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Anderson Cooper 360 Degrees
• CENTCOM: U.S. Forces Have Hit 3,000 Plus Targets Across Iran; Sources: Russia Giving Iran Intel On U.S. Military Targets; Trump: War Won't End Until "Unconditional Surrender" By Iran; Kash Patel's Latest Firings Ousted Agents With Expertise In Iran; Trump Says No Deal With Iran Until Unconditional Surrender; January 6 Rioter Pardoned By Trump Sentenced To Life For Child Sex Abuse. Aired 8-9p ET


Amanpour
• Interview with Iranian Human Rights Activist, "It was Just an Accident" Co-Writer and Iranian Democracy Activist Mehdi Mahmoudian; Interview with Former U.S. Ambassador to Israel and Former U.S. Deputy Assistant Defense Secretary Daniel Shapiro; Interview with The Atlantic Staff Writer David Frum. Aired 1-2p ET


CNN's The Arena with Kasie Hunt
• The Funeral Of Rev. Jesse Jackson; Trump Demands "Unconditional Surrender" By Iran As War Expands. Aired 4-5p ET


The Lead with Jake Tapper
• Death Toll In Iran Surpasses 1,000 As Israel-U.S. Strikes Continue; New Imagery Suggests U.S. Responsible For Iran School Strike; CNN Enters Iran As Conflict With U.S. And Israel Widens; Russia Is Sharing Intelligence With Iran; House Votes To Subpoena AG Pam Bondi To Testify; Gas Prices Spike To Highest Level In A Year Amid War In Iran; Columbia University Report: 12 Million Girls Under 18 Forced Into Marriage Every Year. Aired 5-6p ET
• New Strikes In Iran As Trump Demands Unconditional Surrender; ICE Detains Nashville Reporter Without Warrant, Attorney Says; Noem Leaves Post With Trail Of Controversies In Her Wake; Rep. Gonzales Drops Re-election Bid After Pressure From GOP; Obama Calls Out Elected Leaders In Tribute To Jesse Jackson; Trump Admin Appears To Back Down On Plan To Build Housing For Vets. Aired 6-7p ET


CNN NewsNight with Abby Phillip
• New Strikes As Trump Demands Iran's Unconditional Surrender; Trump Signals Possibility Of Longer War Against Iran; Sources Say, Russia Is Giving Iran Intel To Target American Forces; Trump Threatens To Strike Cuba; Obama Says Trump Brings New Assaults On Democracy Every Day. Aired 10-11p ET


CNN News Central
• U.S. and Israel Escalate Attacks Against Iran; Trump on Gas Prices, If They Rise, They Rise; Rep. Tony Gonzales (R-TX) Ends Reelection Bid Amidst Pressure from GOP. Aired 7-7:30a ET
• U.S. And Israel Escalate Attacks Against Iran; Oil Prices Spike As Middle East Fears Escalate; Today: Chicago Honors Rev. Jesse Jackson With Celebration Of Life. Aired 7:30-8a ET
• U.S. and Israel Escalate Attacks Against Iran; New Wave of heavy Strike Hit Tehran Overnight; GOP Rep. Tony Gonzales Ends Reelection Bid Amid Pressure from GOP; Trump Fires Kristi Noem, Taps Sen. Markwayne Mullin for DHS Secretary. Aired 8-8:30a ET
• Missiles Intercepted over Saudi Arabia; UAE Intercepts Iran Missiles; Rep. Brad Schneider (D-IL) is Interviewed about Iran; Economy Loses Jobs in February; Iran's Missile Launchers; Michael Oren is Interviewed about Iran; Celebrating Jesse Jackson. Aired 8:30-9a ET
• Missiles Intercepted Over Saudi Arabia; Dana Bash Speaks with Trump; U.S. and Israel Escalate Attacks Against Iran; Rep. Greg Stanton (D-AZ) is Interviewed about Iran; Natasha Sarin is Interviewed about Rising Gas Prices. Aired 9-9:30a ET
• Alexander Vindman is Interviewed about Iran and Cuba; Mayor Brandon Johnson is Interviewed about Jesse Jackson. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• The Funeral of Reverend Jesse Jackson. Aired 1-1:30p ET
• U.S. & Israel Escalate Attacks Against Iran; Sources Say Russia Giving Iran Intel On U.S. Military Targets. Aired 1:30-2p ET
• Former Presidents Obama, Biden, Clinton Attend The Homegoing For The Late Reverend Jesse Jackson In Chicago; Sourcces Say Russia Giving Iran Intel On U.S. Military Targets; Trump Says No Deal With Iran Until Unconditional Surrender; Iran's Leadership Gathers People In Tehran To Protest Airstrikes. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• The Funeral Of Rev. Jesse Jackson. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• The Funeral of Rev. Jesse Jackson. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Stocks Set for Back-to-Back Losing Sessions on Iran Fears; U.S. Economy Lost 92K Jobs Last Month, Jobless Rate Rises to 4.4 Percent; Russia Giving Iran Intel on U.S. Military Targets; Former President Bill Clinton Speaks at Funeral for Rev. Jesse Jackson. Aired 3:30-4p ET


