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Trump, G7 Leaders Convene in France Amid Geopolitical Tensions; UK Moves to Ban social media for Under-16s; Deadly Russian Strike Sparks Fire at Historic Kyiv Monastery; U.S. & Iran: Formal Agreement to be Signed in Geneva Friday; Spain Face Cape Verde in World Cup Match in Atlanta; Algae Spotted in Reflecting Pool after $14M Renovation. Aired 11a-12p ET
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ISA SOARES, CNN HOST, ONE WORLD: Live from London. I'm Isa Soares, and you are watching "One World". President Trump, as in the last few moments, just
arrived at the site of the G7 Summit, you see there in France, that's Hotel Royal in Evian, of course, these moments, just video from the last few
moments, of course, the importance of this meeting as he meets with G7 Leaders is critical.
And it comes just hours, of course, since we've seen that diplomatic breakthrough in the war between the United States and Iran. The agreement
has been reached, as we heard from the president. Many leaders will be there, I'm sure, applauding that agreement. It's not a deal, so far, of
course, that's expected over the weekend.
In fact, the last few moments we did hear that from Vice President J.D. Vance, saying that the goal is to release the exact text with the agreement
with Iran sometime in the coming days, but it's not a deal yet. It has not been signed, and many questions still remain about exactly what is in this
agreement.
President Trump, as you're looking at these live pictures from Evian in France, is there, of course, for the G7. And the focus will be not just on
Ukraine, but also on what has happened with Iran. The potential deal would be to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and the U.S. blockade on Iranian ports
and serve as a framework for future negotiations.
The details are vague, as I was saying, no text has been released, although J.D. Vance is saying that can come in the coming days, and already we are
seeing what could be significant gaps between the United States, Israel, and Iran. Let me give you sense of what Iran is saying.
They say that talks would hinge on U.S. meeting certain commitments, and that includes the release of billions of dollars of frozen Iranian funds,
something Washington, we know, rejects. Iran also says it will collect fees for ships passing through the Strait of Hormuz after Trump said there will
be no tolls.
And then there's the other element of that, and that is Lebanon. Iran says the proposal must include an end to the conflict there, but Israel says it
will not withdraw from Southern Lebanon. Our Senior International Correspondent, Melissa Bell, is in Evian, in France, the site of the G7
Summit, the site, of course, where we see President Trump just arriving.
Our Jeremy Diamond, you can see there is in Tel Aviv. I do want to be begin there with Melissa. So, Melissa, give us a sense of how much of this
framework we front and center. I know that some of the leaders have already been commenting on this, some of them, of course, who were not on board
with this war in Iran. How will this be received? How is it being received by many of the leaders there?
MELISSA BELL, CNN SENIOR INTERNATIONAL CORRESPONDENT: There's a great deal of hope, a great deal more than there was, but there is also a great deal
of caution in how they're expressing that hope. And of course, remember that none of the other G7 Leaders who are to meet with President Trump have
seen any of the text of this.
It's really unclear what is inside it, or indeed how we get through to Friday with all the potential there is for this thing to be derailed and
get to that signing ceremony without any major issue occurring. Still G7 Leaders remember had have had a -- they've had a difficult relationship,
the counterparts of President Trump within this group over the course of the last few months, and specifically on this issue.
So, the fact that he arrives with this memorandum of understanding digitally signed and in his pocket, at least, and pleased that he is able
to do so, given all of the tensions there have been over what he's felt is the lack of cooperation he's had from leaders of the G7 and European
Leaders on this issue, and in trying to force open the Strait of Hormuz.
That sense of satisfaction with which he'll be arriving could go a great way to helping this G7 go rather better than did the last one. You'll
remember that it was a G7 in Canada that he'd stormed out of early the French Presidency, really doing everything to ensure that this time
President Trump stays.
Now, Iran was always going to be central to these talks. There are the Leaders of Egypt, Qatar, and the UAE who are due here tomorrow to take part
in those discussions, still with these latest breakthroughs, that is going to be much more central to these discussions than it was going to be even
before.
What you've heard from European Leaders, Isa, is this willingness to come and step in and now be involved in these peace negotiations, take a greater
part within them. We've been hearing that from the EU's top diplomat, Kaja Kallas.
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We've also been hearing from the French Presidency itself that the military assets that are involved in the global, but Franco-British-led initiative
to keep navigation open on the Strait of Hormuz, once hostilities have ended. Those military assets, as President Macron are in place. All we need
now is for those hostilities to cease.
So, there is hope that this might be the beginning of something, and clearly for the rest of the G7, the desperate need that this thing is
brought to an end, if only for the economic problems that it has brought them Isa.
