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Aired June 15, 2026 - 13:00   ET

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BORIS SANCHEZ, CNN HOST: What's in the agreement? President Trump is at the G7 summit touting a diplomatic breakthrough with Iran, though what both sides actually agreed upon is still unclear, as Trump and Tehran offer conflicting accounts of what comes next.

BRIANNA KEILAR, CNN HOST: Plus: the search for answers. A plane crash kills 11 skydivers and a pilot. Federal investigators are expected there today as they try to figure out what went wrong.

And the U.K. announcing a sweeping ban on social media for kids under 16. The big question, how will they enforce one of the most far- reaching online restrictions ever?

We're following these major developing stories and many more all coming in right here to CNN NEWS CENTRAL.

SANCHEZ: We start this afternoon with breaking news. At any moment, we're expecting to see President Trump meeting with several world leaders at the G7 summit in France, this trip happening on the heels of the U.S. reaching a tentative deal with Iran that could pave the way to end the war.

And just minutes ago, while sitting next to French President Emmanuel Macron, the president announced this:

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DONALD TRUMP, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES: The deal's all signed. And the strait is already partially opened. As you know, they're doing a little hunting for a couple of mines that they have already found. But it's essentially ships are starting to go out now.

On Friday, it'll be completely open.

(END VIDEO CLIP) SANCHEZ: But this hour, the fine print remains largely a mystery, as does the timing of when the world might get to read it in order to parse through some of these contradictions and public statements from the two sides.

Today, President Trump said the Strait of Hormuz will be permanently toll-free, while Iran says there will be fees to cross it. Also unclear, the fate of nuclear negotiations moving forward. Iran wants the U.S. to unfreeze billions of dollars of funds before the talks begin, while the U.S. says that they won't until conditions are met.

CNN's Alayna Treene is live for us in Geneva, as the president is about to attend an official G7 meeting.

Alayna, what are you hearing?

ALAYNA TREENE, CNN WHITE HOUSE CORRESPONDENT: Yes, look, I think there's no question, Boris, that the president wanted to come into this G7 summit with a victory to really tout when it comes to this agreement.

I spoke with several White House officials yesterday upon the announcement of this, and essentially said he wanted to be able to tout an agreement between the U.S. and Iran when he met face-to-face with some of these leaders, including Emmanuel Macron, who, of course, as you mentioned, just sat down with him for this bilateral meeting just moments ago earlier today.

But I think the key question now is, what is specifically in this memorandum of understanding? If you talk to U.S. officials, like I am, they argue, one, it would be the dismantling of Iran's nuclear program, and including the U.S. being allowed to go and retrieve Iran's highly enriched uranium that is still in their possession and destroy it on site, the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, as the president says, that would be toll-free, and permanently, and also the lifting of the U.S. blockade on Iranian ports.

But that's just the U.S. side. As you mentioned, we are hearing different things from the Iranians, one that they are going to continue to charge fees in the Strait of Hormuz as well as this expectation that they need some sort of financial compensation, the unfreezing of funds, in order to begin the highly technical negotiations on how to implement this agreement, something that will happen over a 60-day period now that it has been signed.

I want you to listen, though, to what we heard the president say in regards to the strait specifically, but also about when this agreement, when we could see the text of this agreement, I should say. He argues that perhaps we could see it this week, but listen to what he told reporters during this bilateral meeting.

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QUESTION: Mr. President, when will the text of the MOU be released?

TRUMP: I think pretty soon. I would say -- I mean, I want it to be released because it's a very powerful document. Probably pretty soon. I would say after -- sometime after Friday.

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TREENE: So the president noting there that he thinks the text of this agreement will be released sometime after Friday. Of course, Friday is when they are expected to have that signing ceremony here in Geneva.

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I don't think that's going to go a long way to satisfy some of the European leaders, who are really eager to see the specifics of this deal, Boris. I will note a Trump administration official told reporters on a call earlier today that it could -- we could see more details of this in the next 24 to 48 hours.

So we will be standing by for that as well.

SANCHEZ: Yes, important context. So much of the fuel used by Europe flows through the Strait of Hormuz, so they have expressed interest in seeing what happens there.