CNN Newsroom
• Did Not Air 2-3a ET
• More than 3000 Homes in Tehran Damaged by U.S.-Israeli Strikes; Kristi Noem Ousts as U.S. Homeland Security Secretary, Mullin Poised to be the Successor. Aired 3-4a ET
• US Israel War On Iran; Kristi Noem Fired. Aired 4-4:30a ET
• Trump Ousts Kristi Noem As Homeland Security Secretary; House Oversight Votes To Subpoena Atty. Gen. Bondi; Trump: "Must Be Involved" In Picking Iran's Next Leader; House Rejects Measure To Limit Trump's War Powers; Oil Hits Highest Level Since End Of Biden Administration. Aired 4:30-5a ET


CNN This Morning
• Iran to Announce New Leader Amid Attacks; Iran Changing Tempo of Its Attacks; Kristi Noem Fired as Homeland Security Secretary. Aired 6-6:30a ET
• Trump Taps Mullin; CNN's Fred Pleitgen Reports from Inside Iran; Jonathan Panikoff is Interviewed about Iran; Rep. Sydney Kamlager-Dove (D-CA) is Interviewed about Noem. Aired 6:30-7a ET


Connect the World
• U.S. Stock Futures Down on Job Losses, Energy Market Concerns; Israel Orders Evacuations Including Beirut Neighborhoods; Iran's Gulf Neighbors Report New Attacks, Most Intercepted; Saudi Arabia Intercepts 3 Ballistic Missiles Targeting Air Base; British PM Announces UK Sending Four Fighter Jets to Qatar; Trump Threatens Spain with Trade Embargo Over Iran War. Aired 9-10a ET
• Iran's Leadership Gathers People in Tehran to Protest Airstrikes; Israel Orders Evacuation Including Beirut Neighborhoods; New Attacks on Day Seven of U.S., Israel War with Iran; Gulf Nations Weigh Their Options; Trump Demands "to be Involved" in Picking Iran's Next Leader; Trump "All For" Kurds Launching Popular Uprising in Iran; Investors Rattled by Sharp Rise in Oil Prices; U.S. Economy Lost 92,000 Jobs in February; War with Iran Costing U.S. Nearly $900 Million a Day; Iranians Express Deeply Mixed Emotions as War Escalates. Aired 10a-11a ET


Erin Burnett Outfront
• Massive Fires At Iran Airport; Dubai Billionaire Slams Trump; Obama Appears To Hit Trump: "Mockery Masquerading As Strength". Aired 7-8p ET


Early Start with Rahel Solomon
• Israel Launches "Broad-Scale Wave Of Strikes" In Tehran; Trump Taps Mullin To Replace Noem As Homeland Security Chief; New Report From CNN's Fred Pleitgen And Team In Tehran. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Qatar: Air Defenses Intercept Drone Targeting U.S. Base; Humanitarian Toll Grows In War With Iran; U.S. And Western Nationals Return On Repatriation Flights. Aired 5:30-6a ET


Inside Politics
• Soon: Clinton, Obama, Biden, Harris To Speak At Jackson Funeral. Aired 12:30-1p ET
• Soon: Clinton, Obama, Biden, Harris To Speak At Jackson Funeral; Trump To Dana: Iran Doesn't Need To Be A Democratic State; Trump To Dana: "Cuba Is Gonna Fall Pretty Soon"; Trump: Voter ID Law Is "More Important" Than Anything Besides Iran. Aired 12-12:30p ET


Isa Soares Tonight
• U.S.-Israel And Iran War Enters Day 7; President Trump Says There Will Be No Deal With Iran Except Unconditional Surrender; Israel Says It's Planning To Push Deeper Into Lebanon As it Moves To What It's Calling The Next Phase Of The War; Trump Tells CNN He Is Looking For New Iranian Leadership That Will Treat U.S. And Israel Well; Barack Obama Honors Civil Rights Leader Rev. Jesse Jackson. Aired 2-3p ET


Laura Coates Live
• Trump Says No Deal With Iran Until 'Unconditional Surrender'; Sources: Russia Giving Iran Intel On U.S. Military Targets; Remembering Jesse Jackson. Aired 11p-12a ET