SOARES: Indeed, and there have been numerous, of course. Let me go to Jeremy Diamond in Tel Aviv. So, Jeremy, just break this down for us. I
mean, what I'm just seeing texts from J.D. -- Vice President J.D. Vance, saying the goal is to release the exact text of the agreement sometime in
the coming days, and that's the problem that we're just so light on details right now.
What do we know is in within that agreement, and what has been the reaction from Israel, and whether Israel is bound to the terms of this agreement?
What relates to Lebanon here?
JEREMY DIAMOND, CNN JERUSALEM CORRESPONDENT: Yeah, you said in the blank space that is being filled by the lack of details is where you have the
possibility for what we're seeing in Israel right now, but also really across the world, which is, people are filling in the gaps with their worst
fears.
And what we are seeing so far are different interpretations from the United States and Iran about what pretty much every single aspect of this deal
looks like, everything from the frozen funds being released to Iran to exactly how open the Strait of Hormuz is going to be to whether or not
there is anything in this text as it relates to Iran's commitments to ending its nuclear program and eventually allowing for the removal and
destruction of the quantities of enriched uranium that they still have in their possession.
Here in Israel, we have watched as Israeli politicians have been filling in those blanks with criticism of the Israeli Prime Minister and concern for
what is actually in this deal. And this spans the political spectrum from the left of the Prime Minister with Yair Golan, the Leader of the
Democrats' Party, for example, saying that this was a deal made over Israel's head, and that it quote throws a lifeline to the murderous regime
in Iran.
To the right of the of Netanyahu -- to Netanyahu's right with the Israeli National Security Minister, Itamar Ben Gvir, saying that Israel is not
subordinate to the U.S., and that Israel shouldn't accept anything short of the dismantling of Hezbollah.
And indeed, Lebanon is going to be one of those issues that, regardless of what is actually written in this text, is going to be central to whether or
not this ceasefire is actually successful, this new memorandum of understanding between the two countries and what -- and whether or not it
actually lasts?
Because while Iran has made very clear that Lebanon must be a fundamental part of this end of the war. The Israeli Defense Minister is continuing to
assert that Israeli troops will not withdraw from Southern Lebanon. Now, we haven't seen any Israeli strikes today, which is a shift from what we've
seen over the course of weeks of this kind of fragile ceasefire between the United States and Iran.
But will Israel actually recalibrate going forward, and will Hezbollah also cease its fire, because Israel has been drawing very bright red lines
around any Hezbollah attacks on Northern Israel. As we saw on Sunday some Hezbollah fire towards Northern Israel, although it was intercepted,
although it was just, it was quite minor, prompted Israel to say, any time Hezbollah attacks Northern Israel, we will attack the Lebanese Capital of
Beirut.
That's exactly what they did yesterday, and it nearly torpedoed this entire memorandum of understanding. Instead, it appears to have actually
accelerated the process of the U.S. and Iran digitally signing this agreement, but again, we are still waiting for the text of this deal, and
that, of course, will be critical to our understanding of how solid it actually is. Who is the big winner, the big loser, and how this thing
actually moves forward?
SOARES: Yeah, some very big questions still remain. Jeremy Diamond for us there in Tel Aviv. Melissa Bell you could see that the site of the G7 in
Evian in France. Thank you very much to you both. Let's stick with this, because, as Jeremy saying you know, trying many of us trying to fill in the
blanks.
Our Global Affairs Analyst, Kimberly Dozier joins me now live. Kim, great to see you. I'm sure you were hearing there from Jeremy Diamond in Tel
Aviv. You know, so many people trying to fill in the gaps, fill in the blanks with some of their fears. We don't have the full text.
We have heard from the last few moments from J.D. Vance, the Vice President, saying the administration's goal is to release the exact text of
the agreement with Iran sometime in the next, in the coming days, he says.
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How do -- what needs to happen, you think, him to get this from agreement to a deal, because we have been here so many times, and that it falls
apart?
KIMBERLY DOZIER, CNN GLOBAL AFFAIRS ANALYST: Yeah, well, technically, as Vance has been telling a couple of news outlets this morning, it has been
digitally signed, but it sounds like the MOU is a very bare bones couple of pages laying out things that will be discussed almost like an empty
Christmas tree.
And the problem is since the text isn't out, various competing factions on all sides are putting out their version of events for their own audience,
because nobody wants to admit that they gave anything up to get to the negotiating table. But of course, in a negotiation something has to give.
