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Anderson Cooper 360 Degrees
• Trump has Reviewed Attack Plan but is Holding Off to See if Iran Steps Back from Nuclear Program; Interview with Rep. Jake Auchincloss (D-MA); Classified Briefing on Iran of All U.S. Senators set for Next Week; Trump Has Reviewed Attack Plans, but Holding Off for Now; Iran's Top Diplomat Says Tehran's Actions Solely in Self- defense but It Remains Committed to Diplomacy; Israeli Military Says It Struck More Than 20 Military Sites in Tehran Today; Republicans Divided Over Israel-Iran Conflict; Trump Claims Iran Was Few Weeks Away From Nuclear Weapon. Aired 8-9p ET


Amanpour
• Interview with Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Majid Takht-Ravanchi; Interview with Russian Ambassador to the U.K. Andrei Kelin; Interview with "I'll Tell You When I'm Home" Author Hala Alyan. Aired 1-2p ET


CNN's The Arena with Kasie Hunt
• Soon: Trump Holds Situation Room Meeting On Israel-Iran Conflict; New: U.S. Evacuates Some Embassy Personnel From Israel; Karen Read Acquitted Of Killing Her Police Officer Boyfriend. Aired 4- 5p ET


The Lead with Jake Tapper
• Iranian Official: "No Choice But To Retaliate" If U.S. Strikes; Trump On Striking Iran: "I May Do It, I May Not Do It"; Hegseth: "We Have Plans For Everything" With Iran; Supreme Court Allows TN To Ban Hormone Therapy, Puberty Blockers For Transgender Minors; Fed Holds Interest Rates Steady Amid Tariff Uncertainty; Senate Republicans Propose Deeper Medicaid Cuts. Aired 5-6p ET
• Trump Says No Decision Yet on Potential Iran Strike; U.S Evacuates Some Embassy Personnel from Israel; GOP Lawmakers Split Over Potential U.S. Strike on Iran. Karen Read Acquitted Of Killing Police Officer Boyfriend; Kristi Noem Demands More Control Over DHS Funding. Aired 6-7p ET


CNN NewsNight with Abby Phillip
• Trump on Verge of Presidency-Defining Decision Over Iran; U.S. to Move Largest, Most Advanced Carrier Toward Conflict; Iran Vows Not to Surrender After Trump's Demand. Tucker Carlson Accuses Sen. Ted Cruz of Knowing Nothing About the U.S.; Minnesota Police Investigate a Break-in Where Hortman Couple Was Murdered. Aired 10-11p ET


CNN News Central
• Sources Say, Trump Considering U.S. Military Strikes on Iran; GOP Hawks Clash With MAGA Isolationalists on Next Steps in Iran; Panthers Win Second Straight Stanley Cup. Aired 7-7:30a ET
• Sources: Trump Considering U.S. Military Strikes On Iran; Soon: Jurors Reconvene For Deliberations In Karen Read Retrial; Democrats: Trump's Pardons Could Have Erased $1.3 Billion In Fines, Restitution. Aired 7:30-8a ET
• Trump Calls Iran's Supreme Leader an "Easy Target"; Interview with Rep. Tim Burchett (R-TN): Trump Considering U.S. Military Strikes on Iran. Aired 8-8:30a ET
• Prosecution Nears End in Combs Trial; Polls on U.S. involvement with Iran; GOP Members Clash over Next Steps in Iran; Job Corps Cuts Could Leave Students Homeless. Aired 8:30-9a ET
• Sources Say, Trump Considering U.S. Military Strikes on Iran; GOP Hawks Clash With MAGA Isolationists on Next Steps in Iran; We Didn't See Daylight, Migrant Families Describe Prolonged Detention in Border Facilities. Aired 9-9:30a ET
• Fed Chair Powell To Release Decision on Interest Rates Today; WH Spokesperson: Trump to Grant TikTok 90-Day Delay on Ban; Sources: Trump Warming to Idea of U.S. Strikes on Iran. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Interview With Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH); Will Trump Order Attack on Iran?. Aired 1-1:30p ET
• U.S. Announces Evacuations Out Of Israel For American Citizens; President Donald Trump Called Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell "Stupid" And Criticized His Refusal To Cut Interest Rates, Blaming Him For High Borrowing Costs; Third U.S. Aircraft Carrier Group Set To Deploy Close To Israel; Supreme Court Upholds State Ban On Transgender Care For Minors. Aired 1:30-2p ET
• Israel and Iran Trade Attacks as U.S. Considers Intervention; Iran Says We Have No Choice but to Retaliate if U.S. Strikes; Senate GOP Holds Hearing on Cover-up of Biden's Mental Decline; Federal Reserve Leaves Interest Rates Unchanged; Netanyahu Says Strikes Are Damaging Iran's Nuclear and Missile Capacity. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Israel-Iran Conflict, Trump Weighs U.S Options On Sixth Day; Putin Not Backing Iran Military Despite Tehran's Help In Ukraine; Jury Reaches Verdict In Karen Read Murder Trial. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Verdict Reached in Karen Read Retrial; Karen Read Found Not Guilty of Second-Degree Murder in Retrial; Karen Read Acquitted of Killing Her Police Officer Boyfriend; Israel and Iran Trade Strikes as U.S. Considers Intervention; Trump: Haven't Decided Yet on Whether to Strike Iran. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Karen Read Speaks After Being Acquitted of Killing Boyfriend; Trump: Haven't Decided Yet on Whether to Strike Iran. Aired 3:30-4 pm ET


