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Anderson Cooper 360 Degrees
• U.S. and Israel Signal Attacks on Iran About to Intensify; Hegseth: Iran Making "Bad Miscalculation" if it Thinks U.S. will Slow Strikes; Trump Fires Noem, Taps GOP Sen. Mullin as New DHS Chief. DHS Secretary Noem Ousted After Controversial Tenure; Trump Appoints Noem As Special Envoy For The Shield Of The Americas, A Previously Nonexistent Role; Iran Strikes Kurdish Groups In Iraq; Sources: CIA Working To Arm Kurdish Forces To Spark Uprising In Iran; Hegseth: Firepower Over Iran About To "Surge Dramatically"; Trump Says He Must Be Involved In Picking Iran's New Leader; CENTCOM; Iranian Missile And Drone Strikes Down Significantly. Aired 8-9p ET


Amanpour
• Interview with Former Chairman of the Joints Chiefs of Staff Admiral Mike Mullen (Ret.); Interview with Stanford University Director of Iranian Studies and "The Shah" Author Abbas Milani; Interview with "King of Kings" Author Scott Anderson; Interview with Harvard Law Professor and Bloomberg Opinion Columnist Noah Feldman. Aired 1-2p ET


CNN's The Arena with Kasie Hunt
• Trump Fires DHS Secretary Kristi Noem, Appoints GOP Sen. Markwayne Mullin; Trump: I Must Be Involved In Appointment Of Iran's Next Leader; Just In: Trump Gives Update On Iran War. Aired 4-5p ET


The Lead with Jake Tapper
• Trump Says He Must Be Involved In Picking Iran's New Leader; Hegseth: Firepower Over Iran About To Surge Dramatically; Rep. Joe Neguse (D-CO), Is Interviewed About Trump Fires Noem, Taps Senator Mullin As New DHS Chief; Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (D-WA), Is Interviewed About GOP Sen. Daines Drops Re-Election Bid Minutes Before Filing Deadline, Endorses Candidate Who Filed Just In Time To Run. Aired 5-6p ET
• Trump Fires Noem, Taps Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-OK) as New DHS Chief; Trump Says He Must be Involved in Picking Iran's New Leader; Afghan Refugees Stranded at U.S. Base Near Doha as War Escalates. Trump Fires Noem, Taps Senator Mullin As New DHS Chief; NBC: Savannah Guthrie Plans To Return To The "Today" Show. Aired 6-7p ET


CNN NewsNight with Abby Phillip
• U.S. Strikes Iranian Drone Carrier in Effort to Sink Entire Navy; Trump Says, I Have to be Involved in Picking Iran's Leader; White House Uses Call of Duty Video to Promote Iran Bombings. Stephen Miller Says Trump Military Is Not Fighting Politically Correct; Trump Fires Kristi Noem as DHS Secretary, Takes on a New Title. Aired 10-11p ET


