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Iranian Media: Iran Halts Oil Tanker Traffic Through Hormuz; Trump: Will Work With Iran To Remove Enriched Uranium; U.S. And Iran Agree To Two- Week Ceasefire; How Artemis II Crew Capture Rare View Of Moon; Iranians React To U.S.-Iran Two-Week Ceasefire Deal; War Disrupts Supply Chains, Including Aid Deliveries; U.S. Women's Hockey Game Sets Attendance Record; Aired 12-1p ET

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ZAIN ASHER, CNN ANCHOR: All right. Coming to you live from New York, I'm Zain Asher.

BIANNA GOLODRYGA, CNN ANCHOR: And I'm Bianna Golodryga. You are watching the second hour of "One World." And we begin with breaking news.

Iranian state media is reporting that Iran has halted oil tanker traffic through the Strait of Hormuz in response to new Israeli attacks on Lebanon.

Reopening the strait was a critical part of the two-week ceasefire agreed between the U.S. and Iran.

ASHER: Yes. It came as Lebanon's health minister said hundreds of people have been killed in Israeli strikes on Lebanon today. Some of the most

expense -- extensive strikes rather on Beirut in decades.

Speaking to a U.S. media outlet, President Trump said that Lebanon was not part of the ceasefire deal, contradicting earlier comments by Pakistan.

CNN's Anna Cooban joins us live now from London. So, Anna, I mean, listen, just in terms of where oil prices have gone. I mean, obviously after that

ceasefire deal was announced just yesterday, we saw Brent Crude, that we have it on the screen, and WTI all trading lower. They're roughly around

$95 a barrel.

Obviously, it's going to take some time, despite technically the fact that even yesterday the Strait of Hormuz was open, we all knew that it would

take some time to sort of recoup the 20 percent of -- of global oil that was lost during the war.

Now that there is this fragile ceasefire and things do appear to be volatile and the Strait is closed technically at this point onwards, just

walk us through what that means for oil prices going forward, Anna.

ANNA COOBAN, CNN BUSINESS AND ECONOMICS REPORTER: Well, you're right. There was an enormous amount of optimism in markets, plunging oil prices, but

we're still high. And as the prices are still high, they're still not what they were before the war.

Brent, the global benchmark, was around $73. Now, we can see there it's around $94. So there's still a way to go.

And the terms of this ceasefire or the way it's playing out currently, as you've said, are incredibly volatile. We're seeing that because of these

strikes in Beirut, Iran is now saying that oil tankers can't get through the Strait.

And already, the terms of the Strait reopening as a result of the ceasefire were causing some really big questions for oil traders and for buyers. And

that's because Iran was saying they were still going to make sure that oil tankers were passing the Strait in coordination with its military. And that

raises questions as to whether we're going to see a similar dynamic play out as, you know, not a lot -- not allowing ships that have any sort of

link to the U.S. or Israel, whether they're being assured or owned or -- or crude by countries that are aligned with Israel or the U.S. Is that still

going to be the situation?

And the big question mark about tolls. There were lots of reports around certain ships paying, you know, up to $2 million. That was a -- a -- a

figure that was being bandied about to pass the Strait.

And now we've got reporting that says that Iran and Oman are thinking about allowing ships to pass through if they pay a transit fee. So I think that

probably explains why we've seen these enormous falls because of the ceasefire itself, but not really back to where they need to be, which is

where they were before the war.

ASHER: All right. Anna Cooban, live for us there. Thank you so much.

GOLODRYGA: All right. Let's head now to the White House with more from CNN's Betsy Klein.

So, Betsy, we're learning as we go by way of the president speaking to different media outlets about where the ceasefire stands. And just this

morning, he said that in an interview with PBS, that a ceasefire with regards to Israel and Hezbollah was not part of this deal. That seems to be

news to the Pakistanis and apparently the Iranians.

What more are we learning about that and the impact this could have on the fragile ceasefire?

BETSY KLEIN, CNN SENIOR WHITE HOUSE REPORTER: I think the word fragile is the most critical word here. It's a word that we've heard from Vice

President J.D. Vance, and it is now underway, a fragile two-week ceasefire after the president had announced -- announced what could have been the

death of civilization in Iran.

