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New Details on Potential Iran Deal Trump Calls Great Settlement; Israeli Source: Trump Announcement on Iran Surprised Netanyahu; Immigration Agents Detain 2 People on School Ground in Baltimore; World Cup Kicks Off in U.S. with Massive Security Effort. Aired 8-8:30a ET

Aired June 12, 2026 - 08:00   ET

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ELEX MICHAELSON, CNN ANCHOR AND CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): All oil production stopped here for more than a decade.

ALEX KATZ, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE CENTER: This is going to be a fight.

MICHAELSON (voice-over): Alex Katz is executive director of the Environmental Defense Center, which is suing to stop Sable.

MICHAELSON: Why do you oppose Sable?

KATZ: The problem with the pipeline is that it doesn't have an effective way of preventing corrosion.

MICHAELSON (voice-over): After President Donald Trump and Israel launched military action against Iran and the Strait of Hormuz shut down, gas prices spiked. The Trump administration ordered Sable's pipeline to start producing again by invoking the Defense Production Act, a law that gives the president emergency powers to influence domestic industries to help national defense.

MICHAELSON: Sable says as soon as the Defense Production Act was invoked, they were ready to go.

MICHAELSON (voice-over): Sable is ramping up to produce 50,000 barrels of oil per day, according to the Department of Energy, a small offset compared to the over 15 million barrels of oil per day lost for the global market in the Strait since the war in Iran began.

MICHAELSON: Critics say you started a war that was unnecessary in Iran, and now you're able to give handouts to oil companies because of that. What do you say to that?

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: The war in Iran is critical. This is how you end Iran's nuclear weapons program.

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OMAR JIMENEZ, CNN HOST: Breaking overnight, we've got new reporting on a potential deal to end the war with Iran, at least according to the White House. President Trump calls it a great settlement. And Iranian state media this morning saying a draft interim agreement has reached its final stage.

But do key differences remain? We'll get into it.

We're also tracking the situation in Baltimore, growing outrage after two people were detained by immigration agents outside an elementary school, pulled from their vehicle as terrified children screamed.

And then caught on camera -- horseplay, as it was described by two officers, leads to one of them being shot accidentally and their mayor this morning not mincing words about his disappointment.

John and Sara are off today. I'm Omar Jimenez with Kate Bolduan. This is CNN NEWS CENTRAL.

KATE BOLDUAN, CNN ANCHOR: Let's begin with the breaking news on the war with Iran. This week has felt like a roller coaster, no doubt. But it brings us to this, a potential deal on the table, a framework to get to a bigger deal after President Trump canceled the new strikes and claimed that the U.S. had ended the war with a quote, great settlement. So we're told this deal includes an extension of the ceasefire, a reopening of the Strait of Hormuz and a pledge by Iran to never obtain a nuclear weapon. Iranian media is also reporting details about this possible deal, but there has been no confirmation from Iran and Tehran's government about an agreement. And earlier Iranian officials said no final decision has been made.

So still a lot up in the air. But we have been here before. The president has suggested a deal with Iran is imminent at least 38 times by CNN's count.

CNN's Kristen Holmes live for us this morning at the White House once again. What is known and what is not known about this framework to get to the bigger deal?

KRISTEN HOLMES, CNN SENIOR WHITE HOUSE CORRESPONDENT: So this Memorandum of Understanding, we're getting some of the details here and the details about to read came from a diplomat who was briefed on the situation. We have not yet heard this from the United States or Iran officially. But here is what we are told is part of this MOU.

One, a 60 day ceasefire would start immediately and that includes everything. That includes Lebanon as well. The Strait of Hormuz would also reopen immediately.

And they believe that 30 days after signing, traffic would be back up to its pre-war levels. The U.S. blockade on Iranian ports would be lifted and some sanctions would be lifted. But there is a caveat to that.