Alayna Treene, live for us in Switzerland, thank you so much -- Brianna.

KEILAR: Markets are responding positively to this news of the U.S.- Iran agreement, crude oil prices sinking sharply today, hitting levels not seen in more than three months. But they're still well above what they were before the war started.

CNN's David Goldman is here with this side of the story.

And, David, clearly this is a welcome change for many consumers, but how long before we actually see gas getting back to those lovely prewar prices?

DAVID GOLDMAN, CNN BUSINESS SENIOR REPORTER: Those were lovely.

I remember pre war prices below $3. We are not there yet, but we're getting a little bit closer. So oil was below 70 right before the war started. That is the target number. Well, OK, so we're in the 80s, not so bad. And look how much we are falling, 5 percent just today, and the strait is not even open yet.

So it feels like this President Trump quote that oil prices are going to come down like a rock, well, that feels like that's the right prediction. But -- and there's always a but -- the futures market, when we're looking at today's prices, that's just the front month contract. That's just delivery for the end of this month.

What about the future? When do we actually see those prices get back down below 70? I will tell you it is October of 2031 that the oil market is currently predicting that will be back below 70. Why is that? Why is it going to take so long to get back down to there where oil is capable of making $3, sub-$3 gas?

Well, the Strait of Hormuz is not yet reopened. And if you want to get through it, you got to hug this coastline right here around Oman. The other way to go is around the coast of Iran. Do you want to go that way? I don't. And they might be charging tolls. We will see President Trump says no. But that could add to the price of gas too.

In between all of this are mines. And you have to get rid of those mines before you can get two-way traffic, because remember you need to come back in to the strait to collect the oil to get back out. And that is a key factor, because there are one billion barrels of oil that we have used already in this war from the inventories that were there before.

We are drawing these down. And some of them are hitting those critical levels. The Strait of Hormuz will not reopen before we need to get those back to the critical levels that we have seen. Brianna, there's a long way to go.

KEILAR: Oh, yes, it really puts it into perspective.

David, thank you for taking us through that.

Still to come: a skydiving flight turning deadly when a plane crashes just after takeoff. Ahead, what witnesses saw seconds before this plane went down.

Plus, a major alert for parents of newborns. There's been a recall of a brand -- on a brand of formula after a multistate outbreak of botulism.

And then, later, parade preps under ways as the New York Knicks celebrate their first championship in decades. We're going to talk with former Knicks player Quentin Richardson about this historic moment coming up on CNN NEWS CENTRAL.

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SANCHEZ: Right now, federal investigators are looking into one of the deadliest skydiving accidents in decades. A pilot and 11 passengers were killed when their plane crashed in Butler, Missouri.

The aircraft going down just moments after takeoff, crashing some 300 yards from the runway, quickly becoming engulfed in flames.

CNN's Whitney Wild has been tracking this story and joins us now with the details.

Whitney, what are you hearing from officials?

WHITNEY WILD, CNN LAW ENFORCEMENT CORRESPONDENT: Well, law enforcement has a theory. It is obviously not yet solid because this is going to take one to two years for the NTSB to fully investigate and produce a final report.

But the thinking among law enforcement is that the aircraft left the runway and then lost power. And so the thinking is that the pilot was trying to divert the aircraft to the highway to land, but, instead, that plane stalled out and took a nosedive into the ground, immediately becoming engulfed in flames.

What we know about the skydivers who were on the plane is that nine of them are experienced. Two of them were planning to jump in tandem. This was absolutely tragic, and, at this point, so hard to understand how something like this could happen, Boris.

What is making this so much more shocking, so much more tragic is that there were family members on the ground who actually saw it. Here's more from the sheriff there.

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CHAD ANDERSON, BATES COUNTY, MISSOURI, SHERIFF: There were witnesses that were family members, yes. Our hearts go out to them. There's nothing we really can say to make it better. We just pray for them and their loved ones and their friends and their family and hope that they can recover to some sense of normalcy, if we can.

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WILD: Boris, this is shining a very harsh spotlight on regulations for skydiving planes.