The president striking that last-minute deal last night ahead of the deadline. Pete Hegseth told reporters this morning that the president had

been prepared to make good on that threat. He said that targets were set, locked and loaded on bridges and critical infrastructure, but both sides

are now claiming victory.

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President Trump, for his part, claiming a complete and total victory. Among the provisions we are looking at, Secretary Hegseth says that any nuclear

material Iran should not have will be removed. President Trump, for his part, says that the U.S. will work with Iran to dig up and remove its

uranium stockpiles.

The president also suggests that this 15-point plan has already been agreed to, but Iran publicly has said that there is a 10-point plan that they are

working off of. That we do expect to get some clarity in the next hour when White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt briefs reporters to see where

exactly the daylight is here.

But Pakistan has served as one of the very key mediators in these negotiations. And all eyes are now on Islamabad. We're starting tomorrow.

Negotiators will kick off several days of what's expected to be very intense negotiations. That includes the president's special envoy Steve

Witkoff, along with his son-in-law Jared Kushner.

A big question right now is whether Vice President J.D. Vance will attend those talks. The president has cast some doubt on that, citing security

concerns, but Friday going to mark the start of several days of those talks.

Now, this deal has reopened the Strait of Hormuz. That is that critical oil thoroughfare. But the president last night amplified a letter from Iran's

foreign minister that affirmed Tehran's authority over that Strait.

Iran did not have control over the Strait before this conflict started a little over five weeks ago. So we'll be watching very carefully as to how

that gets resolved and what happens in the question of tolls ahead.

But again, we do expect to hear from White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt in the next hour. The president notably has no public events on his

schedule, but he is set to meet with the head of NATO a little bit later this afternoon.

Of course, that comes as during this conflict, there has been a growing rift between the U.S. and NATO. So we'll see if that does open up to press.

The president takes questions there, Zain and Bianna.

GOLODRYGA: Yes. In the meantime, he's also taking questions from a slew of reporters and networks as well. Betsy Klein, thank you.

ASHER: All right. Let's bring in the CNN's Nada Bashir who's in Beirut for us. And it's just seven o'clock in the evening and there have been more

strikes.

Nada, I hope that you're safe because a few minutes ago, our producer was mentioning that you couldn't join us at the top of the show because there

were strikes near where you were. So I hope that you're safe.

But this really does underscore what a crisis all of this is for ordinary Lebanese civilians who have been caught in the middle of this. You and I

were talking about an hour ago and you were saying to me that, obviously, for the Lebanese people, they really hoped that this ceasefire announcement

yesterday would have given them some breathing room.

Not only is that not the case, but actually the Lebanese people have been experiencing the exact opposite, and that Israel has really stepped up its

strikes on the country, unleashing pretty much the largest wave of airstrikes since this war began.

Nada, take us through that.

NADA BASHIR, CNN CORRESPONDENT: That's right, Zain. And, of course, earlier today, we did see that huge wave of airstrikes taking place across the

country with several strikes here in the capital, Beirut, which we watched unfold in front of us.

And just in the last few moments, as you mentioned, there has been yet another Israeli airstrike here in Beirut, just a couple of hundred meters

away from where we are.

Now, just in the distance, we could see the smoke rising, following that very loud blast. And just ahead of that strike, there had been an Israeli

drone circling above the city. It appeared at quite low levels very loudly.

And, of course, for many people here in Beirut, across Lebanon, as you mentioned, there had been hope this morning that they would be part of that

ceasefire agreement between the U.S., Israel, and Iran, that there would be a cessation of hostilities between Hezbollah and Israel.

And there had been indications of this. We heard from the prime minister of Pakistan, who said that -- that ceasefire would extend to Lebanon. Of

course, Pakistan, a key broker of that ceasefire agreement.

But clearly, that is not the case. And what we've seen unfolding today is yet continued destruction. The Israeli military says that it targeted 100

Hezbollah targets, according to the Israeli military.

