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Anderson Cooper 360 Degrees
• Trump Decision on Iran to Come within Two Weeks; Israeli PM: We will strike all of Iran's Nuclear Facilities; Israeli Hospital Damaged by Iranian Missile Strike; Israel Strikes Iran's "Inactive" Arak Nuclear Facility; Search & Rescue Team Responds To Iranian Missile Strike Outside Tel Aviv; WH: Trump Decision On Iran To Come Within Two Weeks, Any Deal Must Include "No Uranium Enrichment." Aired 8-9p ET


Amanpour
• Interview with "Iran's Grand Strategy: A Political History" Author Vali Nasr; Interview with Former U.S. Ambassador to Turkey Former Senator Jeff Flake (R-AZ); Interview with U.C. San Diego Professor of International Affairs "How Civil Wars Start and How to Stop Them" Author Barbara Walter. Aired 1-2p ET


CNN's The Arena with Kasie Hunt
• Trump: Call On Whether To Strike Iran Within "Next Two Weeks"; Hospital Strike; Dodgers & DHS At Odds Over Agents' Presence At Stadium Grounds Amid Tensions In Los Angeles Over ICE Raids; White House: Supporters Against U.S. Involvement In The Middle East Should "Trust In President Trump". Aired 4-5p ET


The Lead with Jake Tapper
• WH: Trump To Decide On Iran Action Within Two Weeks; CDC Vaccine Expert Resigns After RFK Jr. Purges Advisers; Starship Rocket Explodes During Routine Test; Fever Coach Calls Out Officials After Heated Game. Aired 5-6p ET
• White House Says, Trump to Decide on Iran Action Within Two Weeks; Source Says, Steve Bannon Had Lunch With Trump at White House; Los Angeles Dodgers, White House at Odds Over Presence of Federal Agents at MLB Stadium. Survivors Tell CNN About Abduction, Abuse By Syrian Militia; Heat Dome To Send Temps Soaring Into The Triple Digits. Aired 6-7p ET


CNN NewsNight with Abby Phillip
• Trump Puts Iran on Notice, Buys Himself Time on Strike Decision; Trump Delays Iran Strike Decision After Bannon Visit; Sources Say, Trump's Intel Chief is Off-Message and Out of Favor. Dodgers Claim ICE Denied Entry To Immigrants; New Movie "Sinners" Leaves Its Viewers A Powerful Message. Aired 10-11p ET


CNN News Central
• Israel and Iran Trade Strikes as Trump Weighs U.S. Action; Iranian Missile Strikes Major Israeli Hospital; Sources Say, Trump Souring on Gabbard for Being Off-Message on Israel-Iran Conflict. Aired 7-7:30a ET
• Trump Weighing Use Of U.S. "Bunker Buster" Bomb On Iran; Wyoming Deputy Thanked 14 Years After Rescue; Fed Holds Interest Rates Steady For Fourth Time In A Row. Aired 7:30-8a ET
• Israel and Iran Trade Strikes as Trump Weights U.S. Action; Trump Reviewed Iran Attack Plans, Holding Off for Now; Interview with Rep. Eugene Vidman (D-VA): All-Senate Briefing to Take Place Next Week on Iran; Israel Defense Minister: Iran Supreme Leader "Can No Longer Continue to Exist". Aired 8-8:30a ET
• Polls on the Republican Party; Israel Says Iran's Leader Cannot be Allowed to Continue; Two Women Share Juneteenth Connection. Aired 8:30-9a ET
• Israel and Iran Trade Strikes; Damage At Iranian News Agency; Rep. Rich McCormick (R-GA) is Interviewed about the Iran Conflict; Trump Weighing Use of Bomb; Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) is Interviewed about Iran. Aired 9-9:30a ET
• Israel Defense Chief Comments on Iran's Supreme Leader; Actors Speaks about "F1: The Movie." Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Iranian Strike Hits Israeli Hospital; Will Trump Order Attack on Iran?. Aired 1-1:30p ET
• White House Holds Briefing as Israel-Iran Conflict Escalates; Trump to Decide on Action in Iran Within Two Weeks. Aired 1:30-2p ET
• Trump to Decide on Action in Iran Within Two Weeks; Netanyahu Says No One in Iran Should Have Immunity From Strikes, Including Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Trump to Decide on Action in Iran Within Two Weeks; Netanyahu: Committed to Destroying Nuclear Threat of Iran; SpaceX Starship Rocket Explodes During Ground Test. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• WH: Trump to Decide on Action in Iran Within Two Weeks; WH Says Deal with Iran Must Include "No Enrichment of Uranium"; Rubio Meeting with U.K. Foreign Secretary of Mideast Conflict; WH Official: All Options on the Table for Strikes on Iran. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Intel Chief Tulsi Gabbard "Off Message" and Out of Favor; Study Links Screen Addiction in Kids to Risk of Suicidal Behavior; Rare, Urgent Safety Alert Issued for Boeing 737 Max Engines. Aired 3:30-4p ET


