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Anderson Cooper 360 Degrees
• President Trump Says U.S. Bombed Crown Jewel, Kharg Island; Trump: U.S. Would Escort Ships In Strait Of Hormuz If "Needed"; Hegseth Vows To Destroy Iran Military, Reopen Strait Of Hormuz; Trump Says U.S. Obliterated Military Targets On Iran's Kharg Island But Did Not Hit The Oil Infrastructure; Trump: U.S. Navy Escorts Will Happen In Strait Of Hormuz "Soon"; Suspect In MI Synagogue Attack Flagged In Federal Databases For Links To Suspected Hezbollah Members; Trump Replaces Ric Grenell As Head Of The Kennedy Center; Home Videos & Survivor Accounts Expose The Horror Of Epstein's Island; Remembering NY Times Chief Foreign Correspondent John F. Burns. Aired 8-9p ET


Amanpour
• Interview with Council on Foreign Relations Senior Fellow for Middle Eastern Studies Elliott Abrams; Interview with "An American Martyr in Persia" Author and Iranian-American Scholar Reza Aslan; Interview with The Atlantic Staff Writer Caitlin Dickerson. Aired 1-2p ET


CNN's The Arena with Kasie Hunt
• New: Judge Blocks Subpoenas For Fed Chair Citing "Zero Evidence"; Sources: Trump Admin Underestimated War's Impact On Strait Of Hormuz; Attacks In Michigan & Virginia Renew Security Concerns In U.S. Aired 4-5p ET


The Lead with Jake Tapper
• Suspect Dead After Ramming Car With Explosives Into MI Synagogue; Iranian Leaders Join Crowd At Pro-Government Rallies; Hegseth Insists Strait Of Hormuz Is "Open For Shipping"; Authorities: Gunman Was Veteran And Convicted ISIS Supporter; Strait Of Hormuz Threat Prompts Volatile Oil Prices; CNN On The Red Carpet Ahead Of Hollywood's Biggest Night. Aired 5-6p ET
• Now, Update On Michigan Synagogue Attack; Sources Say, Marine Expeditionary Unit Deploying To Mideast; Judge Blocks Subpoenas In Jerome Powell Investigation; Hegseth Lashes Out At Press Over Iran War Coverage; Writer Shares His Story And Warning After A Year Of Sports Betting. Aired 6-7p ET


CNN NewsNight with Abby Phillip
• Trump Says, U.S. Wipes Out Military Assets At Iran's Critical Oil Hub; Hegseth Scolds Coverage Of War As Bombings Continue; U.S. Bombs Kharg Island; Trump Says War With Iran Will Be Over Soon. Aired 10-11p ET