But what we've been seeing on the ground here is that many of those areas struck our civilian areas. We went to the aftermath of one of those blast

sites in the midst of apartment buildings, residential building shops, cafes, bakeries, and nearby school.

This is an area that is not only densely populated, but would have been very busy, full of civilians, getting on with their day during the time of

the blast.

And, of course, we've been hearing from the Lebanese Health Ministry, which has now said that they believe hundreds have been killed and wounded as a

result of the strikes we have seen today across Lebanon, adding to the more than 1,500 people killed in Lebanon since the beginning of the war.

And, of course, there has been a humanitarian crisis unfolding in the country as well, more than a million people displaced by this war. And

there has been mounting calls from people here in Lebanon that we have been speaking to, from politicians within the Lebanese government, calling for a

negotiated resolution to this latest war for peace talks to take place. Clearly, that hasn't been the case.

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We did hear from a Hezbollah spokesperson this morning ahead of that wave of strikes that we saw who said that Hezbollah would wait to see if Israel

would uphold the commitments of the ceasefire agreement, that if it did not, it would also respond, so we will wait to see what that reaction will

be from Hezbollah.

And, of course, we have been hearing reports from state media in Iran and media outlets affiliated with the IRGC citing unnamed security sources

saying that the Iranian regime is now considering options for a potential response.

So for many here that hope of a ceasefire of an end to the hostilities that we have seen now for more than a month has been dashed. Many here holding

their breaths waiting to see what will happen next here in Lebanon.

ASHER: All right. Nada Bashir, thank you so much. Do stay safe, OK? Thank you, Nada.

GOLODRYGA: Let's take a closer look at the situation with CNN global affairs analyst Karim Sadjadpour. He's a senior fellow at the Carnegie

Endowment for International Peace. Karim, it's always good to see you. Thanks for joining us.

So, we continue to hear from the president and from the defense secretary that in a sense, a regime change has already happened. Some in Washington

actually think that the parliament speaker right now, Ghalibaf, is somewhat of a pragmatic person that they can deal with, but they clearly haven't

spoken to you or been advised by you or read your many insightful reports because you describe him as the opposite of an Iranian Gorbachev that he is

in fact, to his core, IRGC.

So, what mistakes could the White House be walking into if they think this is their guy?

KARIM SADJADPOUR, CNN GLOBAL AFFAIRS ANALYST: Thank you, Bianna. I think the key mistake that the president is making when he said there's been

regime changes, not realizing that this is the same group of men, same ideology, and their principles haven't changed. They're going to remain

committed to resistance against the United States on the rejection of Israel's existence. And this is not a real estate deal in which both sides

want a transaction. You have a regime in Tehran whose entire identity is premised on opposition to America.

So in my view, at best, we go from what is now a hot war to a cold war, but there's not going to unfortunately be a resolution to this 47-year war with

Iran until we have new leaders in Tehran whose organizing principle is the country's national interests rather than revolutionary ideology.

ASHER: It's interesting because one of the things that this particular administration has in common with Iran, if I -- if I can say that obviously

they are extremely different.

But one thing they do have in common is that winning the narrative is very, very important to this administration and it is also very important to the

Iranians as well. The propaganda element, how you sell this to the people as a win is a priority for Trump. It is, of course, a priority for the

ayatollah and the IRGC.

Obviously, the -- the U.S.'s angle is that, listen, we have degraded a lot of militarily, a lot of the sort of targets inside Iran. And so we have

really won the war militarily.

From the Iranian perspective, what they're going to say is, look, the Americans tried to destroy us, but we are triumphant. We were able to

continue to sort of control the Strait of Hormuz. We have the upper hand economically.

Just talk to us about how important, not just winning the war is, but winning the narrative is as well for both -- both parties.

SADJADPOUR: That's indeed right, because three months ago, the global narrative on Iran was about Iran massacring its own citizens. And now, the

global narrative is that Iran was able to resist the world's greatest superpower and the world's greatest -- the -- the -- the Middle East's

greatest military power, the Israel, in this war for survival.

And not only were they able to survive, but they potentially can come out stronger because they have this key lever, which is the Strait of Hormuz,

as we all know now, a -- a critical artery of the global economy.