Iran will have to continue to enter into these talks in good faith. And then here is -- I want to read this to you directly. This is about nuclear. It says the agreement, quote, "Satisfies all U.S. requirements on the nuclear issue. And that includes Iran pledging not to get a nuclear weapon, as well as the issue of Iran's stockpile of highly enriched uranium." President Trump was asked directly about that yesterday in regards to this memorandum and essentially said that this was a conceptualized idea of where they would be.

So we're still waiting to see what these actual details look like. And Kate, as you notice, we've been here before. We've heard President Trump threaten strikes and then call them off, saying a deal is imminent.

And of course, there has been no deal. However, yesterday, President Trump sounded pretty sure that this war was over. Take a listen.

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DONALD TRUMP, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES: I don't know if you heard, but we ended the war with Iran today and they have agreed never to have a nuclear weapon.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Has the Supreme Leader approved this deal, sir?

TRUMP: I understand the answer is yes.

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HOLMES: Of course, that would be a big deal if the Supreme Leader has signed off on this deal.

A couple of things to note why this time might be different. President Trump says it's because of the strikes. He said that Iran was taking a pounding.

But we have heard some signals from mediators that this time could be different. For example, Pakistan has been a key negotiator. They said that there has been progress achieved.

We heard from other mediators saying that they were cautiously optimistic, specifically citing the fact that Qataris had been in Tehran kind of trying to work through some of those sticking points on Tuesday and Wednesday. They say that helped get over the hump. And in terms of signing it, we are told now that this signing of this MOU could happen as soon as this weekend.

They are looking at Geneva. Remember, those previous peace talks were scheduled for Pakistan. Now they're looking at Geneva.

And we are told that Vice President J.D. Vance, as well as Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner would attend.

BOLDUAN: All right. Much more to come. Kristen, you're the best. Thank you so much -- Omar.

JIMENEZ: Lots to talk about here. I want to bring in CNN military analyst, retired Colonel Cedric Leighton with more.

All right, look, President Trump says the war is over, a settlement has been reached. But Iran's foreign ministry has said there's no final decision that's been made. And the IRGC casting doubt on the entire announcement.

So we've got conflicting sort of storylines here. How do we interpret reality here?

COL. CEDRIC LEIGHTON (RET.), CNN MILITARY ANALYST: Well, I think one of the key things, Omar, is that you kind of have to look at what's going on in the region itself. And one of the things that happened overnight was here in the Strait of Hormuz, two Iranian drones were actually shot down by the U.S. So there's still activity going on. So that's just indicative of the kinds of things that are happening.

This is a very busy place, you know, and you see all the ships that are basically waiting to go through the Strait of Hormuz. One's wanting to come in, one's wanting to go out. There is limited traffic along the Iranian coast and supposedly, with transponders off so we wouldn't see them here, traffic along the Omani coast right here. So those are some of the areas that we have to look at, in particular this one.

Now, when it comes to the nuclear things, you know, one of the areas that we have to look at is exactly what is going to happen here. If there has actually been a deal in this particular area, then that could, of course, be somewhat meaningful.

But I don't think that we're seeing any details yet. And we really don't know whether or not this area has been covered in that way that we expect it to be.

JIMENEZ: You know, our CNN reporting shows that some Israeli officials were surprised by the announcement by the president and were unaware of any final agreement. I mean, if Prime Minister Netanyahu believes Iran is using negotiations to stall, to build time, to strengthen up again, I mean, how much ability does Israel have to disrupt the U.S.- Iran negotiations?

LEIGHTON: They have a considerable ability to do that, both from a diplomatic standpoint as well as from a military standpoint. So, for example, you know, if they wanted to do something in this particular area, they would have the capability on their own to go after targets, basically in the western part of Iran and even in the central part of Iran. So these are areas that they could, to a limited extent, cover on their own without too much U.S. support. They could have their own aerial refueling capability. They have things like that. So if they decided to do that, they could potentially disrupt things if they, you know, would say something like, let's say there's a perceived threat and we're going to cover this in that way.