CNN News Central
• Drones Hit Azerbaijan, First Strike on Nation Since War Began; First Chartered Flight Evacuates Stranded Americans from Middle East; Investors Brace for Disruption to Oil, Shipping Due to Iran War. Aired 7-7:30a ET
• Israel And Iran Trade New Strikes As War Widens In Middle East; Leavitt: "Completely False" That Trump Agreed To Help Arm Kurds; The Press Faces A Pentagon "Black Box" On The Iran War. Aired 7:30-8a ET
• Interview with Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT): House to Vote on War Powers Resolution; WSJ: Russia is Big Winner as Iran War Drains Supplies Ukraine Needs; Investors Brace for Disruption to Oil, Shipping Due to Iran War; GOP Rep. Tony Gonzales Admits to Affair with Staffer, Vows to Stay in Race. Aired 8-8:30a ET
• CNN Team Crosses Border into Iran; Iran Launches Missiles toward Isarel; War Widens in the Middle East; Rep. Madeleine Dean (D- PA) is Interviewed about the War Powers Resolution; Six Soldiers Killed in Kuwait. Sam Asghari is Interviewed about Iran; Testimony Resumes in Utah Mom Trial. Aired 8:30-9a ET
• New Strikes Launched from Iran; Reports of Plan to Send Kurdish Forces into Iran; First Chartered Flight Evacuates Americans; Gonzales Admits to Affair; Tommy Pigott is Interviewed about the Evacuation of Americans. Aired 9-9:30a ET
• Power of Trump's Endorsement; David Petraeus is Interviewed about Iran. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Americans Fleeing War Zone; Interview With Rep. John Garamendi (D-CA). Aired 1-1:30p ET
• House GOP Leaders Call on Rep. Gonzales to Drop Re-election Bid; Trump Says He Has to Be Involved in Selecting Iran's Next Leader; State Department Says Multiple U.S. Evacuation Flights Are Underway; Sen. Markwayne Mullin to Replace Noem as DHS Secretary. Aired 1:30-2p ET
• Sen. Markwayne Mullin to Replace Noem as DHS Secretary. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• President Trump Announced Sen. Markwayne Mullin to replace Kristi Noem as DHS Secretary. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Trump Ousts Kristi Noem as DHS Secretary; Trump: Sen. Markwayne Mullin to Replace Noem as DHS Secretary; Rep. Brian Mast (R-FL) Discusses About DHS Secretary 3-3:30p ET
• Qatar Air Defenses Intercept Strikes Over Doha; U.S. Suspends Operations at Embassy in Kuwait; Israel Launches New Strikes on Iran and Lebanon; Trump Ousts Kristi Noem as DHS Secretary; Austin Police Release 911 Calls, Video from Deadly Mass Shooting. Aired 3:30-4p ET


CNN Newsroom
• Did Not Air 2-3a ET
• U.S. House to Vote on a Resolution to Limit Trump's Military Campaign Against Iran; Some Airports are Starting to Resume Flights Following the Iran War as Evacuations Ramping Up. Aired 3-4a ET
• Israel Launching New Strikes In Iran And Lebanon; Lebanon: At Least 74 Killed By Israeli Strikes Since Monday; IDF Says It Struck Hezbollah Command Centers In Beirut; Aired 4-4:30a ET
• Qatar Evacuates Residents Close To U.S. Embassy In Doha; White House Won't Rule Out Blame For Strike On Iran Girl's School; The U.S. Is Using Repurposed Iranian Drone Technology To Attack Iran; Investors Brace For Bigger Backlash From Middle East War; House Oversight Panel Votes To Subpoena AG Pam Bondi In Epstein Probe. Aired 4:30-5a ET


CNN This Morning
• Iran Targeting Middle Eastern Countries like Qatar; Senate Republicans Reject War Powers Resolution; Kristi Noem Faces Capitol Hill Grilling. Aired 6-6:30a ET
• CNN Team Crosses Border into Iran; Saudi Arabia Intercepts Drones; Pentagon Identifies Remaining Two Soldiers; Hegseth Comments about Media Focus; Rep. Joe Morelle (D-NY) is Interviewed about Iran. Aired 6:30-7a ET


Connect the World
• British Prime Minister Gives Update on Middle East; Qatar's Role in the Global LNG Gas Market; U.S. Markets Open Amid Uncertainty Over Oil Supplies; U.S. Senate Blocks Bid to Curtail Trump's War Powers in Iran; UAE Billionaire Khalaf Al Habtoor Writes Open Letter to Trump; Anti-War Protester Dragged Out of U.S. Senate Hearing. Aired 9-10a ET
• Israel Launches New Strikes on Iran and Lebanon; U.K. Strengthening Defensive Operations in Middle East; Iran Pledges Cooperation with Iraqi Kurds; Iranian Missiles and Drones Targeting Gulf States; White House Posts Video Containing "Call of Duty" Footage; Iranian Group Says 1,200+ Killed in Iran since Start of War. Aired 10-11a ET


