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Critical Peace Talks This Weekend; Iranian Official: Key Conditions Before Talks Can Begin; Melania Trump Says "Lies" Linking Her To Epstein Need To End; Polish Man Arrested After CNN Investigation Into Rape Networks; Artemis II Astronauts Prepare For Risky Reentry; Golf Fans Develop "Merch Mania" In Augusta; Gulf States Have Faced A Barrage Of Iranian Drones And Missiles; Aired 12-1p ET

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BIANNA GOLODRYGA, CNN ANCHOR: Iran says, peace talks can't begin until Wednesday, until Washington meets two key conditions. The second hour of

"One World" starts right now.

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J.D. VANCE, VICE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES: If the Iranians are willing to negotiate in good faith, we're certainly willing to extend the

open hand. If they're going to try to play us, then they're going to find that the negotiating team is not that receptive.

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GOLODRYGA: All eyes are on Islamabad. We are live in the Pakistani capital, ahead.

Also coming up for us, Melania Trump's surprise address. It was such a shock, and even the president says, he didn't know. What she said and how

it's being received.

Plus.

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VICTOR GLOVER, ARTEMIS II PILOT: We have to get back. There's so much data that you've seen already, but all the good stuff is coming back with us.

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GOLODRYGA: The countdown to splashdown is on. Details on the 13 minutes that will make or break the mission, coming up.

Hello, everyone. Live from New York, I'm Bianna Golodryga. You are watching the second hour of "One World."

Short time ago, a top Iranian official said talks between the U.S. and Iran cannot begin until Washington meets two key conditions.

Speaking ahead of negotiations between the U.S. and Iran and Pakistan, the Iranian Parliament speaker said, blocked Iranian assets must first be

released.

He also reiterated Iran's request that Lebanon must be part of the ceasefire deal, something contested by Israel and the U.S.

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BENJAMIN NETANYAHU, ISRAELI PRIME MINISTER (through translator): I want to tell you, there is no ceasefire in Lebanon. We are continuing to strike

Hezbollah with force. And we will not stop until we restore your security.

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GOLODRYGA: The U.S. vice president, who is leading the American delegation, set off in the past few hours since CNN has just learned that before the

Pakistan talks begin, ambassadors from Israel, Lebanon and the U.S. will hold preparatory talks today in Washington on the situation in Lebanon.

Jeremy Diamond is in Tel Aviv, Israel with the latest. So, Jeremy, you have the Parliament speaker, Ghalibaf now making these demands that all assets,

frozen assets, must be released ahead of these talks and ahead of any long- term peace plan.

I would imagine that's a non-starter for the White House. And the timing is interesting, given that Vice President Vance has already taken off for

these meetings.

JEREMY DIAMOND, CNN JERUSALEM CORRESPONDENT: Yes, that's right. And, you know, it's one of those questions that we always ask ourselves, especially

as it relates to Iran, how much of it is kind of public posturing and bluster? And how much of it is substantive?

And in this case, it's -- it's hard to tell because we have heard the Iranians repeatedly insisting, over the course of the last few days, that

the Lebanese arena must be included in a ceasefire in order for these talks to proceed, in order for the Strait of Hormuz to be opened, and yet, they

have still not pulled out of these negotiations with Washington scheduled for tomorrow in Pakistan.

So, could we see a last-minute withdrawal from the Iranians? It's certainly a possibility. But for now, we haven't seen the rhetoric match the -- the

decision-making, at least as it relates to these negotiations scheduled for tomorrow.

This is the first time that we are hearing the Iranians also talk about this issue of unfreezing blocked Iranian assets ahead of the talks. That

was not something that had previously come about.

And you would think it's something that -- that President Trump would be reluctant to do, especially given how critical he was of the JCPOA deal

under President Obama that released hundreds of millions of dollars in -- in frozen Iranian assets to the Iranians. That was, of course, at the

conclusion of negotiations, not something that happened upfront.

But what I am learning is that these negotiations, preparatory talks, are beginning between the ambassadors to Washington of Israel and Lebanon

joined by the U.S. ambassador to Lebanon in Washington today to try and lay the groundwork for future direct negotiations between Israel and Lebanon.

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And I'm told by two sources that these talks are preparatory in nature, that they're aimed at setting the agenda and the conditions for those

negotiations to happen. And one of the central issues that will have to be discussed is the issue of a ceasefire in Lebanon in order for these talks

to proceed.