CNN News Central
• Four Crew Members Killed in U.S. Refueling Plan Crash in Iraq; FBI Says, Synagogue Ramming a Targeted Attack on Jewish Community; FBI Says, University Shooter was Convicted ISIS Supporter. Aired 7-7:30a ET
• Two Violent Attacks At Synagogue And University Leave U.S. On Edge; Sources: Trump Administration Underestimated War's Impact On Strait Of Hormuz; U.S. Temporarily Lifts Sanctions On Russian Oil Already At Sea. Aired 7:30-8a ET
• Pentagon Update on Iran After Fatal U.S. Plane Crash in Iraq; Gen. Caine: Crash of Refueling Plane Not Due to Friendly or Hostile Fire. Aired 8-8:30a ET
• Pete Hegseth and Dan Caine Hold Press Briefing; Analysis of Iran Press Briefing; Rep. Gregory Meeks (D-NY) is Interviewed about Iran. Aired 8:30-9a ET
• Hegseth Comments on Strait of Hormuz; Rep. Brendan Boyle (D-PA) is Interviewed about Iran; Rabbi Jen Lader is Interviewed about the Synagogue Attack; Oil and Gas Prices Rise. Aired 9-9:30a ET
• Synagogue Attack Press Conference; Gov. Jared Polis (D-CO) is Interviewed about the Michigan Synagogue Attack; Amos Hochstein is Interviewed about the Iran War. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Gas Prices Surging; Synagogue Attack Investigation; Suspect Identified in Virginia Terror Attack; Six U.S. Service Members Die in Plane Crash. Aired 1-1:30p ET
• Sources Say Trump Administration Underestimated War's Impact On Strait Of Hormuz; Attacks In The U.S. Rattle Americans' Sense Of Safety; Strikes On Desalination Plants In Region Expose Major Vulnerability. Aired 1:30-2p ET
• Strikes On Desalination Plants In Region Expose Major Vulnerability; Cuba Holds Talks With U.S. Amid Economic Crisis, Trump Pressure; U.S. Refueling Plane Crashes In Iraq, Killing All Six On Board; Israel Targets Area Near Site Of Rally In Tehran; FBI Says Convicted Isis Supporter Behind Deadly Shooting At Old Dominion, Investigating As An Act of Terrorism; Officials Say Synagogue Attacker's Relatives Killed In Israeli Airstrike In Lebanon. Aired 2- 2:30p ET
• Six U.S. Service Members Killed in Refueling Plane Crash; Trump: U.S. Would Escort Ships in Strait of Hormuz If Needed; FBI: Synagogue Ramming a Targeted Attack on Jewish Community. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Six U.S. Service Members Killed In Refueling Plane Crash; Hegseth Vows To Destroy Iran Military, Reopen Strait Of Hormuz; Israel Targets Area Near Site Of Rally In Tehran; Sources: Synagogue Attacker Shows Up In Federal Databases As Having Connections To "Known Of Suspected Terrorists"; Police: Person Arrested For Selling Rifle To Suspect In Deadly Shooting At Old Dominion University; FBI: Convicted ISIS Supporter Behind Deadly Shooting At Old Dominion; DOJ Files Reveal Sarah Ferguson Sought Epstein Advice; A Federal Judge Has Quashed Subpoenas In The Justice Department's Investigation Into Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell; Judge Blocks Subpoenas Against Fed Chair Citing "Zero Evidence". Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Judge Blocks Subpoenas Against Fed Chair Jerome Powell Citing Zero Evidence; Pirro: Ruling Blocking Fed Chair Subpoenas Will be Appealed. Aired 3:30-4p ET


CNN Newsroom
• Heavy Explosions Reported in Several Parts of Tehran; U.S. Underestimated War's Impact on Strait of Hormuz; Attacks on Synagogue and University; Kerry: War With Iran Is "Very Dangerous"; Global Oil Markets Face Historic Levels Of Disruption; Iran Hears Purported First Message From New Supreme Leader. Aired 2-3a ET
• Iran's New Supreme Leader Releases a Purported Message on State Media; Oscars 2026 Pushes Through, Security in Los Angeles to Heighten; Netflix Confirms Sequel to the Global Hit Animated Movie "K- Pop Demon Hunters". Aired 3-4a ET


CNN This Morning
• Four Crew Members Killed After U.S. Plane Goes Down in Iraq; Two Homeland Attacks Rattle Americans Amid War With Iran; Iranian Supreme Leader Vows to Keep Strait of Hormuz Closed. Aired 6-6:30 am ET
• Ted Deutch is Interviewed about Attacks on Jews; Four Service Members Killed in Plane Crash in Iraq; Suspect Found Dead after Synagogue Attack; Two Homeland Attacks Rattle Americans; Rep. Debbie Dingell (D-MI) is Interviewed about Military Deaths. Aired 6:30-7a ET


