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Anderson Cooper 360 Degrees
• Trump Gives Conflicting Answers On How Long War Will Last; White House Weighing Sending Troops To Retrieve Iran's Uranium; Interview With Sen. Mark Kelly (D-AZ); Australia Grants Asylum To Five Iranian Women Footballers; Trump Gives Conflicting Answers On How Long War Will Last; "If I Don't Return: A Father's Wartime Journal". Aired 8-9p ET


Amanpour
• Interview with Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar; Interview with White House Council of Economic Advisers Former Chairman Jason Furman; Interview with Copper Cow Coffee Founder Debbie Wei Mullin; Interview with M.M. LaFleur Founder and CEO Sarah LaFleur. Aired 1-2p ET


CNN's The Arena with Kasie Hunt
• Just In: Trump Claims War With Iran "Very Complete"; Just In: Oil Prices Surge, Trump Doesn't Rule Out Seizing Iran's Oil; CNN Exclusive Interview With Adviser To Iran Supreme Leader. Aired 4-5p ET


The Lead with Jake Tapper
• Trump On War: "Very Complete"; Analysis Suggests U.S. Is Responsible For School Strike; ISIS-Inspired Bomb Throwers At NYC Mayor's Home; Inmate Recounts Morning Epstein Died In Unearthed FBI Report; Newly Released Footage Shows Moments Before March 2025 Fatal Shooting Of American Citizen By DHS Agent. Aired 5-6p ET
• Trump Speaks As U.S. Launches New Strikes On Iran; Oil Prices Skyrocket Globally Amid Disruptions In Middle East; Iran Prepared For Long War, Senior Iranian Official Says; Trump: Attack On Girls' School Is "Under Investigation"; Trump Downplays Oil Price Spike Due To Iran War. Aired 6-7p ET


CNN NewsNight with Abby Phillip
• Trump Contradicts Himself Repeatedly On Status, Length Of War; Trump Adds New War Justification, Iran Was Set To Take Over Region; Video Appears To Show U.S. Strike Near Iranian School; Trump Downplays Spikes In Oil Prices Brought By The Iran War; Trump Suggests Democrats To Blame The Shutdown If Sleeper Cells From Iran Attack The U.S. Aired 10-11p ET


CNN News Central
• Iran Names New Supreme Leader as War Escalates, Gas Prices Soar; Trump Says Next Leader Won't Last Long Without His Support; Soon, NYPD to Give Update After Another Suspicious Device Found. Aired 7-7:30a ET
• 7th U.S. Service Member Killed In War With Iran; New Wave Of Attacks On Refineries In Middle East; Rep. Mike Lawler (R-NY) On Oil Prices Soaring Past $100 A Barrel As War Escalates. Aired 7:30-8a ET
• Iran Names New Supreme Leader; Trump Says New Leader Won't Last Long Without His Support; Oil Prices Soar Past $100 a Barrel as War Escalates; Airport Security Lines Stretch for Hours Amid DHS Shutdown. Aired 8:00-8:30a ET
• Iran Launches New Strikes; Iran Defies Trump; Oil Prices Soar; Rep. Eugene Vindman (D-VA) is Interviewed about Iran. Aired 9-9:30a ET
• NYPD Update of Third Suspicious Device; Polls on Daylight Saving Time; Iranian Women's Soccer Players are Safe. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Homemade Bombs Tossed at Home of Zohran Mamdani?; Iran War Causing Skyrocketing Oil Prices. Aired 1-1:30p ET
• Israeli Military Launches New Strikes in Iran and Beirut; Gulf Nations Report Fresh Aerial Attacks as Criticism of Iran Mounts; Saudis Accuse Iran of Attacking Them Based on False Claims; New Video Appears to Confirm U.S. Airstrike on Iranian Military Base Adjacent to Girls' School; Oil Prices Soar as Iran War Chokes Global Supply. Aired 1:30-2p ET
• TSA Shortages Lead to Long Lines at Airports, Two Men Charged With Using WMD, Supporting a Terror Group After Homemade Bombs Tossed Near NYC Mayor's Home. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Gulf Nations Report New Aerial Attacks from Iran; Mojtaba Khamanei, Son of Iran's Late Supreme Leader, Named Successor; Oil Prices Surged Past $100 a Barrel Today as War with Iran Escalates; Evacuations of U.S. Citizens Out of Middle East Underway; Growing Outcry Over Texas Family's Detainment by ICE. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Police: 2 Men Charged With Using WMD, Supporting Terror Group; Police: NYC IED Suspects Admitted They Were Inspired By ISIS; Tehran Warns It Has "Many Surprises In Store"; Israel Launches Intense Strikes On Iran's Fuel Storage Facilities; Analysis: War With Iran Causing Biggest Oil Disruption In History; U.S. Gas Prices Hit $3.48 A Gallon, Up Nearly 17 Percent Since War Began. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• War with Iran Causing Biggest Oil Disruption in History; Trump Saying the War with Iran is Very Complete; Georgia Teen Facing Charges Over Teacher's Death Following Prank; Trump Says Australian Prime Minister Will Ensure Safety of Iranian Soccer Players. Aired 3:30-4p ET