As you just heard from the Israeli Prime Minister, he has insisted that there not be a ceasefire in Lebanon. Israeli officials have told us that

these negotiations will proceed under fire. That is directly contravening the Lebanese position, which is that there must be a ceasefire in order for

these negotiations to take place.

So, this first round of talks will give us a better sense of whether there is a possibility of a ceasefire, whether there is a possibility of direct

negotiations between Israel and Lebanon actually taking place in the coming weeks.

And, of course, the impact that all of this will have ultimately on the broader talks between the U.S. and Iran. Bianna.

GOLODRYGA: All right. Jeremy Diamond, thank you so much.

My next guest is Dalia Dassa Kaye, a senior fellow at UCLA Burke (ph) Center for -- Burkle Center for International Relations. She is also the

author of "Enduring Hostility: The Making of America's Iran Policy." Dalia, thank you so much for joining us.

So, I want you to pick up from where we just left off with Jeremy and this new demand now from the Iranian Parliament speaker who is representing the

Iranian side in these talks, Ghalibaf, who by all accounts, according to the president himself, this is what he's described as regime change, the

new leadership, which they view as more pragmatic and they can work with.

He's laying out a demand, I would imagine, but the releasing these frozen assets that is a non-starter for the United States. So, how do you

interpret this as just public posturing, as Jeremy noted? Or is this Iran overplaying their hand thinking that they are coming to these talks from a

position of strength?

DALIA DASSA KAYE, SENIOR FELLOW, UCLA BURKLE CENTER FOR INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS: Well, it absolutely seems the Iranians do feel they have the

upper hand and they may very well be overconfident, but the press for releasing frozen assets actually links very closely to Iran's long -- a

longstanding demand in any negotiations, including this one, for sanctions relief. That's kind of top of their list.

And adding this to the demand that Lebanon be linked, which is also kind of part of their 10 points, among many others, none of this is particularly

surprising.

I think what it is underscoring is that the United States is actually coming into this negotiation, likely with a weaker hand. Not clear the

Iranians have such a strong hand, but the administration is in a very difficult position. None of the strategic objectives were met in this war.

Iran is in control of the Strait of Hormuz, a very, very critical issue for the global economy, of course. And the nuclear issue is pretty much where

it was the day before the war started, among other factors.

So it's clear the president was looking for an exit ramp, and vice president is expressing a lot of positive rhetoric and -- and seems to be

on his way.

So, it is -- it is looking like the United States may be more -- have more incentive for these talks to go forward than the Iranians. So, we'll have

to see.

GOLODRYGA: And yet, despite all of that, Iran clearly has suffered multiple setbacks. Economically, they had been suffering, which led to the initial

protests earlier this year for decades.

And now, you have their military industrial complex, which has been severely degraded. They don't have access to many of the -- the resources

that some of these most recent strikes have targeted specifically to rebuild and reconstitute some of their weaponry.

So in that sense, what, if any leverage, can the U.S. bring to the table here, aside from just lifting all of these sanctions, to reopen the Strait

of Hormuz and still come out of this conflict and war, being able to tell the American public that they came out on top?

KAYE: Well, it's going to be very challenging. They're -- you know, part of the challenges that U.S. objectives are still all over the map, and U.S.

messaging is still all over the map. President Trump just issued very conflicting messages over the last 24 hours.

It's clear that the reopening of the Strait is going to be critical. And, of course, eventually resuming issues of the -- the nuclear front.

But the region is also looking for some guarantees that these missile attacks and drone attacks will not be continuing, because even if the

Iranian say, OK, we're going to open up the Strait, if, you know, if -- if commercial shipping does not think that this Strait is safe, these ships

are not going to be passing through whatever the Iranians' claim is -- is, you know, whether it's opened or not.

So, they really have -- they've taken the international community hostage in a way. They have a chokehold over this very critical passageway. This is

-- this is what makes things very difficult.

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But that said, I think you're right. I mean, the Iranians are not, you know, they're still in a very vulnerable position domestically. They, you

know, operationally, a lot was destroyed in the country. Unfortunately, infrastructure, civilian infrastructure that -- that hurts the Iranian

people as much as the government.