And they don't plan to go back to status quo ante of the Strait of Hormuz being an international waterway. They now see this as an Iranian waterway.

And they, I think, will try to continue to take it hostage in the hopes that, number one, it can be a source of revenue for them.

And number two, it can be a source of leverage to deter future Israeli and -- and American attacks on them.

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GOLODRYGA: It -- it is notable, though, that while the White House's audience is still the -- the voters here in the U.S. and to an extent,

allies and adversaries around the world, Iran's and the supreme leaders' audience would be to thwart off future attacks, because when it comes to

their own citizens, it's clear that they don't care about their future.

And -- and that leads me to my question, Karim, given the situation we're in right now with the two-week ceasefire, I would imagine, given how

unpopular this war is for President Trump, the idea that he would restart the war is that much harder.

What does that mean for the Iranians who many risked their lives, many still opposed, the majority still opposed, this regime, what happens to

them?

SADJADPOUR: Well, that's probably the most important question, Bianna, which is being overlooked. Because as I said earlier, we're never really

going to resolve this half-century Cold War we've had with Iran until we have a different government in Tehran.

And I -- I do believe that the vast majority of Iranians still want to have a different government, one which is representative, accountable, puts the

country's economic prosperity first.

People are no longer interested in this 1979 ideology of -- of fighting America and Israel and being isolated from the world.

At the moment, the Iranian people have been living in between two hells, the hell of a totalitarian regime and aerial bombardment.

And I think that the two key things to look at moving forward are, you know, how do people react in the months ahead after we've reached the

ceasefire, which is your -- your previous correspondent said is very tenuous. It's not clear that this ceasefire will last. But what happens

after the dust is settled?

And then what is the cohesion of the regime? You know, we -- we knew last January that even within the regime, there was a lot of people who were

questioning the wisdom of --- of continuing forward with this revolutionary ideology.

Is the regime more cohesive now as a result of the war? Is it less? I think, Bianna, that these events will continue to be with us for the -- the

impact of this war. We won't appreciate its significance for -- for probably years to come. But I do think a key thing which is being

overlooked is the status of the Iranian people.

GOLODRYGA: Indeed. And as has been noted that per sources, the Iranian regime itself hasn't been able to fully view the damage that has been

inflicted upon the country and their infrastructure over the last five weeks. And so the road ahead for them is tenuous.

But nonetheless, if they live to survive another day, that -- that for them is indeed a victory for now and a defeat for all of those in the country

who want to see a different country.

Karim Sadjadpour, always great to have you on. Thank you so much.

ASHER: Thank you, Karim.

SADJADPOUR: Thank you.

GOLODRYGA: And still to come on "One World," a fragile ceasefire brokered between Iran and the U.S. as Israel continues its deadly bombing of

Lebanon. We ask the mediators for clarification on the issue, ahead.

ASHER: Plus, delayed aid deliveries. CNN's takes a closer look at how the Iran war has impacted a major hub in Dubai.

GOLODRYGA: And the Artemis II crew have woken up after completing a full week in space. Ahead, the tricks and tools they've used to capture stunning

rare images of the moon.

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GOLODRYGA: All right. Well, the four astronauts aboard the Orion spacecraft have just woken up for day eight of the Artemis II mission. NASA says the

sounds of Queen and David Bowie's "Under Pressure" load them away.

ASHER: Oh the Brits, the Brits. They've got British music.

GOLODRYGA: Good djing too.

ASHER: After a full week in space, they've collected all inspiring images of the far side of the moon and enjoyed conversations with their

counterparts aboard the International Space Station.

As Orion returns to Earth, the planet's gravitational pull is drawing the spacecraft home.

GOLODRYGA: CNN's national correspondent Randi Kaye has been following these developments and joins us now.

It is night and day, the stories that we are covering, like, literally apocalyptic war and this story which keeps inspiring the world. Thank

goodness for these --

ASHER: Thank you, Randi.

GOLODRYGA: -- astronauts and for you, Randi Joy Kaye. I won't forget that.

Just walk us through some of these incredible images that we've seen.