So they have always said, the Israelis have always said, that they will take the interests of Israel into account before they do anything. But if the interests of Israel to them indicate that the Iranians were about to, let's say, launch missiles from western Iran into Israel, they would probably attack using usually aircraft at their disposal. And if that is the case, then, of course, all bets would be off for this kind of an agreement.

JIMENEZ: You know, looking at the details of this, again, announced agreement, we're still trying to work through what's actually sticking here and what isn't. But President Trump says Iran would allow the removal and securing of nuclear materials, dismantle parts of its nuclear infrastructure, and limit missile production. I mean, militarily speaking, are those the key benchmarks you would need to see here?

I mean, how are you interpreting, again, still waiting to confirm, but those potential deal points?

LEIGHTON: Yes, I think those would be certainly key elements here. You know, Strait of Hormuz, missile production facilities throughout Iran, and of course, the nuclear piece. The Israelis were always keen on limiting Iranian missile production.

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And one of the key problems that we have here in terms of verification, and this is also going to be a critical point with any type of agreement, is how much do we actually know about Iran's industrial base and their ability to actually produce things. We have said that that industrial base has actually been decimated. However, the fact of the matter is that their inventory has actually ramped up because during this ceasefire period, they've actually been able to build more missiles and drones, and those missiles and drones are sometimes hard to detect, and they can also be used to great extent, and they of course have targeted U.S. bases in these areas, including as far afield as Jordan.

JIMENEZ: Colonel Cedric Leighton, appreciate you being here. Thanks for the time and insight.

LEIGHTON: You bet, Omar.

JIMENEZ: Good to see you.

LEIGHTON: Thank you.

JIMENEZ: All right, coming up, some major backlash this morning after ICE detained two parents in an elementary school parking lot as the end-of-year celebrations were getting underway. We'll tell you the new details we're learning this morning.

Plus, we are just hours away from the official start of the World Cup here in the United States, and authorities are on high alert looking for any potential threats. We'll bring you those details.

And then don't try this at home, people, a teenager facing charges after being caught driving a car with several passengers riding on the roof.

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BOLDUAN: This morning, there is backlash growing after immigration agents in Baltimore detained two people on school grounds as kids were walking in for the school day. Agents could be seen pulling a man and a woman from their SUV, and children were walking just feet away. A state senator says there also were two children inside the SUV that they were pulling them out of and say that teachers pulled those children from the car as this was happening.

CNN's Priscilla Alvarez joins us right now. She's got more details coming in about this. The video is quite something. Priscilla, what are you learning about this?

PRISCILLA ALVAREZ, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Well, Kate, these arrests immediately drew concern from educators that were on the scene as well as state officials because these were arrests that not only happened on school grounds but also happened as preparations were underway for pre-K and kindergarten ceremonies. So you see there, there were children who were passing by -- because this was also drop-off time according to the school -- who were witnessing this arrest happen. Now let me tell you what happened that led to this incident according to the Department of Homeland Security.

So this was an individual, the man, Jesus Acevedo-Sanchez, who was targeted by ICE. They had approached him. He refused lawful commands according to DHS, and I'm quoting here, violently resisted arrest and used his vehicle to evade law enforcement, dragging an ICE officer in the process.

This pursuit of this man, who was accompanied by his family, led ICE to school grounds where it was, as you see there in the video, they executed that arrest of him and the woman in the vehicle. We understand them to be parents. They were with their two children who were in the backseat.

Educators say that they pulled the children out of the vehicle and brought them into the school. We have since learned from the Department of Homeland Security that the parents were offered the opportunity to contact a relative, and now those children are in the custody of their aunt. The two parents are also now facing federal charges according to the Department of Homeland Security for assaulting officers.

Now, again, this happened at a moment where there were children around, there were multiple witnesses, and it happened again on school grounds, which immediately has received pushback. We got a quote from the governor, Wes Moore, where he said this quote, "Schools are places where children should feel safe, where parents should be able to drop off their kids without fear, and where educators should be able to focus on teaching, not where federal agents carry out immigration enforcement actions in front of children."