But they are, you know, unlikely to want to be blamed for these talks falling through. So, I think that that, you know, the United States could

leverage and the international community could leverage that to some extent. And they are going to want some sanctions relief. I think that's

very clear.

And the other Iranian demand that I think is going to be very difficult to move is that they want some guarantee that they will not be attacked again

and that this is not just a prelude to the next conflict, given the past two rounds of negotiations ended up with war.

So, I think that there is a sense that whether -- the question is whether the ceasefire talks can lead to something more sustainable. And I think

that's the big unknown right now.

GOLODRYGA: Yes. And as it relates to sanctions relief, one can say that that's exactly what the President gave them when he allowed the sale of

Iranian oil, which had been sanctioned to address the spike in oil prices we'd seen around the world since the start of this war.

You mentioned the regional ramifications here. The UAE presidential adviser, Anwar Gargash, said that the UAE will reassess its regional and

global ties and focus on identifying dependable partners going forward.

We know that the UAE has been on the receiving end, has really carried the brunt of all of the strikes here. The most missiles, the most drones

targeting specifically the United Arab Emirates. How do you interpret this response and this statement?

KAYE: Well, you know, I think the Gulf states are in a very tough spot. Obviously, they've been bearing the brunt of this conflict. And -- and they

didn't ask for it. You know, they were actively opposed to this -- this war of choice.

And so I think moving forward, there's going to be a lot of concern. On the one hand, they want stability to return. On the other hand, there's a lot

of concern across the region about leaving a very vengeful, dangerous leadership in Iran in place.

And -- and, unfortunately, that it seems to be what we are dealing with. And despite the president's rhetoric of their more pragmatic Iranian

leaders, easier to work with, you know, that may or may not be true.

It's -- the -- the fact of the matter is the Islamic Republic is still there. And there's a lot of assessment suggesting that they have harder

line positions and maybe more bullish in their demands as we are seeing over the last day.

So, I think, you know, the region is in a very, very tough position. And I think there's also a lot of questioning, not just in the region, but

globally, about U.S. commitments, the ability to trust the United States, a lot of confusion about why the U.S. launched this war, a lot of concern

that this wasn't really thought through. And now we are dealing with the implications regionally and globally that are very dire.

GOLODRYGA: Very important talks in the next 48 hours. We'll be covering them closely.

Dalia Dassa Kaye, thank you.

In a rare surprise public statement, U.S. First Lady Melania Trump is blasting what she calls lies linking her to Jeffrey Epstein and his former

partner, Ghislaine Maxwell. Take a listen.

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MELANIA TRUMP, U.S. FIRST LADY: The lies linking me with the disgraceful Jeffrey Epstein need to end today. I am not Epstein's victim. Epstein did

not introduce me to Donald Trump. I met my husband by chance at the New York City party in 1998.

Numerous fake images and statements about Epstein and me have been calculating on social media for years now. Be cautious about what you

believe.

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GOLODRYGA: Her comments put President Trump in a bind. He has previously insisted that the U.S. is ready to move on from the Epstein files.

Speaking to MS NOW, he said that he was not given prior notice about the First Lady's remarks. Melania Trump also called on Congress to hold

hearings for victims, but survivors say, this deflects responsibility away from federal agencies that should be doing more on the Epstein probe.

CNN's Alayna Treene has been following the reaction to the First Lady's statement and who's live from the White House.

So, Alayna, this statement from the First Lady, who is usually quite reserved and does not make public appearances, much less public statements

like this very often, have really threw -- threw everybody and caught everybody off guard.

What do we make of this, her statement, and the timing of it all?

ALAYNA TREENE, CNN WHITE HOUSE CORRESPONDENT: No, I mean, it was truly remarkable, Bianna, in part because I've reminded a lot of our viewers that

the First Lady Melania Trump is very different from the -- her husband, President Donald Trump. She does not often speak at random. Everything she

does is very intentional.

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And of course, what we saw yesterday, there was a lot of preparation on her end and with her team that went into that statement. But still, from the

conversations that our team has had with many people in that building behind me, they were stunned to see what the First Lady had to say about

this and -- and her very strong denial of any relationship and association with Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell.

Now, I will say, even though many people in the White House were taken aback by this, I actually would notice well that there are many rumors

going around that she is trying to get ahead of some sort of story that perhaps they don't even know about.

