jae-myung is not attending this year's NATO summit, but he is sending National Security Adviser Wi Sung-lac. What are the broader implications of this decision, do you think?

Celio, how does U.S. action against Iran look to affect its future engagement with North Korea and the regime's nuclear weapons pursuits?

Ruy, the raging military confrontations in different parts of the world have some people fearing about the start of World War Three. What have you been hearing?

All right.