RANDI KAYE, CNN NATIONAL CORRESPONDENT: Yes. I definitely got the -- the better of those two stories, I think here, certainly at Johnson Space

Center.

It's so nice and inspiring and hopeful to talk about these images coming in from -- from Artemis II and the crew have just been incredible.

We have the images of the full galaxy that we saw. And then, of course, we had the -- the Earth setting behind the lunar horizon and the close-ups of

the crater -- of all the craters in the moon.

I mean, it's really just so spectacular. And today, we got a close-up look at what the astronauts have been using to take all of these images and

these photographs that they've been sending back to us here.

And the cameras that they use are a D5 which is this massive camera with a really big lens on it. That was able to get the photos of the -- the close-

ups of the crater.

Remember, they took these about 4,000 miles away from the moon so that got the crater shots and the -- and the earth setting and then they also have

the Z9, which is a smaller one which took pictures like this of the eclipse

And, of course, they're too big to hold normally, you know, in -- in that small capsule where you would hold them in front of your -- in front of

your eyes. So we talked to Paul Reichert here who helped train the astronauts how to use the cameras in space. And here's how he explained it.

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PAUL REICHERT, NASA: Usually, you use a camera, you just hold it right up to your eye and you have -- it's very comfortable. But in the -- in the

vehicle, they don't build the vehicle to be a photography studio.

So, the windows are actually angled right behind the commander and pilot seat. And so they have to get in there and kind of wedge themselves in

there to use the camera.

So, one of the problems that we have is that on the windows, since it's dark outside, on the windows, you get a lot of internal reflections. And so

the crew has a window shroud with an opening for the lens to fit through so that all of the windows blacked out, so that we don't get any of those

reflections in our pictures.

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KAYE: And this really was not an easy task. He did say that several of the astronauts had used cameras like this before and are -- and they've been

training as astronauts to take pictures like this but they actually had to use these blow-ups of the moon here at the Johnson Space Center in building

nine here where they practiced. And they would turn out the lights and they would teach them how to photograph the moon using the -- using the blow-up

moon, of course.

So, there are 34 cameras in all, all over the -- the spacecraft. There's also that one camera inside that we got to look at a very small, a GoPro

type camera, but that's how mission control can see their every move while they're in space and that's how the public can watch them on -- on -- on

the Orion capsule as well.

So it was pretty cool to just see how they were able to get these amazing images that all of us have just been oohing and eyeing over now for a

couple of days.

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GOLODRYGA: That is so awesome, Randi. If we could just keep you for the whole hour, that would -- that would make my day. Thank you so much.

KAYE: Of course.

ASHER: All right.

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ASHER: Thousands of sports fans packed into New York's Madison Square Garden to cheer on women's professional ice hockey. What this historic

moment means for the game, just ahead.

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GOLODRYGA: All right. Welcome back to "One World." I'm Bianna Golodryga.

ASHER: And I'm Zain Asher.

Both the U.S. and Iran are portraying the two-week ceasefire agreement as a victory.

For now, this deal means an end to the relentless U.S. and Israeli strikes that have killed hundreds of Iranians.

CNN's Leila Gharagozlou has more on the mixed feelings among civilians.

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UNIDENTIFIED MALE: As the war went on, we realized that this war is really against Iran and not in a benefit -- for the benefit of Iran.

LEILA GHARAGOZLOU, CNN PRODUCER: In the final hours of his own deadline, President Donald Trump announced a two-week ceasefire with Iran. CNN spoke

to some Iranians who have mixed feelings. We aren't disclosing their identities for their safety.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: I feel relieved that the escalation did not happen. That the people of Iran will not suffer. This war has brought the sort of unity

that we didn't have at the beginning of the war.

GHARAGOZLOU: The unity for many Iranians comes from their ability to survive the U.S. and Israeli military operation.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: It's a different feeling and atmosphere from the days right after the 12-day war.

When I speak to people today, there's a sense of pride in the country that we too were able to survive this war.

GHARAGOZLOU (voice-over): After nearly a month of attacks and promises of regime change by the U.S. and opposition groups, some feel that the war

made the Iranian government stronger.