But those close to the First Lady actually argue that this wasn't as surprising, that she has really been Melania Trump increasingly frustrated

in recent months over everything she's been seeing online, you know, accusing her of certain things and that she wanted to come out for the

first time and issue a public denial.

Now, to your question, Bianna, which is exactly the right one is about why now. You know, the timing of this is very much a big question mark,

especially when you know that this White House and the broader Trump administration has been working furiously in recent months to try and move

on from this and to try to get the public attention really away from Jeffrey Epstein, the Epstein files and, you know, everything that is

associated with that.

And I -- I would argue that in fact, you know, over the last month and a half, they've actually been successful for the first time to actually do

that amid the ongoing war with Iran. And then this statement yesterday from the First Lady really bringing a lot of this back into the forefront.

I do want to read for you, though, what we heard a statement that we got from a group of the survivors, Epstein survivors, as well as members of the

-- the family members of the late Virginia Giuffre. This is what they said following her remarks. Quote, "Survivors of Jeffrey Epstein have already

shown extraordinary courage by coming forward, filing reports and giving testimony. Asking more of them now is a deflection of responsibility, not

justice."

It went on to say, "First Lady Melania Trump is now shifting the burden onto survivors under politicized conditions that protect those with power,

the Department of Justice, law enforcement prosecutors, and the Trump administration, which is still not fully complied with the Epstein Files

Transparency Act."

So clearly, this statement showing that they believe it is unfair for the First Lady to argue that every woman needs to come forward and give their

public statement and also arguing still, of course, we haven't seen the entirety of the Epstein files despite that law that was passed by Congress

in December.

I'll just say one other quick thing I want to touch on here, Bianna, is about whether or not president -- the president himself knew about this. He

said in that interview that you mentioned that he did not know that she was going to talk about Epstein or give the statement that she did that was

reiterated to us by a senior White House official, the one person familiar with her statement said, the president was aware he was -- she was going to

be giving a statement like this.

So a little bit unclear there, but definitely has taken a lot of people in this administration kind of by surprise.

GOLODRYGA: That it did. Alayna Treene, thank you. Have a good weekend, my friend.

TREENE: You too.

GOLODRYGA: Well, we recently brought you a CNN investigation into online networks of men teaching one another how to drug and rape their partners.

Well, now, Polish authorities say they've arrested a man in connection with the alleged rape of an unknowing victim that was recorded and shared

online.

CNN's Saskya Vandoorne reports.

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SASKYA VANDOORNE, CNN CORRESPONDENT: In a major development, a Polish man has been charged with rape following a month's long CNN investigation into

online rape networks.

While the prosecutor wouldn't confirm his identity, Polish media have identified him as Piotr, the pseudonym we gave to the man at the center of

our probe into a Telegram group where men, from all over the world, are exchanging tips on drugging and raping their partners.

VANDOORNE (voice-over): Last year, we began investigating a porn site that gets over 60 million visits a month, focusing on the thousands of videos

featuring women who appear unconscious during sex acts.

Most of its users are based in the U.S. It's home to so-called sleep content with hundreds of thousands of views. One popular hashtag is "eye

check," a way of proving a woman is asleep.

We created a fake name and soon got into a private Telegram group dedicated to sharing sleep content with almost a thousand members.

One day, a man in the group we're calling Piotr, not his real name, DM'd me.

Piotr admitted to me that he had been crushing pills into his wife's drink to rape her in her sleep. Without encouraging him, I tried to find out how

he was managing to do this. Who was he? Where was he?

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VANDOORNE: It's made me even more determined to try and meet him, to get him in person. So, I'm going to send him a message now. And I'm going to

see if he would meet with us.

VANDOORNE (voice-over): By now, we'd worked out he was in Poland and we knew roughly where he lived, but he refused to meet. And then a tip. He let

it slip that he was planning to attend a party.

VANDOORNE: That's him. I recognize him. So inside the restaurant and I've just seen him dancing with her.

And at the start this investigation, all of these men were faceless. And so seeing him tonight has just really brought how the fact that this happening

in real life.

VANDOORNE (voice-over): The man who had been messaging me, day and night, was only a few feet away, oblivious. I'd come to see if he was real, and

there he was with his wife, the same people I saw in the videos.

We couldn't approach Piotr's wife without potentially putting her in danger, so we reached out to police about our findings.