Connect the World
• Iran's Supreme Leader Vows To Keep Strait Of Hormuz Closed; U.N. Chief Arrives In Lebanon To Address Humanitarian Situation; Lebanon Hospital Says It May Not Function If War Goes On; Israel Expands Operations To Target Hezbollah In Lebanon; Michigan's Governor Speaks About Ramming Attack At Synagogue; British Warship En Route To Mediterranean To Protect Cyprus. Aired 9-10a ET
• Defense Secretary Hegseth Gives Update on Iran War; Goldman Sachs Forecast Higher Oil Prices for 2026; Iran Marks Al Quds Day with Mass Rallies; Israel Expands Operations in Lebanon; Civilians Caught in the Middle as Israel Targets Hezbollah; Global Oil Markets Face Historic Levels of Disruption; European Countries Shore Up Defenses in Cyprus. Aired 10a- 11a ET


Erin Burnett Outfront
• U.S. Deploying Rapid Response Unit Of Up To 2,500 Marines To Mideast; Sources: Synagogue Attacker Had Ties To Hezbollah Members; Trump: U.S. "Obliterated Every Military Target" On Iran's Kharg Island; Judge Blocks DOJ Subpoenas Of Fed Chair Jerome Powell. Aired 7-8p ET


Early Start with Rahel Solomon
• Global Oil Markets Face Historic Levels Of Disruption. Aired 4- 4:30a ET
• Gulf States Repel New Iranian Attacks; Kerry: Iran War Is "Very Dangerous" Situation. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Israel Says It Struck Hundreds Of Targets In Iran; Red Crescent: 3 Iranian Aid Workers Wounded In Tehran Attack; CENTCOM: U.S. Refueling Aircraft Lost Over Western Iraq; First Purported Message From Iran's New Supreme Leader. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Global Oil Markets Face Historic Levels Of Disruption; Gulf States Repel New Iranian Attacks; President Trump Insists Iranian Soccer Team "Welcome" At World Cup. Aired 5:30-6a ET


Inside Politics
• Pentagon: Six Troops Killed In Crash Of Refueling Plane; Hegseth On Strait Of Hormuz: "Don't Need To Worry About It"; Nation On Edge After Terror Attacks In Michigan, Virgina; AAA: Average Gas Prices Hit $3.63, Up 22 Percent Since War Began; Trump Says Rising Oil Prices Are "Small Price To Pay" For Peace; Poll: Nearly 80 Percent Of Americans Think Terror Attack Likely. Aired 12-12:30p ET
• Terror Attacks Rattle Sense Of Safety In American Communities; FBI: Synagogue Ramming A "Targeted" Attack On Jewish Community; American Jews On Edge After Attack On Synagogue; How Political Will The Oscars Get?; Conan O'Brien "We'll Find The Right Tone" For Hosting Oscars. Aired 12:30-1p ET


Isa Soares Tonight
• Pentagon Says It Has Significantly Weakened Iran's Military Strength; Thousands Of Iranians Take To The Streets To Celebrate Al Quds Day In Support Of Palestinians; U.S. Says Six Crew Members Died In An Accident Involving A Refueling Plane; Top Iranian Officials Join Mass Al Quds Day Rallies; U.S. Offers Up To $10M Reward For Information On Iranian Leaders; Civilians Caught In The Middle As Israel Targets Hezbollah; FBI: Michigan Synagogue Attack Targeted Act Of Violence Against Jewish Community; One Killed, Two Injured In Shooting At Old Dominion University; Cuba Confirms Talks With U.S. Amid Economic Crisis, Trump Pressure. Aired 2-3p ET


Laura Coates Live
• U.S. Bombs Iran's 'Crown Jewel'; Synagogue Attacker Flagged In DHS Database For Possible Terror Ties; Hegseth Lashes Out At Press Over Iran War Coverage; Trump's Retribution Tour Gets Another Setback After Powell Ruling; Search Ongoing For Retired Air Force Major General. Aired 11p-12a ET


