The National Intelligence Service reported to the National Assembly that Kim Jong-un's daughter, Ju-ae, is in full swing building a succession narrative.
On Apr. 6, at a closed-door full meeting of the Intelligence Committee, the National Intelligence Service (NIS) reported, "We believe there is an intent to highlight (Ju-ae's) extraordinary military talent by staging scenes of her driving a tank." The report was conveyed in a briefing by Democratic Party of Korea lawmaker Park Seon-won and People Power Party lawmaker Lee Seong-kwon, the ruling and opposition secretaries of the Intelligence Committee.
The National Intelligence Service (NIS) said, "Recently, Kim Ju-ae has been appearing mainly in the defense field, and in particular, by releasing for the first time scenes of her shooting and staging scenes of her driving a tank in a form that pays homage to Kim Jong-un during his heir-apparent period, we believe there is an intent to highlight her extraordinary military talent," adding, "We analyze this as a move to dilute doubts about a female successor and to accelerate the building of a succession narrative."
Lawmaker Lee Seong-kwon said, "Among lawmakers today, there was a question of whether it is right to view Kim Ju-ae as the successor, and the NIS director used the expression that it seems acceptable to view her as the successor," adding, "There was also a question of whether there could be dissatisfaction from Kim Yo-jong or internal objections, and on that (the NIS director) explained that this reshuffle confirmed there has been no particular change in Kim Yo-jong's actual power."
Meanwhile, regarding the war between the United States and Iran, the National Intelligence Service (NIS) said, "There is room for a 'small deal,' and we judge that the situation will enter a lull around the end of this month."
The National Intelligence Service (NIS) said, "Given the current war of attrition, it appears more likely that an essentially uncertain status quo will be prolonged," adding, "We are making a judgment while watching the results of concentrated U.S. airstrikes over the next three to four days on whether the United States will carry out more strikes or move into a lull around the end of April."