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UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: I feel that we, the regular normal people, are the ultimate losers in this. Nothing has changed. Everything is worse. I hope

at least we get some sanctions relief. How are we even going to move on?

GHARAGOZLOU: There's also skepticism about whether ceasefire will even hold.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: I hope the ceasefire is genuine and not a pretext to get all the ships out of the Persian Gulf and Strait of Hormuz and then to

rearm and restart.

The fact that J.D. Vance is involved and Mr. Ghalibaf is involved gives me hope that this will be a very, very serious discussions, not like the waste

of time, the previous times the U.S. used as a pretext.

GHARAGOZLOU (voice-over): For others, the war continues, while still under the current rule.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Honestly, unless there are big changes they make, I think we'll keep protesting. Because even if they stay for now, they have

to eventually go. This can't continue.

GHARAGOZLOU (voice-over): As a fragile peace looks to take hold, some Iranians hold out hopes about the new faces in Iran's government.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: I hope that the new leadership in Iran, which are -- is a lot more in touch with the younger generation, a lot more in tune with

what's going on in the world, more open to the idea of being part of the rest of the world and participating in the global economy.

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ASHER: According to Iranian state media, Tehran has stopped oil tanker traffic in the Strait of Hormuz today, after Israel continued its deadly

bombing in Lebanon today.

Lebanon's health minister says that hundreds are dead and wounded in the latest strikes. It comes just hours after two-week ceasefire between the

U.S. and Iran brokered by Pakistan came into effect.

GOLODRYGA: But contrary to the Pakistani prime minister's statements, Israel and President Trump say Lebanon is not part of that ceasefire.

CNN's Becky Anderson asked for clarification from the Pakistani ambassador to the U.S.

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RIZWAN SAEED SHEIKH, PAKISTANI AMBASSADOR TO THE U.S.: Of course, this is a situation of a ceasefire that could be disrupted. And there have been

instances in the past where ceasefire has been disrupted. So we perhaps would all want for the best to happen.

BECKY ANDERSON, CNN ANCHOR: So -- so you're confirming that, as far as the prime minister is concerned, that Lebanon is included in this ceasefire,

despite what we have heard from the prime minister's office in Israel today.

SHEIKH: Well, as Pakistan is a faithful facilitator, I think the understanding's coming from the highest level in Pakistan need to be

accorded, primacy and certainly authenticity.

ANDERSON: So the answer is yes. OK. Thank you, sir.

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ASHER: All right. Let's bring in CNN's Jeremy Diamond who's joining us live now from Tel Aviv, Israel.

So, Jeremy, obviously in the last couple of hours, we've seen that Iran has now sort of strengthened or rather tightened its grip on the Strait of

Hormuz, again, closing it to traffic because of what's happening in Lebanon.

Just given that this ceasefire is so important to President Trump because of what it means for the oil markets, just walk us through whether there's

or rather how likely it is that President Trump is going to speak to Netanyahu about ensuring that there can be some kind of temporary pause in

the fighting in Lebanon.

JEREMY DIAMOND, CNN JERUSALEM CORRESPONDENT: I mean, the real question is whether or not this is all going to unravel this ceasefire less than 24

hours after it went into effect.

I mean, the fact that we're seeing Iran closing the Strait of Hormuz in response to the fact that Israel is continuing to carry out strikes in

Lebanon, shows that Iran is quite serious about Lebanon being included as part of this ceasefire agreement, not abandoning their allies, the militant

group Hezbollah in Lebanon, wanting that to be part of the ceasefire agreement altogether.

But there's no indication from the United States, as of now, that they are going to put their foot down and tell Israel that they must stop firing on

Lebanon in order for the ceasefire with Iran to survive.

We have heard from the White House press secretary saying that Lebanon is not included in this ceasefire. President Trump said the same thing to PBS

News in a phone interview today.

And so the question is whether, you know, the United States ever agreed that this was going to be part of it and ultimately the Israelis convinced

President Trump for that to not be the case. All of that is very uncertain.