VANDOORNE: The Polish police really acted very quickly. The prosecutor's office said the man had, quote, admitted to the charges brought against

him.

Now, he's been placed in custody for three months and charged with rape under Poland's criminal code. If convicted, he could face up to 20 years in

prison.

Women's rights organizations have welcomed the arrest. This is a quote from a spokeswoman for Femenil Tecca, a Polish NGO. She said, "These

perpetrators are not distant monsters. They are our neighbors, our colleagues. Bringing such stories into the light can give courage to other

women who may suspect that something like this could be happening in their own relationships."

And she also said, "This arrest should serve as a warning."

Saskya Vandoorne, CNN, Paris.

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GOLODRYGA: Really disturbing, but important reporting leading to a very pivotal arrest and action by authorities in Poland.

All right. Still to come for us, the countdown to splashdown is on for the Artemis II astronauts, what they can expect as they hurdle towards Earth

and what's seen as the most dangerous part of their mission? That's coming up.

Plus.

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UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: You don't look at price tags when you're at the Masters. You just put everything in a bag.

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GOLODRYGA: Some of the world's greatest golfers are at the Masters tournament. And so are some of the world's biggest merch lovers. The

shocking amount that they are willing to spend, that's coming up.

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GOLODRYGA: All right. You are looking at a simulation of what is expected to take place hours from now as the Artemis II crew fall to Earth in a

capsule. The team is ready and waiting for the splashdown in the Pacific Ocean in less than eight hours. The astronauts woke up a short time ago for

their 10th and final day in space. They're now preparing for the ride home.

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JEFF RADIGAN, ARTEMIS II LEAD FLIGHT DIRECTOR: It's 13 minutes of things that have to go right is the way I think about it, you know.

I have a whole checklist in my head that we -- you know, we're going through of all the things that have to happen. You know, the forward bay

cover has to come off. The -- the drogues have to come out. The main chutes have to deploy. The reefing systems have to cut. And we have to get

touchdown angle alignment correct. And -- and then hit the water correctly.

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GOLODRYGA: Other than that, there's nothing to worry about. Wow. Well, CNN's Tom Foreman has more on their risky return.

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TOM FOREMAN, CNN CORRESPONDENT: As Orion comes back into Earth's atmosphere, there may be no other part of this that is more important than

the heat shield on the bottom of the space capsule here. Why is that so important? Because this is coming in at 25,000 miles per hour. That means

there's going to be a tremendous buildup of heat on the bottom of the craft, about 5,000 degrees, half the temperature of the surface of the sun.

Now, this is an ablative shield. What does that mean? That means it is supposed to erode off against all of that intense heat.

But in the Artemis I mission, one of the things they noticed was that it was not eroding so evenly, that's it, right over there. And that raised

some safety concerns.

So, what they did was reconfigure the exact way that they're going to bring this back, thinking that that might avoid that problem again, or at least

mitigate it and allow the craft to slow down, slowly pop its 11 different parachutes, and doing so, get to a speed where it can safely splash down in

the ocean with the four astronauts aboard.

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GOLODRYGA: All right. Joining me now is CNN aerospace analyst Miles O'Brien. And, Miles, it all comes down to this. Just talk about what a

perilous mission this really is, the return and splashdown to Earth. And explain to our viewers a little bit about what we just heard from Tom about

concerns in Orion I specifically about the heat shield and what precautions they have now made to -- to avoid some of those problems.

MILES O'BRIEN, CNN AEROSPACE ANALYST: Yes. The -- the blade of heat shield, it's very important. It's a -- it's a one-use heat shield. If you recall on

the space shuttle, they had this complicated system of fragile tiles. The idea was to reuse them, but this is a one-use spacecraft.

And so as it comes in, they've gone back to the Apollo era idea, which is you put a material on there, it's actually called an avcoat, which is

designed to burn away. And as it burns away, it dissipates the heat from the capsule itself, protecting the astronauts inside.

It's very crucial that it burn evenly. And what happened during Artemis I, three and a half years ago, was the -- the way that the avcoat was

installed was modified from the Apollo era to try to save a little bit of time. And some of those hot gases kind of got in the crevices up and

underneath the -- the avcoat causing these hotspots.

Now, the -- the crew would have survived that re-entry, but it was still not to spec and of concern to NASA. So, they changed the way they applied

that ablative material, that avcoat. And they've slightly modified the way they're re-entering.