But you see the Iranians, especially the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, through outlets like FARS, that it's very close to, are saying that they'll
still have some sort of acknowledged control of the Strait of Hormuz, that the U.S. and Gulf countries will put together a $300 billion reconstruction
fund to undo all the damage of the war, and that they will get access to at least half of the frozen $24 billion in funds.
How that would happen hasn't been laid out, but those are all things that then you hear from U.S. officials no, none of that's happening. So, we'll
have to see if this text comes out, how much is laid out there? And how much has been left to discuss in the technical discussions coming up?
SOARES: Let me pick up on what you said, because we are getting more information. It seems that the Vice President, J.D. Vance, has done an
interview with CBS this morning, and on that point, on the reconstruction fund, he did say that the Iranians could have access to a $300 billion
reconstruction fund, which he said will be funded by Gulf nations, but only if certain obligations are met.
What do you entail? What do you think those could be? Because we have already heard so much from Iranian side talking about a fee right on the
Strait of Hormuz. So, what do you think that could entail Kim?
DOZIER: Well, we've already heard from some Gulf officials speaking anonymously that they haven't been looped in on bankrolling a $300 million
reconstruction fund for a country that's actually been rocketing and bombing them and causing great damage to a lot of their oil infrastructure
and civilian infrastructure, so that remains to be seen.
On the Strait of Hormuz what Iranian officials are putting out there in various outlets is that after the 60-day negotiation period, they fully
intend to charge fees for the passage to the Strait of Hormuz for things like what they're calling safety and environmental fees to recoup the costs
that the Iranians are putting out to keep that passageway free and clear, probably also to demine the mines that they've put there in the interim.
But you know all of this is supposed to be decided behind closed doors between technical negotiators in 60-days following Friday's signing. It
also says the Strait of Hormuz will be open within 30 days of the signing, at least that's my understanding of what's in the text.
So, you know -- we'll have to see, do we make it to Friday and have an official signing, and then after that there's a lot of tensions that could
derail this over the next two months.
SOARES: Yeah, look, a lot could happen until Friday. I mean, Jeremy Diamond was talking about the element of Hezbollah. It does seem that Prime
Minister Netanyahu is a bit of a reluctant partner in all of this Kim, for obvious -- for obvious reasons.
But I just want to take a step back and just try and reflect on this in a moment, because, of course, we've got, besides downgrading what we have
seen from the United States, downgrading, of course, of Iran's conventional military capacity.
A war, of course, the majority of Americans didn't want that, triggered a global hardship cost countless of lives and cost the U.S. military
billions. Did the results that we have so far justify the cost you think?
DOZIER: I think the American people are going to look back on this and say why did we do that? They're not in favor of this at the get-go, and Trump
has made a lot of claims about how Iran would emerge from this. He wanted them on their knees and truly agreeing to anything to the victor, the U.S.
And instead, Iran has emerged in the region, and you know, across the world, when I speak to, like, African officials or Asian officials in
recent trips to Europe.
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They think Iran is victorious just by surviving. That's not being read that way back here so much, but so maybe it's not reaching Trump voters, but
largely to Americans, Europeans, Haitians, Africans, looking at this, the U.S. was the bully, together with Israel, and Iran is still there, still
with the same form of government that Trump vowed to remove.
SOARES: Yeah, and probably emboldened by the whole thing as well. Kimberly Dozier, thank you very much. Really appreciate you coming on. Fantastic
analysis always. Thank you, Kimberly.
DOZIER: Thank you.
SOARES: And still to come on the show tonight, social media could soon be off limits to children, to kids under 16, right here in the UK. The
sweeping new restrictions, that's coming up next. Plus, a historic Ukrainian landmark was left in flames after Russia's overnight attack.
Details just ahead.
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SOARES: You're adding in more time. Now the UK is moving to tighten online safety for kids. Prime Minister Keir Starmer has announced plans for a ban
on social media for children under the age of 16. Have a listen.
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KEIR STARMER, BRITISH PRIME MINISTER: Today is a big moment for our country, this is a big step, real change for our children and our future.
Because today I can announce that the government will ban access to social media for all children under the age of 16.
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SOARES: And under the ban, popular social media sites like TikTok, Instagram, and Snapchat will be off limits to anyone under the age of 16.
The plan would also crack down on gaming, as well as live streaming services that allow kids to chat with strangers.
And Nada Bashir joins me now, live with more. And Nada I was listening to the Prime Minister earlier, and he was talking about how this would be
Australia plus. What exactly does that entail?
NADA BASHIR, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Well Isa, we are looking at a series of regulations that are set to be implemented by the British government. Now,
this ban won't be implemented immediately. We are expecting to see the bill put before parliament just before Christmas, and then the ban is set to be
implemented early spring next year.