But one thing is clear is both the United States and the Israel are insisting that Lebanon is not part of the ceasefire agreement, and that

could very much represent a threat to the -- the survival of the ceasefire agreement going forward.

Because as you're saying, Zain, you know, there's really only two alternatives here. Either President Trump, you know, tells Israel that it

needs to stop firing on Lebanon, which doesn't seem to be the case right now.

Or, you know, he accepts that the Strait of Hormuz is going to stay closed, which seems unlikely, or the ceasefire collapses altogether. So a lot is at

stake right now.

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And Israel is continuing to carry out strikes against Lebanon as recently as this last hour, carrying out a strike in Beirut, targeting a senior

Hezbollah commander, according to the Israeli military.

ASHER: Jeremy Diamond, thank you so much.

GOLODRYGA: Well, this conflict have severely disrupted supply chains including vital aid deliveries.

The UAE Dubai humanitarian is one of the biggest aid hubs in the world.

ASHER: Yes. CNN's Becky Anderson toured the hub to see just how much impact the U.S. Israeli war with Iran has had on its ability to deliver key

supplies.

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ROBERT BLANCHARD, HEAD, WHO HUB FOR GLOBAL HEALTH EMERGENCIES LOGISTICS: So what we have here today is 57 metric tons of medicines valued at about $1.8

million that are intended for Gaza. This has everything from antibiotics, anticoagulants, medicines that are going to be needed to treat diabetes and

hypertension.

ANDERSON (voice-over): This is the World Health Organization's hub at Dubai Humanitarian, the largest aid center in the world.

BLANCHARD: Primarily emergency health kits.

ANDERSON (voice-over): From here, supplies can reach two-thirds of the global population within hours.

On a normal day, this is a lifeline for millions of people in need.

BLANCHARD: On a normal day, we would see 100 metric tons of medicines moving in and out of the hub to reach those in need in response to health

emergencies all around the world.

ANDERSON: On a normal day?

BLANCHARD: On a normal day.

ANDERSON: Things aren't normal at present. We're in the middle of this conflict. We've seen the -- certainly in the early days, the suspension of

flights, and you are facing real supply issues at present. Is that why we see nothing in here?

BLANCHARD: Well, that -- that's certainly part -- part of the reason.

ANDERSON (voice-over): The U.S.-Israel war with Iran is now choking global supply lines, forcing aid supplies to slow down or stop completely. With

shipping squeezed through the Strait of Hormuz, airspace disrupted and ports targeted by Iranian attacks --

BLANCHARD: -- emergency health kits.

ANDERSON (voice-over): -- getting life-saving aid out of the UAE has become increasingly difficult.

BLANCHARD: It's almost a perfect storm. It's going to cost more to deliver supplies. It's going to take longer to deliver those supplies. And we're

doing it under a period of where we're constrained financially.

ANDERSON: To explain exactly what's in here, you can see it says Egypt in transit to Palestine Authority. This is Gaza's WHO. And this pallet, for

example, what's in there?

BLANCHARD: Simvastatin; so this would be for hypertension, for example. There's other pallets that would contain antibiotics. It's a real mix of --

of what you have here. It's a tremendous number of line item medicines.

ANDERSON: I'm just looking here. We've got Kenya. We've got Sudan up here.

BLANCHARD: We have Zambia, cholera.

ANDERSON: Yes. So we've got here trauma and emergency surgery kits.

BLANCHARD: We have external fixators here. These are used to secure and mobilize the -- the bones after a fracture or a break.

ANDERSON: Right.

BLANCHARD: What you have here are general surgery instruments for dressings. So, perhaps after a burn or a serious injury, the surgeons can

use these immediately to render care.

ANDERSON (voice-over): As the conflict rolls on and supply routes remain compromised, getting critical shipments like these out means constantly

adapting.

One solution for the WHO's current emergency efforts in Lebanon, a land corridor via Saudi Arabia, Jordan, and Syria. A shipment successfully

reached the Masnaa Crossing just as the WHO warned me that some hospitals in Lebanon had just two weeks of supplies left. That crossing is now

closed, cutting off aid to the million people displaced in Lebanon.

