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Anderson Cooper 360 Degrees
• U.S. to Strike "Deeper" into Iran as War Spirals Across Region; Israel Launches New Wave of Airstrikes; Hegseth: The Press Only Wants to Make the President Look Bad; Trump Declares Opening Days of War With Iran a Major Success; Successor of Iran's Supreme Leader Unclear as War Rages on; Senate Republicans Reject War Powers Resolution; Sources Say CIA Working to Arm Kurdish Forces to Spark Uprising in Iran; Americans in Need of Evacuation Urged to Call 1-202-501-4444; Iran Strikes Kurdish Groups in Iraq; U.S. To Strike Deeper Into Iran as War Spirals Across Region. Aired 8-9p ET


Amanpour
• Interview with Senator Chris Murphy (D-CT); Interview with Former Saudi Intelligence Chief and Former Saudi Arabia Ambassador to the U.S. Turki al-Faisal; Interview with Former MI6 Chief and Former U.K. Ambassador to the U.N. John Sawers. Aired 1-2p ET


CNN's The Arena with Kasie Hunt
• U.S. Escalates Iran War, White House Questioned On Decision To Strike; Soon: Senate To Vote On Wars Powers Resolution; Talarico Wins Dem Senate Primary In Texas, GOP Goes To Runoff. Aired 4-5p ET


The Lead with Jake Tapper
• Sen. John Kennedy, (R-LA), Is Interviewed About Senate Holds Initial Vote On Iran War Powers Resolution; Trump Declares Opening Days Of War With Iran A Major Success; Iranian Officials: 100 Plus Dead In Strike On Girls School; Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC), Is Interviewed About GOP Senator Calls Noem's Leadership Of DHS "A Disaster"; Israeli Strike Targeting Hezbollah Hits Hotel In Lebanon. Aired 5-6p ET
• Trump Declares Opening Days of War With Iran a Major Success; Israel Launches New Wave of Strikes Against Iran; Oversight Committee Votes to Subpoena A.G. Bondi in Epstein Probe. Trump Teases Endorsement In Texas Senate Race To Avoid Runoff; Civilians Stranded By War In Middle East Express Frustration. Aired 6-7p ET


CNN NewsNight with Abby Phillip
• U.S. Says It Will Strike Deeper into Iran as War Spreads; Hegseth Criticizes Media for Making U.S. Deaths Front Page News; CIA Aiming to Arm Opposition Groups to Trigger Uprising in Iran. Senate Democrats Attempted to Rein in Trump's War But Failed; Newsom Ramps Up Criticism Against Israel; "NewsNight" Honors Soldiers Killed in Iran War. Aired 10-11p ET


CNN News Central
• U.S. Military Base, CIA Station and Embassies Hit by Iranian Strikes; Mounting Frustration for Americans Stranded in Middle East; CNN Reports, Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) Headed to Republican Senate Runoff. Aired 7-7:30a ET
• Israeli Military: "Broad Wave" Of Strikes Underway In Iran; Backlash Builds Inside MAGA World Over War With Iran; Sen. Rick Scott (R-FL) On The Goal Of The U.S. In The War With Iran. Aired 7:30-8a ET
• Pentagon Holds New Conference on War with Iran; Hegseth on War with Iran: We Can Sustain This Fight; Caine: We are Targeting and Eliminating Iran's Ballistic Missile System. Aired 8-8:30a ET
• Pete Hegseth and Dan Caine Hold Press Conference; Analysis of the Hegseth-Caine Press Conference. Aired 8:30-9a ET
• Hegseth Says Operation is Just Starting; Hegseth Talks about Iran Airspace; U.S. Embassies Close; Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) is Interviewed about the Iran Operation; More Information on the Conflict with Iran Continues. Aired 9-9:30a ET
• Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-CA) is Interviewed about Iran; Texas Senate Primary Numbers; Frustration at OpenAI. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• White House Holds Press Briefing; Interview With Rep. Adam Smith (D-WA); Americans Stuck Overseas?. Aired 1-1:30p ET
• White House Holds Briefing Amid War With Iran; More Than 20 Iranian Ships Destroyed in Strikes So Far. Aired 1:30-2p ET
• White House Holds Briefing Amid War With Iran; Trump to Attend Dignified Transfer of Six Slain U.S. Service Members; U.S. Forces Have Struck More Than 2,000 Targets; White House Says U.S. Has More Than Enough Weapons for Extended Iran War. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• U.S. Striking Deeper into Iran as War Spirals Across Region; Hegseth: We'll Soon Have Complete Control of Iranian Airspace; White House: U.S. has More Than Enough Weapons for Extended Iran War; Trump's Aides Privately Agonize Over Fallout from Potentially Long Iran War with No Endgame. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Soon: Trump Attends WH Event Amid War with Iran; Trump to Attend Dignified Transfer for 6 U.S. Troops Killed; Sources: CIA Working to Arm Kurdish Forces to Spark Iran Uprising; WH Defends Lack of Warning for Americans to Leave MidEast; Pres. Trump Meets with Big Tech on Rising Power Costs; Soon: Senate to Vote on Limiting Trump's War Powers; Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) Discusses About Trump's War Powers 3-3:30p ET
• Interview with Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-IL): Is a Popular Uprising in Iran Possible and What is the Endgame in the War; Israel Pummels Lebanon as Fighting with Hezbollah Intensifies; Americans Left Stranded as War Rages in Middle East; Rep. Gonzales Says He Will Address Affair Allegations Today. Aired 3:30-4p ET