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And what this will entail, essentially, is a social media ban for all children under the age of 16, including platforms popular such as
Instagram, TikTok, and Snapchat, as well as X, although it won't extend to messaging sites like WhatsApp, for example.
But it also will go further in including gaming platforms, including live streaming platforms, and any sort of platform that would allow children to
engage and interact with strangers online. And the government is also considering further measures, potentially over the coming months, including
potentially a curfew put in place not only for under 16 but for anyone under the age of 18 in order to prevent, for example, late night scrolling
amongst teenagers.
Now the focus, according to the government, for this ban has been on ensuring the safety and welfare of children online, including, of course,
mental health concerns as well. And this comes after months of consultation with parents and adults, with teachers, students, with industry leaders.
And, according to the government, amongst the responses they had received, including more than 100 survey responses, more than 80 percent of parents
believe that the risks posed by social media outweighed the benefits, but this has really received mixed reaction. Take a listen.
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UNIDENTIFIED MALE: I don't think kids need that kind of stuff right now, you know, especially at that young age I didn't have social media until I
was 16. I loved life before that, and I think, like, a lot of insecurities I had were from, you know, interacting with stuff online, so I just don't
think they need it right now.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Well, I think that's a great idea. I feel like, I mean, I've got a two-year-old, so I just kind of think about the future,
and I feel like it's probably a really good thing to kind of put that ban in place.
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BASHIR: Now, of course, this ban follows similar measures have been put in place by other nations, including Spain and Australia, but there is still
some debate around how effective a ban will be? And how it will actually be carried out?
And, of course, we have been hearing responses from some of those big social media platforms, including from Meta, which, of course, is the
parent company for Facebook and Instagram. They have said that they have themselves implemented features on their platforms to ensure child
protection for those under a certain age, including, for example, social media restrictions for those under the age of 13.
And they have said that this ban, as seen in Australia, according to a spokesperson, risks isolating teens from online communities and information
and driving them to unregulated alternatives that lack built-in protections and parental controls. But clearly this is a measure that the government
seems quite confident in, as we have heard there from the British Prime Minister.
And again, it is some months away before we actually see it implemented, and as we have heard from the government, they are already beginning to
consider further restrictions as well Isa.
SOARES: Nada Bashir, thank you, Nada. Appreciate it. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is calling it one of Russia's most serious crimes
against Christian culture to date. Overnight, Moscow unleashed a barrage of missiles, as well as drones, on Ukraine's largest cities.
An attack on Kyiv sparked a massive fire, as you can see there, at a historic monastery that killed at least five people. Firefighters battled
the flames throughout the night, trying to salvage a nearly 1000-year-old building. Meanwhile, at least 11 people were killed in the Russian
bombardment nationwide.
Our Sebastian Shukla is following the story for us from Berlin. And of course, said this happening, and this is important to mention, this is as
well a UNESCO World Heritage site, but this coming at the same time we've got this G7 meeting underway. Talk us through first of all these strikes
we've seen overnight.
SEBASTIAN SHUKLA, CNN PRODUCER: Yeah, Isa, I mean, this monastery, which is medieval, you know, dates back to the 11th century. There is something
quite striking about seeing those synonymous with Christian Orthodoxy Golden Onion Domes being engulfed in flames. We don't really know yet
exactly what caused this fire.
The Ukrainian security services are saying that they have found remnants of a Russian-made drone, which allegedly struck the monastery itself. We are
unable to independently verify those claims, but we've seen from those fires that the extensive damage that all the damage is going to be rather
extensive.
And he said the monastery itself is a UNESCO World Heritage site, but it's also not a stranger to damage. It was actually damaged in the early parts
of this war in 2022 but also has been damaged much longer ago as well by the Nazis when they occupied Ukraine during the Second World War.
So, actually, it's good, it's been through a period of restoration, it seems, almost certain that we're going to be going through another one. And
the reaction from across Europe and from Ukraine has been irate.
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They are obviously furious that a place of worship, somewhere that is supposed to be a place of solitude and sanctimony, has been so violently
damaged. The Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy also went down to the site earlier today. Take a listen to what he had to say about the attacks,
and about what he hopes the response from Europe will be.
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VOLODYMYR ZELENSKYY, UKRAINIAN PRESIDENT: We'll go now to G7 meeting. First topic, you see what is the priority. The priority is air defense. Then we
will have a meeting with Europeans and also with President Trump. We will speak with him about how to push Putin to stop this war.
