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Anderson Cooper 360 Degrees
• Trump On War With Iran: "It`ll Be Wrapped Up Soon"; Allies Resist Trump`s Calls To Secure Strait Of Hormuz; Trump Threatens News Organizations With Treason; Trump Rips Allies Who Rejected His Call For Help In Strait Of Hormuz; Iranian Drone Strikes Ignites Fuel Tank Near Dubai Airport, Flights Disrupted; Officials: 6 Iranian Drones Fired At Kuwait, 3 Intercepted; Iran Strikes Several Gulf Oil Sites; Pentagon Identifies Six Airmen Killed In Plane Crash In Iraq; Friend And Mentor Of Air Force Capt. Savino Who Died In KC-135 Crash In Iraq: "It Doesn`t Feel Real". Aired 8-9p ET


Amanpour
• Interview with Former NATO Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Europe and "War with Russia" Author Gen. Richard Shirreff (Ret.); Interview with Allianz Chief Economic Adviser and University of Pennsylvania Professor at the Wharton School Mohamed El-Erian; Interview with Former Ukrainian Defense Minister Andriy Zagorodnyuk; Interview with The New York Times Reporter Kenneth Vogel. Aired 1-2p ET


CNN's The Arena with Kasie Hunt
• Trump Sends Mixed Messages On Help For Paralyzed Strait Of Hormuz; Allies Rebuff Trump's Call To Help Secure Strait Of Hormuz; Now: Trump, Vance Address War In Iran. Aired 4-5p ET


The Lead with Jake Tapper
• Trump Decries Allies Who Rebuff Calls For Help In Strait Of Hormuz; Massive Storm Threatens Entire East Coast; Cuba's Power System Suffers Total Collapse; TSA Agents Go Unpaid In Partial Shutdown; Rep. Joyce Beatty (D-OH) is Interviewed About Kennedy Center Board Approves Two-Year Closure For Renovations; Rep. James Clyburn (D-SC) Is Interviewed About His 17 Terms In The House; Polls Show Concerns Increasing About Trump's Mental Acuity. Aired 5-6p ET
• Allies Balk At Trump's Appeal For Help With Strait Of Hormuz; Trump Touts FCC Chairman's Threats Against T.V. Networks; Judge Blocks RFK Jr.'s Efforts To Overhaul U.S Vaccine Policy; Trump Repeats False Claim That He Predicated Bin Laden Would Attack World Trade Center; Report Details Drugmaker Profiting With Asthma Inhaler Switch. Aired 6-7p ET


CNN NewsNight with Abby Phillip
• Explosion Near U.S. Embassy In Baghdad; Trump Criticizes Allies Rebuffing His Calls To Help In War; Trump Refers To Iran As Paper Tiger Amid His Calls For Help; Iran Ramps Up Strikes; Seizing Kharg Island?; Trump: "Taking Cuba"; Fundraising Email From Trump's PAC Contained An Official White House Photo From A Dignified Transfer; More than 300 TSA Employees Quit Amid DHS Shutdown. Aired 10-11p ET