CNN Newsroom
• Israel and Iran Launch New Rounds of Attacks; What Analysts Believe About the State of Iran's Arsenal; Trump Warming to U.S. Strike on Iran; Official: Iran Fires 10 Ballistic Missiles Toward Israel; U.S. Moving Assets to Give Trump 'Options'; How Strong is Iran's Ruler, Ayatollah Khamenei?; Woman Gives Birth to Triplets in Underground Israeli Hospital. Aired 12-1a ET
• Israel And Iran Launch New Rounds Of Attacks; IDF Says It Struck Key Military Targets In Tehran Area; Iran Warns Residents To Stop Using WhatsApp, Telegram; State Department Announces Middle East Task Force To Help Americans In The Region; Trump Demands Iran's "Unconditional Surrender"; World Leaders Weigh In On The Israel-Iran Conflict; What Analysts Believe About The State Of Iran's Arsenal; The Fate Of Iran's Supreme Leader. Aired 1-2a ET
• Israel And Iran Launch New Rounds Of Attacks; IDF Says It Struck Key Military Targets In Tehran Area; Israel and Iran Launch New Rounds of Attacks; Trump Demands Iran's Unconditional Surrender in Warning; Trump Weighing Strikes on Iran Nuclear Sites; G7 Leaders Wrap Up Canadian Summit; Canada Pledges More Military Assistance to Ukraine; Ukraine Says at Least 21 Killed, 134 Injured in Russian Strikes; Trump Says It Was a Mistake to Kick Russia Out of G8; Trump Skips G7 Meeting With Ukraine's Zelenskyy; Kim Jong-un Meets With Russian Security Council Secretary; Gaza Authorities Say Israeli Fire Kills Dozens Seeking Aid; Flights to Bali Canceled as Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki Erupts. Aired 2-3a ET
• Israel-Iran Conflict Enter Day Six with New Rounds of Attacks; Panthers Win Back-To-Back Stanley Cup Championships; Indonesia's Mount Lewotobi Laki Laki Erupts. Aired 3-4a ET
• Israel and Iran Launch New Round of Attacks; Trump Weighing Strikes on Iran Nuclear Sites; Trump Demands Iran's "Unconditional Surrender". Aired 4-4:30a ET
• IDF Says it Struck Key Military Targets in Tehran Area; World Leaders Weigh in on Israel-Iran Conflict; Israel and Iran Trade Strikes as conflict enters sixth day; New Details About Suspect in Lawmaker Shootings. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Israel And Iran Launch New Rounds Of Attacks; Israel PM: 400+ Missiles Launched By Iran Since Friday; IDF Says It Struck Key Military Targets In Tehran Area; Sources: Trump Weighing Strikes On Iran Nuclear Sites. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Canada Offers Ukraine Military Aid, Loans; IDF Says It Struck Key Military Targets In Tehran Area; Sources: Trump Warming To Idea Of U.S. Strike On Iran. Aired 5:30-6a ET


CNN This Morning
• Israel & Iran Trade Airstrikes as Conflict Enters Sixth Day; IDF Says It Struck Key Military Targets in Tehran Region; Will U.S. Get Involved in Iran? Aired 6-6:30a ET
• Bobby Ghosh is Interviewed about Israel-Iran Conflict; Russia Could Profit from Midde East Chaos; Avi Mayer is Interviewed about the Israel-Iran Conflict. Aired 6:30-7a ET


Connect the World
• Iran's Supreme Leader Warns U.S. of "Irreparable Damage" if it Intervenes; IDF: Air Force Striking Iranian Regime Targets in Tehran; IAEA: Iran's Nuclear Capabilities Set Back "Significantly"; Trump Warning to U.S. Strike in Iran; Trump Demand Iran's "Unconditional Surrender"; White House Installs New Flagpoles. Aired 9-10a ET
• White House Installs New Flagpoles; Trump Says Iran Wants to Negotiate but It's Very Late; Trump Waffling on Whether to Strike Iran; U.S. SecDef Testifies before Senate Committee; U.S.' Previous Experience with Iranian Regime Change; Trump Says He Told Netanyahu "Keep Going"; Middle East Conflict Sends Oil Prices Higher. Aired 10-11a ET


Erin Burnett Outfront
• Trump "Out" Of Patience With Iran, Calls Situation Room Meeting; Bunker-Buster Details; Tucker Carlson Ridicules Ted Cruz On Iran: "You Don't Know Anything". Aired 7-8p ET