They -- they come in kind of like a skipping stone to manage heat and come out, and then come in one more time. So hopefully that'll all go to plan.

GOLODRYGA: Yes. Thirteen minutes of things that have to go right. What an understatement. And thank you for correcting me. It was the Artemis I, not

the Orion I. That is the -- the capsule that they are currently in now.

So assuming, and we're planning on everything to go according to plan here, and go right and successful, what's the major takeaway you've had over the

last 10 days in terms of the achievements made with this mission?

O'BRIEN: Well, it -- I think it's taken us all a little bit by surprise, what it's like -- it's been so long, 53 years after all since we've done

this, collectively, as humanity.

I think it's taken us by surprise how much a journey that far away with an object, the moon in mind, tends to make us think about our home in the

cosmos.

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The most interesting thing to look at is actually Earth, not so much the moon. And I think what the astronauts discovered, and perhaps us

vicariously, is -- is our fragile little place and -- and how special it is.

There was talk about moon joy on that crew, and they did a great job evoking the emotions of the moment and articulating what it meant for

humanity, not just in a scientific way.

But in the end, I think, as Christina Koch said, "we choose Earth." And that, I think, is -- is a lesson for all of us.

GOLODRYGA: Yes. Who better to remind us of how precious Earth is and how much work we have to do to maintain it than these incredible four

astronauts.

Miles O'Brien, it's been wonderful having you on as frequently as you've been for our viewers throughout all of this. Please come back more.

O'BRIEN: All right. You're welcome. Of course.

GOLODRYGA: And we'll have special coverage as the crew of the Artemis II mission returns to Earth, following their historic trip around the moon.

Join us at 7:00 P.M. Eastern, 4:00 P.M. Pacific time. That's 7:00 A.M. Saturday in Hong Kong.

All right. Let's head over to the golf course. Reigning champ Rory McElroy, and challenger, Sam Burns, are tied for the lead.

But for some fans, the event is about more than just golf, it's about the merch. Here's Andy Scholes.

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UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: You don't look at price tags when you're at the Masters. You just put everything in a bag.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Is this confidential? My wife going to see this?

ANDY SCHOLES, CNN SPORTS ANCHOR: Look like you did quite well in the gift shop. How much did you spend?

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: I think we're about the 2,200.

SCHOLES: Twenty-two hundred?

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Like 800.

SCHOLES: Eight hundred.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: It's not OK.

SCHOLES: I think

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: But it's for --

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Plus 1,200.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: It's worth --

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: $550. But I was here yesterday too and I spent more.

SCHOLES: Five hundred on the dot, 500?

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Four hundred.

SCHOLES: Four hundred? Seven? We have now a winner.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Eight sixty.

SCHOLES: Eight sixty.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: We're about two grand.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: About 3,500 bucks.

SCHOLES: Thirty-five hundred.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: I'm coming back tomorrow and I'm spending more too.

SCHOLES: OK.

What all did you get?

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Two polo shirts for my son.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Women's hats.

SCHOLES: Yes.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Bags.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Couple jackets. Zip-ups and toys for the kid.

SCHOLES: Ah.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: The gnome sweater.

SCHOLES: The gnome sweater.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: The new kind of zip-up sweatshirt this year.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Ball markers, golf balls.

SCHOLES: Oh.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: It's little gnome.

SCHOLES: Oh. The little mini gnome.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: My yellow tumbler. My favorite color is yellow. And they had it in yellow.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: I got my dog this leash.

SCHOLES: OK. Oh, a dog leash.

The limited edition Masters watch. OK.

How much did this cost you?

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Three hundred.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Go the other way.

SCHOLES: It's how much did that cost you?

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: I don't even know. You know, you don't look at price tags when you're at the Masters.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: I'm going to be sending out invoices when I get back home. Yes. So.

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GOLODRYGA: Iran's supreme leader is telling Gulf nations to, quote, "Stand on the right side." In a social media message, he seemingly referred to the

regime's survival in the war and suggested U.S. dominance has come to an end.

Gulf states have been at the receiving end of a barrage of missiles and drones launched from Iran. The British prime minister ending a three-day

trip to the region says, Iran's neighbors should have a say in any ceasefire deal.