CNN Newsroom
• Did Not Air 2-3a ET
• Israel Launches a Broad Wave of Strikes against Iran; Tallarico Wins Senate Democratic Primary in Texas, Cornyn and Paxton Heads to a Republican Senatorial Runoff. Aired 3-4a ET
• Israel F-35 Downs Iranian YAK-130 In First Dogfight Of War; Suspected Iranian Drone Strikes Near U.S. Consulate In Dubai; James Talarico Wins Texas Democratic Senate Primary; Cornyn, Paxton Head To Runoff In Texas Senate GOP Race. Aired 4-4:30a ET
• Trump Threatens To Cut Trade With Spain Over NATO Frictions; Americans Stranded In Middle East As Conflict Escalates; War In Middle East Roils Global Markets And Shipping. Aired 4:30-5a ET


CNN This Morning
• U.S. Assets Hit by Iran, Israel Launches 'Broad Wave' of Strikes; Pentagon Identifies 4 U.S. Soldiers Killed in War with Iran; Gonzales & Herrera to Head for Runoff in GOP Primary. Aired 6-6:30a ET
• Israeli Strikes Intensify in Iran and Lebanon; Trump Slams Starmer; Gordon Sondland is Interviewed about Trump Disagreements; Ali Vaez is Interviewed about Iran; Congress to Vote on War Powers Resolutions; Hegseth Holds Briefing. Aired 6:30-7a ET


Connect the World
• 11-Year-Old Girl Killed After Kuwait Stops Aerial Threats; Iran Strikes Backs, Targets U.S. Facilities in Middle East; U.S. Market Opens Amid On-going Concerns Over Oil; Oil Prices Have Spiked Amid Fears Over Global Supply; Strait of Hormuz Effectively Closed to Shipping Vessels; U.S. Lawmakers to Vote on War Powers Resolution This Week. Aired 9-10a ET
• Fifth Day of U.S.-Israeli War against Iran; Turkiye States NATO Air Defense Intercepted Iranian Missile; CIA Working to Arm Kurds to Spark Uprising in Iran; Trump Backs No Candidate for New Iranian Leader; Lebanese FM Renews Call for Hezbollah Disarmament; U.S. Lawmakers Vote on War Powers Resolution This Week; Investors React to Ongoing Concerns over Oil; Iranian Diaspora Watches Conflict with Mixed Feelings. Aired 10-11a ET


Erin Burnett Outfront
• Top General: U.S. Will Start Striking "Deeper" Into Iran; 10 Nations Drawing Up Evacuation Plans Amid Widening War; U.S. Submarine Torpedoes Iranian Warship, Dozens Rescued. Aired 7-8p ET


Early Start with Rahel Solomon
• IDF: Tenth Wave Of Strikes On Tehran Now Underway; Gulf Countries Face Continued Attacks From Iran; CNN: Talarico Wins Senate Democratic Primary In Texas. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• CNN: Talarico Wins Senate Democratic Primary In Texas; Trump Threatens To Cut Trade With Spain Over NATO Frictions; Travelers Stranded By Flight Disruptions In Middle East. Aired 5:30-6a ET


Inside Politics
• U.S. Striking "Deeper" Into Iran As War Spirals Across Region; Hegseth Says War Has "Just Begun" As U.S. Expands Iran Strikes; Sources: CIA Working To Arm Kurdish Forces To Spark Iran Uprising; Cornyn Wins More Votes Than Paxton But Race Heads For Runoff; Talarico Beats Crockett By 7 Points To Win Texas Senate Nomination; Can Democrats Finally Win A Statewide Race In Texas?. Aired 12-12:30p ET
• Cornyn Wins More Votes Than Paxton but Race Heads for Runoff; GOP Rep. Dan Crenshaw Loses Primary to Cruz-backed Challenger; Right- wing Texas State Rep. Steve Toth, a Former Megachurch Pastor, Wins Nomination; Embattled GOP Rep. Tony Gonzales Forced Into Primary Runoff; Americans Stranded in Middle East Search for Ways to Return Home. Aired 12:30-1p ET


Isa Soares Tonight
• Rights Group: 1,000 Plus People Killed in Iran Since War Began; War Spreads Across Region; European Leaders React to Crisis in the Middle East; Turkey Says NATO Destroyed Iranian Missile; Iran Striking Civilian Infrastructure in Gulf Nations. White House Says the United States Will Have Complete and Total Dominance Over Iranian Airspace Soon; American submarine sank an Iranian ship off the coast of Sri Lanka; Iran's Assembly of Experts Deliberate on Ayatollah Khamenei's Successor.Aired 2-3p ET