CNN Newsroom
• Business as Usual in Many Parts of Iran; Israel, Iran Trade Strikes as Trump Weighs U.S. Action; Tel Aviv Hospital Keeps Patient Safe Underground; Israel's Attacks Might Be Unifying Iran; Source: Trump Reviewed Iran Attack Plans, Holding Off for Now; Republicans Divided Over Israel-Iran Conflict; Karen Read Acquitted of Murder in 2022 Death of Boyfriend. Aired 12-1a ET
• Iran And Israel Launch More Attacks As Trump Weighs U.S. Involvement; Debris From Iranian Strikes Cause Damage In Tel Aviv; Large Number Of Iran Missile Launchers Destroyed; Iranians Flee Tehran as Israel Ramps up Strikes; Guterres Urges Against Military Involvement in the Conflict; Lawmakers Weigh in on Possible U.S. Involvement in Iran; America's History with Regime Change in Iran; Karen Read Acquitted of Killing Police Officer Boyfriend; U.S. Supreme Court Upholds Ban on Gender Affirming Care. Aired 1-2a ET
• Debris From Iranian Strikes Causes Damage In Tel Aviv; Israel And Iran Trade Strikes As Donald Trump Weighs U.S. Action; Debate Rages Over Iran's Nuclear Capabilities; Israel, Iran Trade Strikes as Trump Weighs U.S. Action; Hospital in Southern Israel Extensively Damaged; Iran Says No Choice but to Retaliate if U.S. Joins Attacks; U.S. President Waiting to See if Iran Steps Back From Nuclear Program; Putin Won't Discuss Possible U.S. Killing of Iranian Leader; Hurricane Erick Threatens Mexico, Strengthens to Category 4; Candlelight Vigil Honors Slain State Lawmaker and Her Husband. Aired 2-3a ET
• Iranian Strikes Hit Israel's High-Rise Buildings in Tel Aviv; Israel Pushes the U.S. to Use GBU-57 Bunker Bomb in Destroying Iran's Fordow Fuel Plant; Hurricane Erick Traverses Pacific Ocean, to Make Landfall in Mexico's Acapulco State Aired 3-4a ET
• Iranian Ballistic Missile Hit Tel Aviv Suburb; Iranian Capital Mostly Empty; Trump Weighs U.S. Involvement in Conflict; Hurricane Erick Threatens Mexico. Aired 4-4:30a ET
• Karen Read Acquitted of Murder Hurricane Erick Threatens Mexico; SpaceX Rocket Explodes at Texas Site; Debate Over Iran's Nuclear Facilities; Trump Says Iran Can't Have a Nuclear Weapon. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Israel: Iranian Ballistic Missile Hit Tel Aviv Suburb; Israel Vows Intensified Strikes On Iranian Targets; Source: Trump Reviewed Iran Attack Plans, Holding Off For Now. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• SpaceX Rocket Has "Major Anomaly," Explodes At Texas Site; Israeli Defense Minister Urges Destabilization Of Iranian Regime; Source: Trump Reviewed Iran Attack Plans, Holding Off For Now. Aired 5:30-6a ET


CNN This Morning
• Israeli Hospital Hit by Iranian Missile Attack; Iran: We will 'Retaliate' Against U.S. Military Action; Trump Waiting to Green Light U.S. Attack on Iran; SCOTUS Upholds Ban on Trans Youth Gender- Affirming Care. Aired 6-6:30a ET
• Jamil Jaffer is Interviewed about Iran; Michael Warren is Interviewed about the MAGA Divide; Inside Iranian TV Station Hit by Strike; Holly Dagres is Interviewed about Iran; Lawmakers Concerned about U.S. Intel. Aired 6:30-7a ET


Connect the World
• Israeli Hospital Extensively Damaged by Iranian Missile; Israel Says it Struck Iran's Nuclear Facility at Arak; Iranian Missile Strikes Tel Aviv Suburb of Ramat Gan; Sources: U.S. Intel Says Iran is not Pursuing a Nuclear Bomb; Russia and China Condemn Israel in Phone Call; European Markets Slide Amid Fears of Mideast Escalation. Aired 9-10a ET
• Iranian Strikes Hit Israel's High-Rise Buildings in Tel Aviv; Iranian Strike Hits Israeli Hospital; Iranian Capital Mostly Empty; Israel Vows Intensified Strikes on Iranian Targets; Trump Weighs U.S. Involvement in Israel-Iran Conflict; Hospital in Southern Israel Extensively Damaged; Republican Hawks Clash with MAGA Isolationists; Does Day-After Plan for Iran Include Regime Change? Aired 10-11a ET


Erin Burnett Outfront
• Militant Group Threatens U.S. Bases As Iran Tensions Rise; L.A. Dodgers: ICE Agents Denied Entry To Stadium, DHS: Not From ICE; Cuomo Hits Trail As Once-Massive Lead Slips In NYC Mayoral Race. Aired 7-8p ET