Erin Burnett Outfront
• U.S. Strikes On Iran Intensify As Chaos Spreads Across Mideast; Israel: Moving To "Next Phase" Of War, "Surprises Ahead"; War With Iran Rattles Markets, Oil Prices Spiking; Trump Ousts Homeland Security Chief As Iran Intensifies Threats. Aired 7-8p ET


Early Start with Rahel Solomon
• New Israeli Attacks Target Hezbollah; IDF Strikes Iran's Missile Capabilities; U.S. Submarine Sinks Iranian Ship; Video Marks 100 Hours Of Iran War; CNN's Fred Pleitgen And Team Cross Border Into Iran; U.S. House To Vote On War Powers Resolution Today. Aired 5- 5:30a ET
• Israel Launching New Strikes In Iran And Lebanon; Markets Digest Turmoil Amid U.S. And Israeli War With Iran; GOP Lawmaker Admits Affair With Staffer, Vows To Stay In Race. Aired 5:30-6a ET


Inside Politics
• Trump To Axios: I Must Be Involved In Picking New Iranian Leader; Trump Advisers Work To Avoid Political Nightmare On Iran; White House Posts Hype Video Of Iran Strikes With Video Game Clips; Paxton On Trump's Endorsement Ultimatum: "I'm Staying In This Race". Aired 12-12:30p ET
• Trump Urges Texas Candidate He Doesn't Endorse To "Drop Out"; GOP Sen. Steve Daines Won't Run For Re-Election; Ex-University Of Montana President Running For State's Open Senate Seat As An Independent; Gas Prices Surge, Stocks Tumble As Iran War Intensifies; CNN Poll: MAGA Voters More For War Than Regular Republicans; Younger Voters More Skeptical Of Iran War Than Older Voters. Aired 12:30-1p ET


Isa Soares Tonight
• Iraqi Kurds Deny Involvement in Plan to Send Forces into Iran; Iranian Building Used for Torture Destroyed in Bombing; Israel Orders New Evacuations for Southern Beirut; Governments Rush to Evacuate Citizens Stranded in Middle East. President Trump Fires Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem; U.S.-Israel War With Iran Enters Day Six; Israel Launches New Strikes on Iran and Lebanon. Aired 2:00-3p ET


Laura Coates Live
• Trump Says He Must be Involved in Picking Iran's Next Leader; Trump Fires Noem; Gas Prices Jumped in U.S. as Iran Conflict Escalates; U.S. Aim at Stopping Drone Attacks; Soldier Killed in War Honored. Aired 11p-12a ET


One World with Zain Asher
• Loud Blasts Heard in Abu Dhabi; Iranian Missiles and Drones Targeting Gulf States; Evacuation Flights Ramp Up Throughout the Middle East; CNN's Fred Pleitgen and Team Cross Border into Iran; Israel & Iran Trade New Strikes as War Widens in Middle East; Israel's U.N. Ambassador Gives Update on War with Iran. Aired 11a-12p ET
• Loud Blasts Heard In Abu Dhabi; CNN's Fred Pleitgen And Team Cross Border Into Iran; Sources: U.S. Gulf Ally Running Low On Interceptor Munitions; Trump Says He Must Be Involved In Appointment Of Iran's Next Leader; Evacuation Flights Ramp Up Throughout The Middle East; Iraqi Kurdistan Regional Government: Reports Of Plan To Send Kurdish Forces Into Iran Are "Completely Unfounded"; Oil Hits Highest Level Since End Of Biden Administration; Aired 12-1p ET


Quest Means Business
• Investors Increasingly Wary of Iran Conflict's Economic Toll; President Trump Fires Kristi Noem as DHS Secretary; Seven South Korean Oil Tankers Stuck Near Strait of Hormuz; LNG Shipments Subject to Delays, Rising Costs; Trump Gives Update on Iran War; White House Posts Iran Video Containing Video Game Footage. Aired 4-5p ET