Laura Coates Live
• Texas Senate Primary Elections Ends with Democrats Too Close to Call and Republicans Heads to Runoff; Interview with Representative Greg Casar (D-TX); Source: CIA Working to Arm Kurdish Forces to Spark Uprising in Iran; James Talarico to Speak as Race Remains Too Early to Call in Texas. Aired 12-1a ET
• War with Iran Continues; Hegseth Criticizes Media for Covering Fallen Soldiers; Trump Urges Candidate He Doesn't Endorse to "Drop Out of the Race"; American Comedian Stuck in Middle East. Aired 11p-12a ET


One World with Zain Asher
• IDF: Iran & Hezbollah Carry Out Coordinated Attacks on Israel; IDF: Tenth Wave of Strikes on Tehran Now Underway; Owner of Damaged Business Voices Anger at War, Losses; Frustrations for Foreign Nationals Stranded in Middle East; Governments Race to Evacuate Their Citizens from Middle East; Four of the Six U.S. Service Members Killed in Iran War Identified. Aired 11a-12p ET
• Hegseth: "America Is Winning" In War With Iran; Source: Trump Administration Officials Told Lawmakers U.S. Air Defenses May Not Be Able To Intercept Iran's Attack Drones; Iranian Officials Working To Select New Supreme Leader; Frustration And Fear For Foreign Nationals Stuck In Mideast; Source: CIA Working To Arm Kurds To Spark Uprising In Iran; Israel Strikes Beirut Amid Iran War Escalation; Israel Emergency Services On High Alert For Strikes; Spain Defends Its Stance On Iran War; Weeks After Landing, American Scrambles For way Out Of Dubai; Aired 12-1p ET


Quest Means Business
• Hegseth: U.S. Sub Sank Iranian Ship in International Waters; Iran Conflict Brings Strait of Hormuz Traffic to Virtual Halt; Dubai Caught in Crossfire of War with Iran; Iranian Officials Working to Select New Supreme Leader; European Gas Prices Rise Amid Persian Gulf Disruption; Iranian Drones May Pose Challenge to U.S. Air Defenses; U.S. Senate Voting on Whether to Rein in Trump's War Powers. Aired 4p-5p ET


The Situation Room
• Pentagon Says, We are Eliminating Iran's Ballistic Missile Systems; Iran Strikes Back, Targets U.S. Facilities in Middle East; Congress Prepares for Votes on War Powers Resolutions. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• House Speaker Makes Comments as Iran War Escalates; Johnson Calls for End to DHS Shutdown; Hegseth: U.S. Operation Against Iran Still in "Early" Days. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• CIA Working to Arm Kurds to Fight Iran?; Kristi Noem Grilled on Capitol Hill; Interview With State Department Principal Deputy Spokesperson Tommy Pigott. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• Fallen U.S. Soldiers Remembered; Future of Iran?; U.S. Forces Vulnerable to Iranian Drones?; Kristi Noem Grilled on Capitol Hill. Aired 11:30a-12p ET


The Source with Kaitlan Collins
• Trump To Attend Dignified Transfer For Troops Killed In Iran War; Senate Vote Fails To Rein In Trump's Iran War Powers; Noem Pressed On Calling Good, Pretti Domestic Terrorists. Aired 9-10p ET


The Brief with Jim Sciutto
• CNN International: Israel Launches Fresh Wave of Strikes in Tehran; U.S. Senate Blocks Bid to Rein in Trump War Powers; U.N.: 100,000 Fled Tehran in First Two Days of War; Iran Conflict Threatens Tanker Traffic in Strait of Hormuz; Israel's Latest Attacks on Iran; Grey Bull Rescue Says it has Evacuated More than 100 People from Israel; Israel Escalates Attacks Across Lebanon; Thousands Displaced in Lebanon. Aired 6-7p ET


The Story Is with Elex Michaelson
• Did Not Air 12-1a ET
• Texas Senate Democratic Primary Too Early To Call; CNN: Cornyn And Paxton Headed To Republican Senate Runoff; Trump: U.S. & Israel Have Had "Very Powerful Impact" On Iran; Trump: U.S. & Israel Have Had "Very Powerful Impact" on Iran; Texas Senate Democratic Primary Too Early to Call; Qatar: Iran Strikes Largest U.S. Military Base in Middle East; Global Shipping costs Surge Due to war in Middle East. Aired 1-2a ET
• Iran And Lebanon Launch Missiles Toward Israel; Military Base Across U.S. Ordered To Step Up Security; James Talarico Wins Senate Democratic Primary In Texas; U.S. Lawmakers To Vote On War Powers Resolution This Week; State Department Says No Evacuation Points for U.S. Citizens; Travelers Stranded by Flight Disruptions in Middle East; Qatar Arrests 10 People Suspected of Links to Iran's IRGC; Iran Strikes Largest U.S. Military Base in Mideast; Oil Prices Surge as War in Middle East Disrupts Global Markets; War in Middle East Roils Global Markets and Shipping; Trump Orders Insurance for Tankers Amid War With Iran. Aired 2-3a ET


What We Know with Max Foster
• "Complete & Total Dominance"; U.S. Sinks Iranian Ship; Iranian Intelligence Signals It Is Ready To Talk With The U.S.;: First U.S. Congressional Vote On War With Iran. Aired 3-4p ET