Now I have been told that there were calls between ICE and school and state officials where ICE was, quote, apologetic, according to a source familiar with the incident and noted the circumstances that ultimately led them to be on school grounds where they conducted these arrests. We've similarly got a statement from DHS on this, where they said quote, "ICE does not target schools, but we will not allow criminals to hide in our nation's schools and put the safety of our children at risk." And there again, describing what led them to that arrest in their pursuit of this undocumented immigrant.

So again, we will continue to follow the story as well as where these children are now. We know they're with their aunt, but anymore that we can learn, we'll share with you as soon as we know it.

BOLDUAN: Absolutely. Priscilla, thank you so much for your reporting, for the context around all of it. I appreciate it.

So this morning, a battle over critical surveillance law on Capitol Hill is brewing. What's at stake as a key piece of the nation's counterterrorism intelligence and the tool set that it's used is set to expire in just hours.

Plus, she became the first Afghan woman to summit the world's highest peak. This morning, she joins us to talk about her historic climb and new mission, now today.

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JIMENEZ: Fans from every corner of the globe are converging on Los Angeles today for the U.S. opener of the FIFA World Cup. But behind the celebration, as you might imagine, a staggering security operation is underway. With 78 matches spread across 11 cities in the United States, the unprecedented scale is pushing federal law enforcement to its limits here.

The Department of Homeland Security is already making the stakes crystal clear, calling it a, quote, zero fail mission. I want to bring in CNN's Marybel Gonzalez, who joins us now from Los Angeles. So, Maribel, what can you tell us about the security operations for this opening match?

MARYBEL GONZALEZ, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Hi, Omar. Well, they're extensive. And we are currently here at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum.

We're just a few miles from where that match will happen later this afternoon. But I can tell you that even here, security is really tight. To get into this area, you have to go through several metal detectors, lots of security, making sure that you have your passes if you are media to be roaming around the area, but also checking bags.

We also know that this is a huge concern because of the sheer size of this area as well. Yesterday, a fan festival kicked off here when Mexico was playing. And we know that there were at capacity around 38,000 fans were here in just one place, lots of families, lots of people here.

Now, we know that authorities have not identified any specific incredible threats, but this is a highly publicized and attended games that are going to be taking place over the next several weeks.

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And the concerns are really around increased terrorist activity, potential terrorist activity, any targeted violence, mass casualty incidents. Transnational crime also is a concern here.

And here at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, of course, they're concerned about local stuff. So violence that could break out, fights that could break out at places like this, wherever there's large crowds. In fact, another concern is any sort of drug use, any sort of overdose use.

Yesterday, here in at the fan festival, there were public health officials who were educating the public about overdose awareness, preventions, and saving lives. Let's take a listen.

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MARIA ESTRADA BENITEZ, EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS PUBLIC HEALTH NURSE: We just want people to understand that you can also have fun and be educated at the same time and have this, learn how to do these skills and how to save a loved one's life.

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GONZALEZ: Now, of course, traffic is also a concern here. We know that there are a lot of these streets are blocked off precisely to make sure that everybody is going in and out of here safely. And we expect this to be a very popular match here nearby in Los Angeles, as this is the first time that the U.S. men's national team will be back on American soil after the U.S. hosted the tournament back in 1994 -- Omar.

JIMENEZ: And important security precautions for sure, but also an exciting time for a lot of fans who I think are ready to see some World Cup action, including yourself. The field looks great. Marybel Gonzalez, good to see you.

All right, coming up, Democrats adding new Republican seats to their midterm target list. But one strategy even has fellow Democrats upset. We'll have details on that plan.

And then a suspected drunk driver fleeing the scene of a wrong-way crash only to find his way into a stranger's home and helping himself to a snack. More on this just ahead.

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