One World with Zain Asher
• Israel Expands Operations To Target Hezbollah In Lebanon; Israel Raises Specter Of Major Lebanon Ground Operation; U.S. On Alert After Attack At Synagogue, Shooting At University; Suspect Dead After Driving Car Into Detroit-Area Synagogue; Civilians Caught In The Middle As IDF Targets Hezbollah; U.S. Temporarily Lifts Sanctions On Some Russian Oil. Aired 11a- 12p ET
• Israel Expands Operations To Target Hezbollah In Lebanon; Oil Price Surge hitting Drivers And Farmers In Spain; Senator Looks To Hold First Public Oversight Hearing On Iran; Trump To Fox: Tankers Should Show "Guts" In Strait Of Hormuz; Attacker Dead After Driving Car Into Detroit-Area Synagogue; Surging Oil Costs Impact Retail Gasoline Prices; Hollywood Prepares For The Oscars; Aired 12-1p ET


Quest Means Business
• Judge Strikes Down Subpoenas Into Fed Chair Powell; New Numbers Suggest U.S. Economy Was Fragile Before The War; Trump: War Will Be Over When "I Feel It In My Bones;" United States Military: All Crew Members Killed In Refueling Plane Crash; Disruption To Fertilizer Shipments Could Raise Food Prices; E.U. Industrial Production Contracts In January. Aired 4-5p ET


The Situation Room
• U.S. Military Says, Four Killed in Refueling Plane Crash in Iraq; Sources Say, Trump Administration Underestimated War's Impact on Strait of Hormuz; FBI Says, Michigan Attack is a Targeted Act of Violence on Jewish Community. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• One Killed and Two Injured in Terror Attack at Virginia University; Israeli Military Carries Out Waves of Airstrikes Across Lebanon; Iran Ramps Up Strikes Against Ships in Strait of Hormuz. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• U.S. Military: All Crew Members Killed In Refueling Plane Crash; Terror Attacks At MI Synagogue, VA University Rattle U.S. Communities; Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC), Is Interviewed About Iran Ramps Up Strikes Against Ships In Strait Of Hormuz. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• Iran Escalates Attacks in Strait of Hormuz; Americans Opposed to Iran War?; Gas Prices Skyrocket. Aired 11:30a-12p ET


The Source with Kaitlan Collins
• Trump: Iran War Will End When I "Feel It In My Bones"; Hegseth: Iran's Leaders "Desperate And Hiding" Like "Rats"; Pirro Blasts Judge For Quashing DOJ Subpoenas Of Fed Chair. Aired 9-10p ET


The Brief with Jim Sciutto
• FBI, Michigan Officials Give Update On Synagogue Attack; MI Synagogue Attacker Identified As Ayman Mohamad Ghazali; Israel Launches New Strikes On Iranian Capital; Judge Quashes Subpoenas Against Fed Chair Powell; Oil Prices Edge Higher Friday; Zelenskyy: U.S. Asked To Postpone Next Round Of Peace Talks. Aired 6-7p ET


The Story Is with Elex Michaelson
• Israel: Dozens Wounded, Buildings Damaged In Missile Strike; CENTCOM: U.S. Refueling Aircraft Lost Over Western Iraq; Suspect Dead After Driving Car Into Detroit-Area Synagogue; FBI: University Shooting Terror Suspect Subdued By Students; Global Oil Markets face Historic Levels Of Disruption; War With Iran Threatens African Economies; Aired 12-1a ET
• Heavy Explosions Reported In Several Parts Of Tehran; Iran's Overnight Attack Leaves Trail Of Injuries And Shattered Homes In Israel; Iran Threatens Region's Oil Facilities If Israel, U.S. target Its Energy Infrastructure; Suspect In Old Dominion University Shooting Was Convicted ISIS Supporter; Iran UN Envoy Says Tehran Won't Close Strait Of Hormuz; Iran's Propaganda Machine Aims to Shape International Opinion; Separating Truth from Falsehood in Iran's War Propaganda; World Baseball Classic Quarterfinals. Aired 1-2a ET


What We Know with Max Foster
• Hegseth: Don't "Worry" About Strait Of Hormuz; New Details On U.S. Troop Deaths; U.N. Chief Arrives In Lebanon; Federal Judge Quashes Justice Department's Powell Subpoenas; Sources: U.S. Underestimated War's Impact On Strait Of Hormuz. Aired 3-4p ET