In the last decade, there have been eight fatal crashes resulting in 25 deaths. The aviation team at CNN has been doing fantastic reporting. And what they are explaining is that the regulations for skydiving planes are more similar to how private pilots are regulated. They are not regulated the same way that large commercial aircraft is regulated.

And concerns about a lack of safety standards has been something the NTSB has discussed in the past. Certainly, this is another case that will shine again a very harsh spotlight on that and raise further questions about what, if anything, can be done regulatorily to make sure something like this doesn't happen again, Boris.

SANCHEZ: Yes, our hearts go out to those family members.

Whitney Wild, thank you so much for that reporting -- Brianna.

KEILAR: The Supreme Court set to take up a case that could have significant implications for the Trump administration's immigration crackdown.

The case in question takes a look at whether the government may hold noncitizens in detention for prolonged periods without a bond hearing.

CNN's Joan Biskupic is with us now.

Tell us a little bit more about this one.

JOAN BISKUPIC, CNN CHIEF SUPREME COURT ANALYST: Sure. It was an important day at the Supreme Court when they agreed to hear the Trump administration's appeal in this case.

It involves two men who are here from the New York area who are not citizens, but they are green card holders with temporary protected -- with lawful permanent status. And they had been picked up after being convicted of aggravated felonies. Immigration agents put them in detention, which was all fine.

They didn't need to have any kind of bond hearing at that moment. But the question was, as their removal hearings were taking forever, the removal process, one man was in detention for nearly two years, the other for seven months, as the government was figuring out how to deport one to the Dominican Republic, the other to Jamaica.

And what these men said is that their constitutional right of due process was violated by the prolonged detention, that you get to a point where it violates your due process rights, even as a noncitizen, to be in there so long. And they won in lower courts.

And the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, whose ruling will be reviewed by the Supreme Court, said there could be an unreasonably prolonged period that would require a bond hearing, require the government to make its case for why, at least temporarily, these men should not be let go on a bond.

If they shouldn't, prove some sort of flight risk or their dangerousness. So the justices agreed to take the government's appeal. You know this all comes against the backdrop of President Trump's very serious immigration crackdown. The case will be heard later this year with a ruling likely next year at this time.

KEILAR: Two years, I mean, that is a long time.

BISKUPIC: Yes. Yes.

KEILAR: So what opinions are we still waiting on from the court?

BISKUPIC: Yes.

The Supreme Court started this annual session back in October. They took -- they had hearings in about 60 cases. They have about 20 left to do in the next two weeks, Brianna. You talk about a deadline crunch.

So you see up there on the screen some of the most important ones there we're awaiting. The first, birthright citizenship, comes from an order that Donald Trump signed on his first day back in office that would lift what has been automatic birthright citizenship.

Right now, anyone born in America, irrespective of the parents' immigration status, is automatically a U.S. citizen. Donald Trump's order would lift that for people who are children of noncitizens or certain temporary residents. So it could affect millions of children. That's a case that we're waiting for the ruling on.

Another, mail-in ballots. In this election year and then looking ahead to 2028, 14 states have a grace period for collecting mail-in ballots. They have to be mailed in before Election Day, but they give a little bit of wiggle room, given mail delays. And Donald Trump and many Republicans have said that just kind of encourages fraud to have that kind of grace period after Election Day.

So there's a question about whether you can do that. And then, as you see, we have many other cases involving Donald Trump's firing power. He's trying to get rid of Lisa Cook, a member of the Federal Reserve. He's trying to get rid of heads of independent agencies.

And two final ones I will just mention, whether states can ban trans girls from playing on girls sports teams in high school without violating either the Constitution or a 1972 law that protects girls in sports from being discriminated against.

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And, always, we have the Second Amendment, which many people watch, and we have got a couple of good, important gun rights cases too, all to be decided in two weeks.

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KEILAR: That's wild. You're going to be busy.

BISKUPIC: I know. I will be right here.

KEILAR: Yes, you will have to order in some food, I think.

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KEILAR: That's going to be the name of the game for you, Joan.

All right, thank you.