ANDERSON: It's not just the WHO, there are dozens of aid agencies moving medical supplies, equipment and food from here at Dubai Humanitarian.

ANDERSON (voice-over): The World Food Programme is also rerouting shipments. They say costs and transit times for freight out of Dubai are up

30 percent since the crisis began.

MARWA AWAD, WORLD FOOD PROGRAMME: We're looking at one of the most complex humanitarian detours since the Middle East crisis began; 400 metric tons of

nutritional aid from the World Food Programme are being loaded by the United Nations' humanitarian response depot from the warehouse in Dubai

Humanitarian.

Twenty trucks will set off from the UAE to Saudi Arabia and all the way to Turkey and Turkmenistan, where they finally enter Afghanistan.

ANDERSON (voice-over): Throughout this conflict, Dubai Humanitarian has kept operating, but at a fraction of its capacity.

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In January, aid reached 25 countries. By March, that number down to just nine.

Despite the logistical challenges, this shipment will be flown out of the UAE today, bound for El-Arish in Egypt, from where it'll enter Gaza. A 72-

hour trip for a consignment, which could be the difference between life and death.

Becky Anderson, CNN, Dubai.

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ASHER: All right. That does it for "One World." But before we go, we take you to the ice rink. Hockey fans turned out in record numbers for the first

ever professional women's game at Madison Square Garden.

GOLODRYGA: Yes. CNN's Brynn Gingras was there.

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UNIDENTIFIED MALE: All right, New York City, who's ready for PWHL hockey?

BRYNN GINGRAS, CNN NATIONAL CORRESPONDENT: Can you hear that? That is the sound of a sold-out crowd in Madison Square Garden. The largest crowd

women's professional hockey has ever seen in the United States.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: And a center Manhattan zone, number 26, Casey O'Brien.

GINGRAS (voice-over): For New York Sirens' Casey O'Brien and her family, this night is a dream come true.

GINGRAS: Your daughter is playing on the ice at MSD right now.

ERIKA O'BRIEN, MOTHER OF PWHL ROOKIE CASEY O'BRIEN: Yes.

GINGRAS: Well, I mean, unbelievable.

E. O'BRIEN: I'm freaking out. I don't even think I've processed it yet, because even three years ago, I did not think this would be possible.

GINGRAS (voice-over): Women's professional ice hockey is having a moment. Building momentum off the U.S. women's team gold medal win this Winter

Olympics.

E. O'BRIEN: It's going so quickly and so fast. And the fan base has been amazing. You know, the market is there.

CASEY O'BRIEN, PROFESSIONAL HOCKEY PLAYER: I remember when I was maybe seven years old, skating in between periods at a Rangers game out here with

my youth team. And so, you know, I never really thought that I'd be back out here because it was, you know, just for the Rangers. It feels like a

total full circle moment.

GINGRAS (voice-over): The Professional Women's Hockey League, known as the PWHL, started in 2023. It now consists of eight teams in the U.S. and

Canada, with some games televised on major networks.

JILLIAN BARNES, NY SIRENS FAN: I have a daughter also, and she -- I was watching it on T.V., and she goes, oh, is this mens or womens? Like, to

her, it's natural that women are on T.V. playing hockey.

ROB ROARTY, BY SIRENS FAN: It's not just for little girls, it's for everybody. It's witnessing excellence. It's the top -- it's top of the line

for this sport. I don't know why you'd deprive yourself.

GINGRAS (voice-over): And this historic game at MSG, well, it's bigger than those on the ice.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: It can make you emotional, looking out in the stands to see some of the young girls that are following our sport and getting into

hockey because of it.

GINGRAS: What does this mean for women's hockey?

C. O'BRIEN: Crazy now when you see, like, a boy saying, my favorite team is the Sirens.

E. O'BRIEN: I think it means that every little girl can start playing a sport and have a dream. You're going to get to pay to play, first of all,

and then people are going to come and watch and cheer you on.

C. O'BRIEN: It's always been about, you know, inspiring the next generation of younger girls.

GINGRAS (voice-over): Brynn Gingras, CNN, New York.

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