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KEIR STARMER, BRITISH PRIME MINISTER: I had a discussion with President Trump last night and set out to him the views of the region here. These

Gulf states are the neighbors of Iran and therefore if the ceasefire is to hold, and we hope it will, it has to involve them.

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GOLODRYGA: CNN's chief international correspondent Clarissa Ward is live in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia with more.

And, Clarissa, members of the GCC, the Gulf countries, they have each had their own responses and unique perspectives in the last six weeks and been

on the receiving end of a number of strikes from Iran.

But tell us what those in Saudi Arabia are feeling ahead of these talks this weekend. Saudi, as we know, also once again taking another hit on a

critical pipeline.

CLARISSA WARD, CNN CHIEF INTERNATIONAL CORRESPONDENT: That's right, Bianna. And Saudi Arabia actually just revealing last night some details about the

scale of the damage that was done to that pipeline, the crucial East-West pipeline, which is effectively the only artery in this country to export

crude oil into the Red Sea because of that chokehold that Iran currently has on the Strait of Hormuz.

According to Saudi authorities, 700,000 barrels of oil a day was lost as a result of that strike. Six hundred thousand barrels a day lost as a result

of another strike.

One Saudi national was killed, seven others were injured. And all of this, I think, giving you a real perspective, Bianna, on just how serious an

issue this is for Saudi Arabia. There is a very real concern here that potentially the U.S. has decided it wants out of this conflict.

And they want to be sure that before the U.S. exits the arena, so to speak, that there are real security guarantees baked into any agreement, not just

regarding the Strait of Hormuz, although Iran's continued control of that crucial artery remains a red line for GCC countries, but also pertaining to

issues of Iran's ballistic missiles, its regional proxies.

And so people here are watching very closely to see what transpires in Islamabad. They want to see the ceasefire continue and survive.

Saudi Arabia has tried to forge a path of restraint, tried to show temperance. I think it's telling that Saudi Arabia's foreign minister

actually had a phone call with Iran's foreign minister the day after the ceasefire was announced.

Clearly, that relationship is extremely troubled. And there's been a massive erosion of faith that will take quite some time to even begin to

try to repair.

But that, again, underscoring why these Gulf countries think it is so essential that their concerns are brought to the table and that they are

given real, intangible security guarantees, because there is a sense here that now that Iran realizes what a valuable bargaining chip the Strait of

Hormuz is. This was once considered a taboo, a red line. It wasn't even something that GCC countries were actively concerned about.

But now that Pandora's Box has been opened, there is real skepticism that it can properly be closed again. And they want to make sure that the U.S.

is going to bring their concerns to the table and make those security guarantees into any agreement, Bianna.

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GOLODRYGA: And you've brought us the Saudi perspective, Clarissa. Today, UAE presidential adviser Anwar Gargash says that the UAE will now be

reassessing its regional and global ties and focus on, quote, identifying dependable partners.

How is that being interpreted in the region, Clarissa?

WARD: I think that the UAE has always taken a slightly more aggressive approach to this. They have also faced the lion's share of Iran's attacks.

I mean, thousands of drones and missiles and ballistic missiles, cruise missiles that they have been intercepting day in and day out. And so they

have advocated and they have not made a secret about this. They've been very public about it. They have advocated for a more muscular approach.

When the ceasefire was announced, they were quick to request and seek clarifications about the ceasefire. And I think that they also would like

to see those security guarantees, as I mentioned, because while these different Gulf countries have slightly different approaches and

perspectives, this whole war, Bianna, has absolutely underscored the huge importance of them being in lockstep and uniform in their response.

And so in that sense, it's been strengthening for the identity of GCC countries. And so all of them want to be sure that there will be very real

repercussions for Iran, if indeed it tries to play this Strait of Hormuz card again, if indeed it activates regional proxies against Gulf countries

again, if it continues to reign Shahed drones and ballistic and cruise missiles down on critical infrastructure, as it has been for more than 40

days.

I should say, it has been very quiet today. And yesterday, the last night, there were drones reported by Kuwait's military. But certainly, skepticism

here about what -- what these talks can realistically produce, Bianna.

GOLODRYGA: Yes. Quiet but for how long? Clarissa Ward, thank you, as always.

And that does it for "One World" today. I'm Bianna Golodryga. Thanks so much for watching. "Marketplace Africa" is up next.

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