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SHUKLA: The discussion around air defenses Isa is becoming one that is really pressing for the Ukrainians. We are seeing barrages like this
happening now on a nearly daily basis, and it's really calling into question whether the Ukrainians have the supply they need to be able to
keep up their air defenses, in particular the U.S.-made Patriot missile systems, which are only made by the Americans and can only be purchased
through the Europeans.
And replenish the Ukrainian stocks that clearly, as this week of diplomacy kicks off, is going to be one of the key sticking points and points of
negotiation Isa.
SOARES: Sebastian Shukla there for us in Berlin. Thanks very much, sir. Appreciate it. And coming up, is this a breakthrough moment for the U.S.
and Iran? We'll have a closer look at the conflicting encounter, what might be next for the Strait of Hormuz? Plus, we'll take a look at Wall Street
and all prices the markets react to the tentative agreement that is. Do stay with us. That's next.
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SOARES: Welcome back to "One World". I'm Isa Soares in London. Let me bring you up to date some of the headlines we are watching for you today. The
U.S. and Iran say they have reached a tentative agreement aimed at ending the war that will reopen the Strait of Hormuz and end a U.S. blockade of
Iranian ports.
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The framework would then trigger 60-days of negotiations on much more contentious issues. However, both sides have offered differing accounts of
what exactly is in the proposal. The U.S.-Iran conflict will dominate discussions as G7 Leaders meet in Evian, in France. Donald Trump has just
arrived at Evian, where he will meet with the French President and report you those images at the top of the show.
The G7 Summit is likely to be awkward, given that the U.S. President lashed out, if you remember, at several leaders for their reluctance to help
patrol the Strait of Hormuz.
American Singer Oliver Tree is feared dead following a helicopter crash near Rio de Janeiro. Officials say two helicopters collided, killing all
six people on board. Tree was listed as one of the passengers, but have not been able to identify the bodies. All an investigation is underway to
determine the cause of that very collision.
The stepson of Norway's Crown Prince has been found guilty of two counts of rape and domestic violence. Marius Hoiby was sentenced to four years in
prison after a seven-week trial that exposed his drug use and detailed videos he made of his sexual encounters.
Well, nearly four months into the U.S. and Israeli war with Iran, Washington, and Tehran say an agreement has been reached that will take
effect on Friday. But we know -- don't know very little in terms of details, in fact, and already we're getting conflicting accounts about
what's actually involved.
The framework would reopen, as we said, the Strait of Hormuz and the U.S. blockade of Iranian ports, and begin 60-days of negotiations on much more
contentious issues. U.S. President Trump says the agreement will ensure that the Strait of Hormuz will be quote permanently toll free.
But Tehran says it plans to collect fees, and it claims negotiations will only begin once the White House releases billions of dollars in frozen
funds, something the U.S. says it won't do. Iran is also insisting an end to the war on all fronts, but Israel says its military won't withdraw from
Southern Lebanon.
I want to bring in our Alyana Treene, live from Geneva. Alayna, great to see you. I mean, as we clearly just outlined there, there are singing
scenes from very different hymn sheets here. Talk us through where both sides stand on this, and the likelihood that we will see some sort of
agreement signed come Friday.
ALAYNA TREENE, CNN WHITE HOUSE CORRESPONDENT: Yeah, there are a lot of swirling questions about this, and number one, I'd argue that that is
really going to be what dominates the conversations that President Donald Trump has here on the ground in Europe.
You know, he is now - he's just recently arrived in Evian Les Bains, France, where the G7 Summit is taking place. Many of the European Leaders
that he is going to be having these face-to-face meetings with over the next three days, Isa. They also have questions about what exactly is in
this memorandum of understanding.
What does the text look like? Questions about when they can expect the Strait of Hormuz to be open, obviously something that impacts all of them.
So, there are many questions, and not a lot of answers here. Now, we did hear the Vice President, J.D. Vance. He did a number of interviews this
morning.
In one of them, he noted that he is hoping that the Trump Administration will be able to release the text at some point this week. Unclear if that's
not even until Friday, when they are expected to have the signing ceremony in Geneva for the formal signing of the memorandum of understanding.
But I want you to also listen to what he said in one of these interviews, where he walked through two different pathways that he believes Iran has
moving forward. One of being -- one of them being really, do they comply with what is laid out in this agreement, in which they would be rewarded,
he said, with financial compensation and sanctions relief?
Or if not, how this agreement, in his words, does not allow them to get any of those benefits. Listen to what he said.
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J.D. VANCE, U.S. VICE PRESIDENT: Because what this deal does fundamentally is two things: it immediately reopens the Straits of Hormuz. We're already
seeing, in the past 24 hours, more traffic flow, you see oil prices coming down. But you also have the long-term commitment that Iran will never
develop or procure a nuclear weapon.