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


Inside Politics
• Source: Trump Reviewed Iran Attack Plan, Holding Off For Now; Israel To "Intensify Strikes" After Iranian Missile Hits Hospital; Israel Defense Minister Calls Iranian Leader A "Modern Hitler"; Israel Defense Minister: Khamenei Cannot "Continue To Exist"; Steve Bannon Seen Entering White House This Morning. Aired 12-12:30p ET
• Republicans Divided Over Trump's Iran Decision; Rep. Adam Smith Is Interviewed About The War In Iran; CNN Visits Iranian State News Broadcaster Hit By Israeli Strike; U.S. Moving Military Assets In Mideast Amid New Iran Threats; Obama Warns Of Drifting From Democracy To Autocracy. Aired 12:30-1p ET


Isa Soares Tonight
• White House: President Trump to Decide on Action in Iran Within 2 Weeks; Iran Faces Near-Total Internet Blackout; U.K. Foreign Secretary Heads to Washington to Meet with Rubio. Trump to Decide on Action in Iran Within Two Weeks; Israel and Iran Intensify Attacks; Scores Killed in Gaza Thursday; U.S. Military Might and The Middle East; Demands from U.S. Congress; SpaceX Starship Rocket Explodes. Aired 2-3p ET


Laura Coates Live
• Trump Offers Up New Timeline on Iran Strike Decision; Court Rules Trump Can Keep Control of California's National Guard; Laura Coates Interviews Maryland Governor Wes Moore; Tension Building Between Trump and Gabbard. Aired 11p-12a ET


One World with Zain Asher
• Israel: Iranian Missile Caused "Extensive" Damage to Hospital; Israeli Defense Minister: Iran's Supreme Leader Khamenei "Can no Longer Continue to Exist"; Republicans Divide Over a U.S. Role in Israel-Iran Conflict; Israel & Iran Intensify Attacks as Trump Weighs Options; Trump on Gabbard's Iran Testimony: "I Don't Care What She Said"; Erick Brings Heavy Rain, Strong Winds, Fierce Storm Surge. Aired 11a-12p ET
• Iranian Missiles Strikes Tel Aviv Suburb Of Ramat Gan; Israel Orders Military To "Intensify Strikes" Against Iran; U.S. Bunker Buster Bomb Only Weapon That Can Destroy Fordow; U.K. Foreign Secretary Heads To Washington To Meet With Rubio; Inside Iran's Long History Of Anti-Government Protest; Lawmakers: Iran Could Shut The Strait Of Hormuz If U.S. Joins War; How Juneteenth History Triggered An American Reunion; Aired 12-1p ET


Quest Means Business
• White House: Trump to Decide on Action in Iran within Two Weeks; Netanyahu on Khamenei: No One Should Have Immunity in Iran; Pro-Israel Groups Use Cyberattacks to Target Iran; Israeli Hospital Extensively Damaged by Iranian Missile; Trump to Decide on Action in Iran Within Two Weeks; Trump's Tariff Pause Expires July 9th with Frew Deals Done So Far; Trump Extends U.S. TikTok Ban Deadline by Another 90 Days; SpaceX Starship Rocket Explodes During Ground Test. Aired 4-5p ET


The Situation Room
• Iran Launches More Missiles Toward Israel; New CNN Reporting on Trump Weighing Strike on Iran; White House Official Says, All Options on the Table for Strikes on Iran. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• Israel and Iran Trade Strikes; Trump Reviewed Iran Attack Plans; Trump Admin. To End Suicide and Crisis Hotline; SpaceX Starship Rocket Explodes. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Iranian Strike Hits Israeli Hospital; Trump Mulling Attack on Iran. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• Trump Mulling Attack on Iran; Celebrating Juneteenth; Interview With Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA). Aired 11:30a-12:00p ET


The Source with Kaitlan Collins
• Trump To Allow Up To Two Weeks For Diplomacy Before Deciding On U.S. Strike On Iran; Netanyahu: Israel Will Strike All Iran's Nuclear Facilities; Dodgers & Trump Admin At Odds Over Agents' Presence At Stadium Grounds Amid Tensions In L.A. Over ICE Raids. Aired 9-10p ET


The Brief with Jim Sciutto
• CNN International: Trump to Decide on Action in Iran Within Two Weeks; Shia Military Vows to Attack U.S. Bases if Washington Enters Israel- Iran Conflict; Israeli Hospital Extensively Damaged by Iranian Missile; SpaceX Rocket Explodes; Hurricane Erick Makes Landfall on Mexico; President Xi and Putin Calls for De-Escalation; World Three Years Away from Climate Threshold. Aired 6-7p ET


What We Know with Max Foster
• White House: Trump To Decide On Action In Iran Within Two Weeks; What Is Israel's Timetable In Iran Conflict?; Presidents Xi And Putin Urge De-escalation; Palestinian Health Ministry: Scores Killed In Gaza Thursday; ICE Agents Denied Access To Dodger Stadium; Mexico Hit By Dangerous Category 3 Storm. Aired 3-4p ET