What's up sunshine? I'm Corey Wire.
Welcome to CNN 10, your fast pass to the
facts serve. Fresh in just 10 minutes,
we give you the what, letting you decide
what to think. We begin with an update
on the US and Israel's war with Iran.
Tensions keep escalating in the Straight
of Hormuz. the key waterway aka oil
superighway over which the US and Iran
continue to fight for control. US
President Donald Trump says the US
military is now escorting cargo ships
through the strait as part of an
operation dubbed Project Freedom. This
has drawn a sharp rebuke from Iran who
also carried out strikes on cargo ships
and key United Arab Emirates oil port
this week. Iran has also signaled that
it has ways to further complicate this
war and it has threatened to attack any
foreign military ships entering the
waterway. And a new CNN investigation
shows that Iran's nuclear capabilities
may not be as defunct as previously
thought. Arcaty Pole Glaze has an
indepth look at how some key parts of
the country's nuclear supply chain may
still be intact even after a series of
US and Israeli strikes.
Let's start at the beginning of the
supply chain. Alongside the research,
the process starts at places like these
Sagghand uranium mine where the raw
material uranium ore is mined. In recent
years, Sagghan mind has expanded
significantly. You can see widening
pits, growing piles of earth, and
diggers. We looked at recent imagery
since the latest strikes and found no
evidence of damage. In fact, from
between the clouds, you can still see
diggers operating at the site. So far,
this indicates this stage of the nuclear
supply chain may remain untouched. Next,
the min uranium ore is transported to
production plants like this one in
Ardican. Here, it's converted into
Yellow Cake, which is a type of
concentrated uranium. We found this
plant was substantially damaged in
recent strikes on March 27th. An image
taken the following month shows little
change, suggesting the Iranians have not
rebuilt this site yet. After this, the
yellow cake is taken here to sites like
this one in Isvahan to be purified and
converted into uranium hexa fluoride.
And it's this one, this stage of the
supply chain that has caused the biggest
headache for the US and Israel. Back
last June, French outlet Leond found
this truck visible in imagery taken just
days before the strikes. These blue
containers are likely carrying uranium
into the tunnels, experts told CNN. Days
later, these facilities were
substantially damaged in Israeli
attacks. You can see several buildings
wiped out. Then in early 2026, Iran
covered over several entrances to these
underground tunnels with earth
preventing people from accessing them.
Further measures were taken this April
when these roadblocks were put up in
front of the entrances to the tunnels.
It could suggest there still remains
something valuable down there. They were
not, however, hit in the latest
USIsraeli strikes. Even experts we spoke
to are unsure why. David Albright is a
worldleading expert on nuclear weapons.
How much of a risk in the future is that
stores in Isvahan Mountain?
>> I think it's a big risk and that's quite
a bit of money in the bank. I mean the
amount of enriched uranium they've
produced was equivalent to a full years
of production of their entire enrichment
complex and is believed to be mostly and
almost all of it at Esvahan. In fact,
the US believes this too, and their
demand to remove this uranium has been a
key issue in the stalling peace
negotiations. And finding out exactly
how much is down there is central to
determining whether Iran remains a
nuclear threat.
Pop quiz hot shot. What is the painting
technique featuring small distinct dots
which form an image? Impressionism,
spumato, tentibism, or pointalism?
You're on point like decimals if you
said pointalism. The technique developed
by Gor Shar and Paul Signak in the 1800s
used thousands of tiny dots of unmixed
color to form one cohesive image. Now to
the Met Gala, the annual celebration of
art, culture, and fashion turned all the
way up. Held every first Monday of May.
It's a fundraiser for the Costume
Institute at the Metropolitan Museum of
Art in New York City. It attracts big
donors and big-time stars from all walks
of life. This year's theme, costume art.
Actor Ben Platt channeling a pointless
masterpiece inspired by Gor Serat's A
Sunday afternoon on the island of Lrange
Jate. Some stars were almost entirely in
disguise. Heidi Clume frozen in time
like a statue by Italian artist Raphael
Monty's veiled vestal. Hunter Schaefer,
Euphoria actor, wore a look inspired by
Gustaf Clint's painting, Mada Primai.
People on the red carpet said she looked
like she walked straight out of the
early 1900's painting. But you have to
see this. Olympic phenom een goo,
respplendant, floating in a dress made
of 15,000 glass bubbles. It took more
than 2500 hours to make. And yes, real
bubbles included. She says, "Fashion,
like sports, is about pushing limits and
expressing your truest self." Now, to
the floating garbage patch, roughly
twice the size of Texas. A new study
finds the Great Pacific Garbage Patch
may be doing more harm than initially
thought. Airborne microlastics appear to
be absorbing sunlight, potentially
adding to global heating. Why does this
matter? Rising temperatures can fuel
extreme weather, disrupt ecosystems,
impact life on land and sea. Who better
to break it down than our chief climate
correspondent, Bill Weir. Hi, Bill.
>> Coy. Yeah, I remember the first time I
heard about the Great Pacific Garbage
Patch 20 years ago. I imagined a
floating dump you could walk around on.
But actually, it's more like a a plastic
soup, thin plastic soup where you could
take a, you know, a siphon and and go
through and get little pieces of plastic
bottles and old fishing nets that are
breaking down packaging from around the
world. And it's all contained thanks to
these circular currents called gys uh
there. And we've always cared about the
impact of this
monstrosity both on the fish and the
bird life, the whales and sea turtles
that actually have to swim through and
eat from that pollution. But this new
research looks at the effects on global
warming. Because as that plastic breaks
down and atomizes, it gets into the air.
And even a tiny little piece, a dark
piece of plastic absorbs 75 times as
much solar energy as a clear piece of
pollution floating out there as well.
And because this patch is twice the size
of Texas, so three times the size of
France, that's a lot of tiny particles
floating in the air contributing to
overall overheating. Now, it's a small
percentage relative to what's happening
because right now, Koi, I don't know if
you know, ocean temperatures are off the
charts, like records shattering highs
and it's not even springtime and El Nino
hasn't even kicked in yet. So, the
weather created by these overheating
seas is a more pressing concern. But as
for the plastic, it's also worth noting
last year over 100 countries came to the
table ready to negotiate a global
plastics treaty to get countries to
reduce and reuse and recycle best they
can. But it was blocked in the end by
countries that produce a lot of oil,
gas, and petrochemicals like the United
States, Saudi Arabia, and Russia. Koya,
today's story getting a 10 out of 10.
turning graves into gardens of
gratitude. In Florida, eighth grader and
girl scout Cassandra Seldon saw
something she could not ignore. The
Miami City Cemetery, which she walks by
every day on her way to school, is an
historic resting place for hundreds of
war veterans. But Cassandra noticed they
needed some TLC. So, she stepped up and
cleaned their graves as a part of her
Girl Scout Silver Award. I just think
that it's so wrong that these veterans,
they served our country and they helped
us gain our freedom. So, I think that
they should be respected.
>> Over a year-long mission, Cassandra
rallied volunteers and veterans,
cleaning more than 1,700 graves. And she
didn't stop there. She built a digital
library for each restored veteran's
grave so families can locate their loved
ones. Her project may be complete, but
Cassandra's impact, the veterans,
they're etched into history. That is
awesome stuff. All right, congrats to
our your word Wednesday winners. Mr.
Sherman and friends at Woodward Academy
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colorful. Way to work, squad. Thank you
for making us smarter. Today, we have
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>> Jonathan James Mason, Mr. Nikki at Lake
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YouTube are the stuff of legend. Keep
rocking y'all. Stay creative. Stay kind.
I'm Koi Wire and I will see you tomorrow
right here on CNN 10.