One World with Zain Asher
• Israel Orders Evacuations in Entire Beirut Neighborhoods; Kurds Spread Across Region, Do Not Have Their Own State; U.S. Stocks Fall Amid New Fears Over Energy Supply; U.S. Gas Prices Have Hit Highest Point of Either Trump Term; Skepticism Over Trump Plan to Provide Guarantees for Ships; Trump Says He Must Have a Role in Picking Iran's Next Leader. Aired 11a-12p ET
• Sources: Russia Providing Iran With Intel On U.S. Assets; Trump: No Deal With Iran except "Unconditional Surrender"; U.S. Energy Secretary: U.S. Navy To Escort Ships In Strait Of Hormuz; Funeral Service For Civil Rights Icon Jesse Jackson; Chaos Unfolds As Israel Orders Evacuations In Beirut; CNN Team Spots Projectiles On Israel-Lebanon Border; Trump Tells CNN That Cuba Is Soon "Going To Fall"; CENTCOM: U.S. Drops Dozens Of Bombs On Iranian Missile Launchers; Aired 12-1p ET


Quest Means Business
• Stocks Extend Their Losses As Oil Prices Top $90.00 A Barrel; Trump: No Deal With Iran Except Unconditional Surrender; UAE Billionaire: You Cannot Take Everything By Force; Israel Targets Hezbollah In Southern Beirut Suburbs; Repatriation Flights Ramp Up To Help Stranded Travelers; U.S. And Israel Escalate Attacks Against Iran. Aired 4-5p ET


The Situation Room
• Trump Says, Cuba is Going to Fall Pretty Soon; Trump Tells CNN He's Not Worried Over Whether Iran Becomes a Democracy; Israel Launching New Strikes on Tehran and Beirut. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• Funeral Service for Civil Rights Icon Jesse Jackson; Intense New Attacks Overnight Lit Up the Sky Over Tehran; Trump: Cuba is Going to Fall "Pretty Soon". Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Trump Tells CNN That "Cuba Is Going To Fall Pretty Soon"; Israel Launches Fresh Strikes On Tehran And Beirut. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• Jesse Jackson Honored in Chicago; U.S. Economy Loses 92,000 Jobs in February; Interview With Rep. Carlos Gimenez (R-FL). Aired 11:30a-12p ET


The Source with Kaitlan Collins
• Sources: Russia Giving Iran Intel On U.S. Military Targets; WH: Iran War Will Be "Very Good" For Energy & Oil Markets; Former Dem Leaders Pay Tribute To Rev. Jesse Jackson. Aired 9-10p ET


The Brief with Jim Sciutto
• Trump Demands Iran's "Unconditional Surrender"; Israel Says It Struck Iranian Command Center In Lebanon; Trump Gives Update On Iran War; Russia Aiding Iran War Effort With Intelligence About U.S. Military Targets; Oil Surges 35 Percent This Week; U.S. Unemployment Rate Rose To 4.4 Percent In February; Trump: Cuba Will Fall "Pretty Soon"; WH: Not Ruling Out U.S. Strike In Bombing Of Girls' School; Arab Gulf States Drawn Into Iran War. Aired 6-7p ET


The Story Is with Elex Michaelson
• Iranian Infrastructure Being Targeted in Air Campaign; U.S. and Western Nationals Return on Repatriation Flights; Hegseth: Iran War Has Only Just Begun; CNN Gets a View Inside Iran; Trump Ousts Kristi Noem as Homeland Security Secretary; Oil Hits Highest Level Since End of Biden Administration; Limited Flight Services Resume in Middle East. Aired 12-1a ET
• Intense Israeli Strikes Target Iran And Lebanon; Trump Fires Kristi Noem As Homeland Security Secretary; Rep. Tony Gonzales Ends Reelection Bid After Admitting To Affair; Qatar Says It Intercepted Drone Attack on Al-Udeid Air Base; Qatar Air Defenses Intercept Drone Targeting U.S. Base; Interview with American Man Stranded in the Middle East Matt Cowan; CIA Working to Arm Iranian Kurdish Forces; War Driving Up the Price of Oil; Some Asian Markets Have Only Weeks Left of Fuel Stockpiled. Aired 1-2a ET
• Israel Launches "Broad-Scale Wave of Strikes" in Tehran; U.S. House Rejects Measure to Limit Trump's War Powers; Trump Renews Call for Netanyahu's Pardon; Trump Taps Mullin To Replace Noem As Homeland Security Chief; Texas Republican Rep. Tony Gonzales Ends Reelection Bid; Qatar: Air Defenses Intercept Drone Targeting U.S. Base; Oil His Highest Level Since End of Biden Administration. Aired 2-3a ET


What We Know with Max Foster
• Trump Sets Out Terms In Iran; CNN's Fred Pleitgen And Team Report From Tehran CNN Investigation Into School Strike; Qatar Minister Warning On Oil. Aired 3-4p ET