Those are two very big wins for the American people. I think the important thing to understand is that the agreement is fundamentally built around a
two-step verification process. We say to the Iranians, you are welcome to have access to an unsanctioned economy. You're welcome to be reinvited into
the world economy, but only if you honor the commitments that you make in this agreement.
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TREENE: Surely, what he's outlining there is what we have heard been one of the biggest disagreements around everyone's accounts of what is happening.
On the one hand, you hear the Vice President, the U.S. arguing if Iran does not comply with the broader provisions laid out in this memorandum of
understanding.
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One of those being to dismantle their nuclear program to allow the United States to go in to retrieve that highly enriched uranium that is still in
their possession and destroy it on site. The list goes on. Then they won't be seeing any financial compensation.
The Iranians, on their part, though, are arguing that they need to see some of those frozen funds and assets unfrozen in order to kick off that 60-day
highly technical negotiation about how to actually implement and enforce all of the provisions laid out in this top line agreement. So, there's a
lot of questions.
The other thing I think is also, again, the timing of this. You did hear the Vice President also say this morning that this agreement was already
signed yesterday. He said that it was signed yesterday digitally. Well, that raised a lot of eyebrows, because you heard the President of the
United States yesterday argue that the street wouldn't be reopened until the signing ceremony on Friday.
So, questions now as well about the timing of all of this. Hopefully, we will get some answers. We know that the President, President Donald Trump,
is expected to have a bilateral meeting shortly with France's President Emmanuel Macron. Hopefully, we get some questions in there and a little bit
more clarity on what this actually looks like moving forward he said.
SOARES: Yeah, very much needing clarity at this moment. Alayna Treene, thank you very much. Live for us there in Geneva, in Switzerland,
appreciate it. Well, let's look at where the U.S. markets stand this hour following course, a potential U.S.-Iran breakthrough from Brigham (ph).
You can see the DOW Jones up 01.25 of a percent, so starting the week on a high, at least for now anyway. And we have a look at how far oil futures
have fallen today, or have risen. Let's have a look. Fallen, they have fallen up 5 percent Brent Crude, Oil WTI also down 05.25 percent quite a
change from what we've seen just last week even.
So, taking this as positive news, at least for now, this tentative agreement. So, we'll see where this goes, and as we wait, of course, for
signing on Friday, and those numbers after Trump, of course, President Trump repeatedly said energy prices will drop like a rock, if you remember,
as soon as a peace is negotiated in the Strait of Hormuz reopens.
Exactly when the Strait will be fully open, as you heard there from my colleague in Switzerland, and whether Iran will charge fees for ships going
through the waterway, is very much up in the air. But oil markets and stock markets taking this as a positive sign, at least a sign in the right
direction.
Let's get more on the Strait of Hormuz, and where we go from here. Joining me now is Retired Lieutenant General Karen Gibson. She's a Former Director
of Intelligence for U.S. Central Command, and is now at CSIS. Thank you very much, Lieutenant General, for being on the show. Really appreciate it.
Let me pick up exactly on the Strait of Hormuz, because the agreement it seems through, according to President Trump and to Vice President J.D.
Vance, which he says signed it was signed electronically, is complete. And then we also heard from President Trump saying that ships are already
beginning to move through the Strait of Hormuz, including all tankers.
But we know that shipping companies, insurance, and vessels had to make their own calculation, risk calculations. How much confidence is there that
things are returning to normal, at least to normal levels?
LT. GEN. KAREN GIBSON (RET.), U.S. ARMY: Yeah. Well, I think you've captured the factors very well. You know, declaring the Strait's open
doesn't make them so even once this deal is signed, and we've worked through some of the competing interpretations of it that have just been
outlined, whether it's tolls or open for free in the way that it was previously.
It could take weeks for mine clearing and route verification, and then, as you've just alluded to, the real decision to sail is neither the Americans
nor the Iranians. It's a decision that is made by shipping companies and the firms that insure them, who are weighing the potential for profit
against perceived risk.
And so that demonstration of feasibility, obviously, the more that it occurs, the more confident they will become, and the more traffic we will
see, but it doesn't automatically begin as soon as the document is signed, assuming it's signed on Friday.
SOARES: Yeah, let me flesh that out, because we've heard from -- we've been speaking to the international shipping industry, one of the bodies, it
said, and it's warned that I'm quoting here - it still considers it very risky for ships to commence transit through the Strait of Hormuz.
I suppose the question is, is the biggest obstacle right now security concerns, uncertainty about enforcement, or simply a lack of trust that the
agreement will hold?