CNN Newsroom
• U.S. and Israel Launches New Set of Strikes on Central Iran; Iran Urges Its People to Support Country's New Leadership; Oil Prices Soar Past $100 a Barrel as War Escalates; Black Smoke Fills Tehran's Skies after Oil Storage Sites Hit; Trump: Will Decide When War with Iran Ends; Iran's Government Structured for Longevity; Explosive Device Thrown New NYC Mayor's Residence. Aired 12-1a ET
• Israel Launches Fresh Strikes On Iran and Beirut; Iran Launches Missiles At Israel Under New Supreme Leader; Oil Soars Past $100 A Barrel As US-Israel War On Iran Rages; Tehran Sky Turns Black After Israeli Strike On Oil Depot; Two Israeli Soldiers Killed In Southern Lebanon; Iran Warns War Entering "New Phase", Threatens Retaliation; Mojtaba Khamenei Selected As Iran's Next Supreme Leader; Sources: Russia Feeds Iran Intel About U.S. Forces. Aired 1-2a ET
• CNN Provides Latest Updates on War with Iran; Oil Prices Soar as War Escalates; Iran School Strike Investigation; Black Rain in Tehran; Oil Prices Soar Past $100 A Barrel As War Escalates; Mojtaba Khamenei Selected As Iran's Next Supreme Leader; New Aerial Attacks Reported Across Persian Gulf; International Women's Day Marked Across The Globe. Aired 2-3a ET
• Slain Ayatollah's Son Named Iran's Supreme Leader; Oil Prices Jumped More Than $100, World On Alert for Limited Oil Supply; Protests and Demonstrations Held Worldwide to Commemorate International Women's Day. Aired 3-4a ET


CNN This Morning
• Gulf States Respond to Iran's New Leader; Son of the Late Supreme Leader Named His Successor in Iran; Oil Prices Surge to 4-Year High. Aired 6-6:30a ET


Connect the World
• Saudi Arabia Accuses Iran of Attacking it Based on False Claims; Fresh Iranian Attacks on Gulf States, Energy Sites Under Fire; Mojtaba Khamenei Selected as Iran's New Supreme Leader; Rubio Pays Tribute to Hostages and Wrongful Detainees; Violence Escalates Between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon; Europe Scrambles to Evacuate Citizens in the Middle East. Aired 9-10a ET
• CNN Speaks To Foreign Policy Adviser To Iran's Supreme Leader; Saudi Arabia Accuses Iran Of Attacking It Based On False Claims; Oil Prices Soaring As War Escalates; Israel Intensifies Strikes On Southern Beirut; Israel And Iran Trade Strikes As War Enters Second Week; Donald Trump: Soaring Oil Prices Are "Small Price To Pay"; Mojtaba Khamenei Selected As Iran's New Supreme Leader. Aired 10-11a ET


Erin Burnett Outfront
• Trump's Mixed Signals On Iran: "Very Complete" Versus "Could Go Further"; Newest Video Appears To Confirm U.S. Strike On Base Near Iran School; Oil Prices Surging Amid New U.S.-Israeli Strikes On Iran. Aired 7-8p ET


Early Start with Rahel Solomon
• Israel Says It Launched Another Wave Of Strikes In Iran; France Scrambles To Evacuate Citizens In The Middle East; U.S. Markets Shaken By War With Iran Surge In Oil Prices. Aired 4-4:30a ET
• Dozens Wounded In Bahrain As Gulf States Report More Attacks; Macron To Visit Cyprus Following Drone Attack On Island; Sources: Russia Feeds Iran Intel About U.S. Forces; Aired 4:30-5a ET
• President Donald Trump Says He Will Decide Along with Israel When this War with Iran Ends; Israeli Military Announces New Strikes on Iran and Beirut; Son of Ayatollah Khamenei Named As New Iranian Supreme Leader. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Oil Prices Soar Past $100 A Barrel As War Escalates; Amazon Cloud Services Disrupted By Iranian Drone Strikes. Aired 5:30-6a ET