The Situation Room
• Drones Hit Airport in Azerbaijan, Iran Denies Launching Attack; Israel Launches New Strikes on Iran and Lebanon; Iran State Media Reports, 182 People Killed in Strike on Girls' School. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• House Panel Votes to Subpoena Bondi Over Epstein Case; House Prepares for War Powers Vote After Senate Rejection; Who Will be Iran's Next Supreme Leader?; New Explosion Heard in Abu Dhabi. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Approval For Trump Ballroom Delayed; Americans Attempt to Flee War Zone; Interview With Rep. Jim Himes (D-CT); CNN Reports From Inside Iran. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• Will Israel Escalate Attacks?; Interview With Rep. Mike Turner (R-OH); Approval For Trump Ballroom Delayed. Aired 11:30a-12p ET


The Source with Kaitlan Collins
• Trump Fires Noem, Taps Sen. Mullin For DHS Secretary; House Rejects Measure To Restrict Trump's War Powers In Iran; Hegseth: U.S. Will Fight "As Long As It Takes" In Iran. Aired 9-10p ET


The Brief with Jim Sciutto
• CNN International: Hegseth: The Timeline in Iran is "Our to Control"; Iran Launched Hybrid Drone Missile Attack on Israel; Israel: Starting "Next Phase" of War with Iran; Trump Fires Kristi Noem as DHS Secretary; House Fails to Pass Measure Reining in Trump's War in Iran; The Prospect of Kurds Forces Entering the War; U.S. Planning "Deeper" Strikes Inside Iran. Aired 6-7p ET


The Story Is with Elex Michaelson
• U.S. Submarine Sinks Iranian Warship in International Waters; U.S. Senate Blocks Bid to Curtail Trump's War Powers in Iran; First Confirmed Evacuation Flight Facilitated by U.S.; White House Says "More Than Enough" Weapons to Wage Extended War; Israeli Strike Targeting Hezbollah Hits Beirut Hotel; Israeli Strike Targeting Hezbollah Hits Beirut Hotel; Travelers Stranded by Flight Disruptions in Middle East; U.S. Basketball Player Home after Sheltering in Israel; U.S. Using Tehran's Drone Know-How in Strikes on Iran. Aired 12-1a ET
• Israel Says It Struck Hezbollah Command Centers In Lebanon; 17,500 Americans Safely Return From Middle East; World Leaders React Cautiously To U.S. And Israeli Strikes On Iran; Zelenskyy Offers Ukrainian Expertise In Defending Against Iranian Drones; Tributes Paid To Six U.S. Troops Killed In Iran Drone Strike; Qatar Evacuates Residents Near U.S. Embassy In Doha; Iran Says it Pledges Cooperation with Iraqi Kurds; Global Markets React to War in Middle East; couple Evacuating from Dubai to Australia to Avoid War; Who Will be Iran's Next Supreme Leader? Aired 1-2a ET
• Israel Launching New Wave Of Strikes Across Tehran; Hundreds Return From Dubai As Limited Flights Allowed Out; Iranian-American Reporter In Tehran: "People Are Suffering." Israel Launches Wave of Strikes in Beirut and Tehran; Iran Says at Least 87 Killed in U.S. Strike on Iranian Ship; Global Markets React to War in Middle East; Travelers Stranded by Flight Disruptions in Middle East; Investors Digest Market Turmoil Caused by War With Iran; Oil Prices Moderate After Two-day Surge Amid War; South Korean Lawmaker Says Seven Tankers Stuck in Middle East Amid War. Aired 2-3a ET


What We Know with Max Foster
• Mass Exodus From Southern Beirut Amid Israeli Evacuation Order; New Report From CNN's Fred Pleitgen And Team In Iran; Trump Insists He Must Be Consulted On Iran's Next Leader; Trump Fires DHS Secretary Kristi Noem Amid Mounting Pressure; Iran Vows To Avenge U.S. Sinking Of Navy Ship In Indian Ocean. Aired 3-4p ET