GIBSON: I think it's a broader confidence issue, and in terms of a lack of trust that the agreement will hold, I think that's really astute. One, you
know, when that document, assuming the signed-on Friday, that will be a very positive step. But the real question is whether the deal will survive
implementation?
And we've already -- you've already highlighted on this program some of the issues with competing interpretation of its measures. There will be
challenges with implementation. There will be challenges with verification and with enforcement, and then all kinds of spoilers.
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The chief of which is the conflict, which will continue between Israel and Hezbollah. So, if I am a commercial interest in commercial competence, all
of those factors are going to weigh into my decision as to whether or not it is safe enough or worth the risk to conduct that sailing again,
regardless of whether or not there's actually a signing ceremony on Friday.
SOARES: Yeah. And Lieutenant General Gibson, you mentioned you touched on this on the mines clearing these mines. Do we have a sense of who exactly
would be clearing this? And the work involved here before maritime companies make this decision, where to make the go with the risk?
GIBSON: Well, I actually think that will be one of the things that is discussed at the G7 Summit. As I understand, France and United Kingdom have
been working on a potential plan. And frankly, in the United States, as part as a NATO member, we had relied largely on European mine sweeping
assets for potential operations in this part of the world.
And I suspect that will be a key part of it. We don't have a lot of mine sweepers or mine sweeping capability in the United States.
SOARES: Let me ask you about the toll aspect of this, because there's a -- as you heard from our correspondent, the White House Correspondent, who
today was in Geneva, she, you know, we've heard President Trump said that he is authorized a toll-free opening of the Strait of Hormuz, at the same
time Iran says it intends to charge fees for certain maritime services provided in conjunction I think, with Oman, while denying that it plans to
impose transit tolls. I mean, how important is this distinction here?
GIBSON: Yeah, it's very important. And I think first I would say we should expect that both sides, the United States and Iran, in discussing this
deal, particularly with their domestic audiences, are going to frame it in ways that favor their own national interests. Each is going to make it look
like they are getting something, and that the other side has caved, or given, or made a concession in some way.
You don't get a deal unless that happens, but this is an important and critical gap, and not insignificant. And one of several that probably have
to be worked through, another would be, as I understand, a difference between what happens with the highly enriched uranium, with the U.S. still
wanting to remove it from Iran.
And Iran, as I understand, domestically saying that no, this deal will allow them to downgrade it and retain control of it within the nation of
Iran. So, again, competing interpretations of what the deal means are not insignificant.
SOARES: Yeah, huge gaps and blanks that need to be filled. We've got some time until Friday. We'll see a lot can happen until then. Lieutenant
General Gibson, Karen Gibson. Thank you very much for joining us there, live from Washington, DC. While Iran makes their highly anticipated debut
in this year's men's football world cup, that's happening later today, and Spain go head-to-head with Cape Verde. We're live with a preview.
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SOARES: The Iranian national team were met with protests after arriving in the U.S. on Sunday. You're seeing there the team landed just hours before
President Trump announced a tentative agreement had been reached with Iran to find an end to the conflict. Another protest is planned for later today
outside the Los Angeles stadium during the match between Iran and New Zealand.
Well, this marks the first time in World Cup history that a host nation is at war with one of the participants. Due to the conflict, the Iranian
players face multiple challenges, as you know, ahead of the tournament, including visa delays, travel bans, and their practice stadium being moved,
as you know, to Mexico.
Well, World Cup action comes to Atlanta today, where we're just minutes away from Spain, going head-to-head with Cape Verde, and I think that
happens in what, in 30 minutes or so. Rafael Romo is a lucky guy, joining me now from the fan zone in Atlanta. Rafael, great to see you.
And these two couldn't be more different, right? You've got Spain, one of the hot favorites. I was just looking in my corner of my eye, I saw Yamin
Lamal, one of the young talented players, warming up on the other side, Cape Verde, one of the smallest nations taking part. What a match?
RAFAEL ROMO, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Yeah, what a match, Isa? And let me put it to you this way, Cape Verde is ranked 67th by FIFA, compared to Spain,
ranked number two. You knew that already, but the party here at the FIFA Fan Fest has already begun. Thousands of people here to watch the game on a
giant screen.
Doors opened a little over two hours ago. The game 13 minutes away, like you said, people very excited to watch this game. I have run into families
from different parts of the United States that came to Atlanta to witness this moment this game. I have to say, though, Isa more people rooting for
Spain here than Cape Verde, but we have found a few.
Now, there's a warning from the FBI, because apparently people are taking the liberty of flying drones about venues like this one, the FIFA Fan Fest,
which was built on top of Centennial Olympic Park, of course, used during the 1996 Olympics, because these people are flying drones Isa.