Inside Politics
• Five Iranian Women's Soccer Players Safe With Police After Fleeing Team In Australia; Vance Walks Tightrope As War Expands With No Clear Endgame; Oz Pearlman To Bring Mentalism To Washington. Aired 12:30-1p ET


Isa Soares Tonight
• U.S.-Israel And Iran War Enters Day 10; Iranians Storm The Streets Of Iran To Celebrate Newly-Appointed Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei; Lebanon's President Calls For An Immediate Ceasefire Along With Direct Talks With Israel; Why Iran Is Attacking the UAE; Top Official: Iran Is Ready For Long War; UAE Has Been Iran's Biggest Retaliation Target; U.S. Repatriation Flights Return Travelers From Middle East; Oil Prices Soar As War In Iran Escalates. Aired 2-3p ET


Laura Coates Live
• Trump Gives Conflicting Messages On When War Might End; Explosives Thrown Near New York City Mayor's Residence; FBI Subpoenas, Seizes 2020 Election Material From Arizona; High School Coach Wins L.A. Marathon By Closest Margin In History. Aired 11p-12a ET


One World with Zain Asher
• Lebanese Prime Minister: Beirut Ready to Resume Talks with Israel; Israel & Iran Trade Strikes as War Enters Second Week; Trump: U.S. will Grant Asylum to Iranian Women's Soccer Team if Australia Won't; Middle East Tension Continues to Rattle Global Markets; G7 Meeting to Discuss Joint Release of Oil Reserves; Mojtaba Khamenei Selected as Iran's Next Supreme Leader. Aired 11a-12p ET
• Israel Strikes Iran Oil Storage And Missile Launch Sites; Oil Prices Surge To Four-Year High, Pass $102 Per Barrel; CNN Speaks To Iranian Supreme Leader's Foreign Policy Adviser; Analysis Suggests U.S. Responsible For Iran School Strike; Trump: Will Grant Asylum To Iran Football Team If Australia Doesn't; Iranians Living IN L.A. Show Their Support For U.S.- Israeli War; Gulf Air Travel Impacted By Iran War; Saudi Arabia Accuses Iran Of Attacking It Based On False Claims; Aired 12-1p ET


Quest Means Business
• Trump Tells CBS News War With Iran Is Very Complete; Rising Oil Prices Likely To Ripple Through Global Economy; Iran War Putting Pressure On Hotel Groups In The Region; Oil Prices Break Through $100 Barrier, Before Falling; Israel Has Vowed To Target Successor To Iran's Supreme Leader; Five Players From Iranian Women's Football Team Granted Asylum; Anthropic Sues Donald Trump Administration Over "Supply Chain Risk" Label. Aired 4-5p ET


The Situation Room
• Iran: War Entering "New Phase," Threatens Retaliation; U.S. Identifies 7th Service Member Killed as Sgt. Benjamin Pennington; Israel Steps Up Military Campaign Against Hezbollah; Iran Names Mojtaba Khamenei as New Supreme Leader. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Oil Prices Skyrocket As War With Iran Triggers Biggest Oil Disruption In History; Israeli Military Launches New Strikes In Iran And Beirut; Crowds In Iran Pledge Allegiance To New Supreme Leader. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• Crowds in Iran Pledge Allegiance to New Supreme Leader; Airport Delays. Aired 11:30a-12p ET


The Source with Kaitlan Collins
• Trump "Disappointed" In Iran's Pick For Supreme Leader; Trump On Iran School Strike: I "Don't Know Enough About It"; Trump Says Objectives In Iran "Pretty Well Complete" As Hegseth Insists Strikes Are "Just The Beginning." Aired 9-10p ET


The Brief with Jim Sciutto
• CNN International: Trump Suggests U.S. Goals in Iran are "Pretty Well Complete"; Iran War Triggers Largest Oil Disruption in History; Iran Vows to Keep Economic Pressure on U.S. and its Allies. Aired 6-7p ET


What We Know with Max Foster
• Trump To Hold News Conference On War With Iran Today; CNN Speaks To Foreign Policy Adviser To Iran's Supreme Leader; UAE Has Been Iran's Biggest Retaliation Target; Violence Escalates Between Israel And Hezbollah In Lebanon; Oil Prices Soar As War In Iran Escalates. Aired 3-4p ET