Early Start with Rahel Solomon
• Did Not Air 4-4:30a ET
• Did Not Air 4:30-5a ET
• Did Not Air 5-5:30a ET
• Did Not Air 5:30-6a ET


Inside Politics
• Trump Trades Threats With Iran's Supreme Leader; Trump Repeats Demand For Iran's "Unconditional Surrender"; Iran Says It Will Never Surrender As U.S. Considers Strikes; Trump: "Nobody Knows What I'm Going To Do" On Iran; GOP Hawks Clash With MAGA Isolationists On Iran; Third U.S. Aircraft Carrier Set To Deploy Close To Israel; Ayatollah: U.S. Action Will "Result In Irreparable Damage". Aired 12-12:30p ET
• Supreme Court Upholds Ban on Trans Youth Medical Care; Iran Says It Will Never Surrender as U.S. Considers Strikes; Trump Asks Benjamin Netanyahu to Keep Going. Aired 12:30-1p ET


Isa Soares Tonight
• U.S. Fed to Announce Decision on Interest Rates; U.S. Deploys Third Aircraft Carrier Close to Israel; Iran's Supreme Leader Issues Grave Threat to the U.S. of "Irreparable Damage" If it Joins Fight. Migrant Families Describe Long Stays in Border Facilities; Republicans Divided Over Iran; Tehran Residents Flee North; Court Upholds Transgender Care Ban; The A.I. Warning from Amazon. Aired 2-3p ET


Laura Coates Live
• Tensions Between Iran and Israel Continue to Intensify Amid New Wave of Strikes; MAGA Divide Over Trump's Handling of Iran; DHS Disputes Claim Detained Afghan Man was U.S. Army Interpreter; Karen Read Found Not Guilty of Murder in Sensational Retrial. Aired 11p-12a ET


One World with Zain Asher
• Khamenei: U.S. Intervention Will Result in "Irreparable Damage"; U.S. Supreme Court Rules on Key Transgender Care Case; USS Ford Carrier Strike Group to Deploy Next Week; U.S. Builds Up Mideast Forces as Trump Weighs Options; Trump Calls Iran's Supreme Leader an "Easy Target"; World Leaders Weigh in on Escalating Israel-Iran Conflict. Aired 11a-12p ET
• Israel And Iran Launch New Attacks On 6th Day Of Conflict; How Americans Feel About Potential U.S. Involvement; U.S. Working On Evacuation Flights For Americans In Israel; Trump Weighs Options On Sixth Day Of Israel-Iran Conflict; Tehran Residents Flee North As Conflict Intensifies; IDF Says Iran Has Launched New Wave Of Missiles Toward Israel. Aired 12-1p ET


Quest Means Business
• Trump: We're Not Looking for an Iran-Israel Ceasefire; Federal Reserve Holds Benchmark Rate Steady; Netanyahu Thanks Trump for Support in Fight Against Iran; Concern Hangs Over Critical Strait of Hormuz Waterways; Israel-Iran Conflict Drives Up Insurance Costs; OpenAI CEO Says Meta Offering $100 Million to Poach His Staff; Aired 4-5p ET


The Situation Room
• Trump Speaks at White House Amid Tensions With Iran; Trump Says, Iran Wants to Make a Deal, But It's Very Late; Supreme Court Upholds Ban on Gender-Affirming Care for Trans Youth. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• Trump Says It's Very Late for Iran to Start Negotiating; Trump Warming to Idea of U.S. Strikes on Iran; Trump Weighs U.S. Military Intervention in Israel-Iran Conflict. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Interview With Former U.S. National Security Adviser H.R. McMaster; Will President Trump Order Attack on Iran?. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• Israel-Iran Conflict Leading to Higher Gas Prices; Interview With Sen. Peter Welch (D-VT); Trump Blasts Fed Chair; ICE Detains New York Mayoral Candidate. Aired 11:30a-12p ET


The Source with Kaitlan Collins
• Source: Trump Has Reviewed Attack Plans But Holding Off For Now; U.S. Embassy In Israel: "No Announcement" About Evacuating Americans; Hawley: Medicaid Cuts Depart From Trump's Vision "Big Time." Aired 9-10p ET


The Brief with Jim Sciutto
• CNN International: Trump Haven't Made a Final Decision on Striking Iran; Third U.S. Aircraft Carrier to Deploy Near Israel; Many Tehran Residents Leaving the City; Netanyahu Thanks Trump for Supporting Israel; Israeli Military Killed at Least 140 People in Gaza; Fed Holds Rates Steady; Dangers of Screen Time Addiction. Aired 6-7p ET


What We Know with Max Foster
• Trump: I Haven't Decided Yet Whether To Strike Iran; 6-3 Ruling Upholds Ban On Transgender Medical Intervention; U.S. Federal Reserve Holds Interest Rates Steady. Aired 3-4p ET