And so far, we confirmed with the FBI that 15 drones have already been confiscated as of last night. But in any case, there's a lot of fun, a lot
of enthusiasm here. I talked to a family, if you can imagine this. The gentleman is American, he's married to a woman from Spain, he was wearing
the Spanish jersey, and I asked him if Spain and the United States ever have to play against each other in this World Cup who are you going to be
rooting for? This is what he had to say.
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MICHAEL HORAN, SPANISH FAN: My number one is U.S., and just second is Spain. If they play, I got to go, U.S., but every other game we're going
for Spain. We're a big Spanish family. We had the U.S. on Friday, and Spain's today, and there's four hours from our house, so we live in
Nashville. And so, we -- you don't get this opportunity all the time to get your boys to see half, you know, their home country in your home country.
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ROMO: Did you notice Isa the very fine line that that gentleman was walking. I can relate. I was born in Mexico. My wife is American. We have
the same dynamic sometimes. I ran into a couple. Imagine this, Isa, she is of Argentinian origin, and she's married to a guy from Spain.
I asked him, what's going to happen if those two countries play against each other? In the end, she also was able to very politely say, I'm married
to this man, I need to support him all the way. Isa, now back to you.
SOARES: Well, my husband it's been very diplomatic on this too Rafael, I may add, just for our viewers. He's Colombian, I'm Portuguese. My kids,
obviously born in the UK.
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He asked me this weekend, just gone, where shall I sleep when Portugal and Colombian meet up? And that's a very good question. I suppose it depends on
the results, right, Rafael? We shall see. Rafael Roma for us, there in Atlanta. Good to see you, Rafael. Thank you.
Now, the Vegas Golden Knights ran out of luck on Sunday night. For the first time in 20 years, the Carolina Hurricanes have won the Stanley Cup.
They shut down the Knights 3-0 in game six, and this marks a dramatic comeback for the Hurricanes with three straight wins in the final.
Congratulations to them.
And still to come tonight, still to come today, a multi-million-dollar renovation in Washington is supposed to be finished, but what's that in the
water, you ask? We'll show you why the Lincoln Memorial Refracting Pool is still a work in progress?
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SOARES: To Washington now, and the recent renovation of the Lincoln Memorial's Reflecting Pool is being questioned after the appearance of
algae. The Trump Administration spent more than $14 million and said it has installed state of the art equipment, but may not have solved one of the
pool's problems. Our Brian Todd has more details for you.
BRIAN TODD, CNN CORRESPONDENT: For several days, the Trump Administration has been touting the renovation of the reflecting pool, where we are here
at the foot of the Lincoln Memorial, saying that their renovation of this body of water is going to make it look better than ever, but it has been a
work in progress.
Not long after the Trump Administration came out with that declaration that this is going to be better than ever. We captured images of plumes of algae
at the surface, mostly on the east end of the reflecting pool by the World War II Memorial on the other end, but there's also been a lot of algae at
the bottom.
And here today these employees of the National Park Service, with their hip waders, have been waiting around in the pool. This is about four feet deep
at this part of the pool. They've been waiting around using instruments to push the algae toward the so-called nano-bubbling machines.
Those machines are right over there, that green structure right there, puddling, pumping thousands of tiny bubbles of oxygen, nano bubbles, which
kill off the algae's food supply. So, these gentlemen using instruments to push the algae at the bottom. And you can see the algae at the bottom,
that's all the green.
Underneath that algae is the new coat of blue paint that the administration put at the bottom of the pool. So, what they want to do is push all the
algae off, kill it off over there, so you can see the new blue paint job at the bottom of the reflecting pool.
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The Department of the Interior says that any algae that's here now after the renovation is simply residual algae coming from supply lines that have
been dormant during about eight weeks of construction. But this does kind of illustrate the idea that renovating this pool, which other
administrations have tried to do unsuccessfully, is a problematic task.
And this part of the renovation, at least this iteration of renovating the reflecting pool, according to the Trump Administration, is going to cost
about $14 million. Brian Todd, CNN, Washington.
SOARES: And finally, before we go today, a feline stole the show during a production of Romeo and Juliet in Turkey last week. As Romeo dies, you know
the story the Curious Cat decided to check things out and plays with star- crossed lovers' hair. Juliet remained in character, of course, mourning the loss of her love.
The people in the audience can hold back their laughter. Wonder what Shakespeare would think. That does it for this hour. There's more, of
course "One World" with my colleague, Bianna Golodryga. That's after this very short break. Do stay right here. You are watching CNN.
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