Still ahead: Senator Mitch McConnell hospitalized for the second time this year. What we're learning about his condition, we will have that after a quick break.

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SANCHEZ: So, the United Kingdom just announced a sweeping social media ban for kids under 16.

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The restrictions, which are expected to roll out next year, are said to be among the toughest in the world.

Nada Bashir joins us with more.

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NADA BASHIR, CNN INTERNATIONAL CORRESPONDENT: Well, there has certainly been a mixed reaction. The government is describing this as a watershed moment and a significant step taken to ensure the safety and welfare of young people online. And, of course, this ban, once it does come into effect, will impact

some of the most popular social media platforms, including Instagram, TikTok and Snapchat, though it won't affect messaging sites like WhatsApp or Signal.

But it is going a step further in comparison to other nations which have taken similar measures, such as Australia and Spain. It will include gaming platforms. It will include livestreaming platforms and any sort of platform that allows children under the age of 16 to interact and engage with strangers online.

Now, there has been some reaction from the big tech firms that manage some of these key social media sites, including Meta, the parent company of both Facebook and Instagram. We have heard from a spokesperson there saying that they have already implemented features to limit who can contact children and who they interact with, as well as the content that they see, and that this ban might not necessarily have the desired effect.

They have gone on to say that it risks isolating teens, for example, from key communities that they have built online. But, of course, when it comes to parents and teachers as well, this has been received somewhat positively, although there is still some debate. Take a listen.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: If it's how kids are socializing, then are we going to have problems with, like, isolation and loneliness? So, there needs to potentially be alternatives for younger children, social media that's safer for teenagers, rather than just point blank wiping it out.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: So, 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 interacting with stuff online.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Good thing. Too much time spent on screens is not good for anyone, never mind someone's brain still developing.

BASHIR: Now, this decision comes after months of consultations with parents and teachers, as well as young people. The government says that it carried out a survey and received responses from more than 110,000 of those people. And, among them, nine out of 10 British parents backed the ban.

More than 83 percent said they believe the risks posed by social media outweighed the benefits. But of course, this is a sweeping measure. It is not expected to be implemented immediately. The bill will be brought before Parliament just before Christmas. And it is expected that the ban would be implemented early next spring.

And the government is already exploring other options as well, including potentially enforcing a curfew on social media for anyone under the age of 18.

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SANCHEZ: Our thanks to Nada Bashir for that report.

At this hour, Republican Senator Mitch McConnell remains hospitalized. The 84-year-old former majority leader was admitted yesterday morning, according to a spokesperson. But, so far, there's been no update on his condition, nor a reason as to why he was hospitalized.

CNN's Lauren Fox joins us now live from Capitol Hill.

Lauren, what are you learning about McConnell's status?

LAUREN FOX, CNN CONGRESSIONAL CORRESPONDENT: Yes, there has been no additional information that McConnell's office has given out to the public about his condition or how long he will remain at the hospital.

All we know is that, yesterday, he was checked into the hospital and that he's receiving excellent care. That is according to a spokesman, David Popp. There, again, is no update on why he was hospitalized, how long he will remain in their care.

We should also note that, earlier this year, McConnell also was checked into the hospital for flu-like symptoms. Obviously, he was released and has been back in the Senate since February. There was also a bunch of health issues back in 2023, including a fall that he suffered, and he was dealing with broken ribs as a result of that fall.

We also remember that incident in which he was giving a press conference, answering reporters' questions, and he froze for a period of time in 2023. Again, there is no update on what his condition is, why he was hospitalized, Boris.

But we should also just point out that he plans to retire at the end of this year. He will remain in the United States Senate until January. He is the longest-serving senator from the state of Kentucky and the longest-serving party leader of either party in the U.S. Senate's history, so, obviously, a really important member of this body.

Obviously, we're wishing him a speedy recovery, Boris.

SANCHEZ: Yes, no doubt a story we will continue to keep an eye on.

Lauren Fox on Capitol Hill, thank you so much.

Happening now: President Trump is in France for the G7 summit, where his new agreement with Iran is taking center stage, but major questions remain about the tentative framework. We're going to break down those concerns when we come back.

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