CNN News Central
• Trump Ramps Up Pressure on Allies to Help Secure Strait of Hormuz; Drone Strike Hits Fuel Tank Near Dubai Airport, Suspending Flights; Sprawling Storm Sparks Thunderstorms, Tornado Warnings and Blizzards. Aired 7-7:30a ET
• "We Will Remember": Trump Warns Allies To Help Secure Strait of Hormuz; Senate Investigation: Drugmaker Avoided Fines And Profited After Pulling Kids' Asthma Inhaler; More Than 300 TSA Agents Quit As DHS Shutdown Drags On. Aired 7:30-8a ET
• TSA Callouts Double Nationwide as Officers Miss Full Paychecks; Trump: NATO Faces Very Bad Future if It Doesn't Help Secure Strait of Hormuz; Michigan Terror Suspect's Brother was Hezbollah Commander; Sprawling Storm Sparks Thunderstorms, Tornado Warnings and Blizzards. Aired 8-8:30a ET
• Oil Prices Spike; Gas Prices up 24 Percent; Rep. Adam Smith (D- WA) is Interviewed about the Strait of Hormuz; Americans Poll Numbers on Iran; FCC Threatens Media Outlets; Closing Arguments in Richins Trial. Aired 8:30-9a ET
• Trump Ramps Up Pressure on Allies; Michigan Terror Suspect's Family; Sprawling Storms Across U.S.; Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL) is Interviewed about the Strait of Hormuz. Aired 9-9:30a ET
• Trump and the Texas Senate Runoff; Hany Farid is Interviewed about Netanyahu; Oscars 2026 Recap. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• President Trump Takes Questions on Iran War. Aired 1-1:30p ET
• Keir Starmer Says U.K. Working With Allies to Reopen Strait of Hormuz; Some Allies Dismiss Trump's Call for Help in Strait of Hormuz; More Than 250 Million Americans to See Some Form of Hazardous Weather; Airport Lines Grow as TSA Workers Go Without Pay From Government Shutdown; Five Members of Iranian Women's Soccer Team Withdraw Australia Asylum Claims. Aired 1:30-2p ET
• Mother Thanks NYPD Officers Who Helped Deliver Her Baby on Sidewalk; Millions of Americans Facing Severe Weather Threat; Keir Starmer Says U.K. Working With Allies to Reopen Strait of Hormuz; Some Allies Dismiss Trump's Call for Help in Strait of Hormuz; Airport Lines Grow as TSA Workers Go Unpaid From Government Shutdown; Cuba's Electrical Grid Suffers Total Collapse. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Trump Rips Allies Who Rejected His Call for Help in Strait of Hormuz; Afghan Man Who Served Alongside U.S. Forces Dies After Less than a Day in ICE Custody; Closing Arguments Begin in Kouri Richins Murder Trial; Cuba's Power System Suffers Total Collapse. Aired 2:30- 3p ET
• Trump Rips Allies Who Rejected His Call for Help in Strait of Hormuz; Oil Prices Spike as War with Iran Reaches Third Week; 250M Plus Americans to See Some Form of Hazardous Weather; Airport Lines Grow as TSA Workers Go Unpaid from Govt Shutdown. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Israeli Officials: Hezbollah Rocket and Drone Barrage Injures 4; Trump Ups Pressure on Allies to Help Secure Strait of Hormuz; FCC Chair Carr Threatens Media Outlets Over War Coverage; Senator: GSK Profited by Pulling Asthma Inhaler Off Market. Aired 3:30-4p ET


CNN Newsroom
• Trump Urges Countries to Help Secure Strait of Hormuz; Analysts Warn War Could Spark More Attacks in U.S.; Markets React to Escalating Conflict in Middle East; Oscars Honor this Year's Biggest Films and Top Talents; Berlin Welcomes Spring with Free Tulips. Aired 12-1a ET
• Trump urges China, Allies To Help With Strait of Hormuz crisis; London Police Arrest 12 People After Rival Protests; Oil Prices Open Higher As War In Middle East Rages; Volodymyr Zelenskyy Warns Iran War May Divert Ukraine Aid; Michigan Synagogue Attacker's Brother Was Hezbollah Commander; U.S. and Israel Indicate Iran War Will Keep Going for Weeks; Oscars Honor This Year's Biggest Films and Top Talents; 100 Million People Under Threat for Severe Storms Across U.S.; Hundreds of TSA Agents Quit Amid Partial Shutdown; FCC Chair Threatens U.S. TV Networks over Iran War Coverage; Opinion Remains Divided on U.S. War with Iran; March Madness. Aired 1-2a ET
• Trump Urges Countries to Help in Securing Strait of Hormuz; CNN Provides an Update on War with Iran; How Americans View the Iran War; FCC Chair Threatens U.S. T.V. Networks Over Iran War Coverage; Global Oil Prices Spike As War With Iran Enters Third Week; Large Crowds Gather For Al Quds Day Demonstrations In London; U.S. & Israel Indicate Iran War Will Keep Going For Weeks; Oscars Honor This Year's Biggest Films And Top Talents. Aired 2-3a ET
• Trump Urges Countries to Secure the Strait of Hormuz; FCC Threatens U.S. T.V. Networks to Strip Their Licenses for Owing the Coverage on the Iran War; "One Battle After Another" is This Year's Oscars' Big Winner. Aired 3-4a ET


CNN This Morning
• Trump Urges Countries to Help Secure Strait of Hormuz; Gas Prices Rise as War Continues; 'One Battle After Another' and 'Sinners' Big Winners at the Academy Awards. Aired 6-6:30a ET
• Trump Threatens NATO; Hegseth Urges No Quarter, No Mercy; Oil and Gas Prices Surge; Trump Advisor Predicts Positive Shock to Economy. Aired 6:30-7a ET


Connect the World
• Trump Urges Allies to Help Secure Strait of Hormuz; Israeli Continues to Target Hezbollah in Beirut & Southern Lebanon; Drone Causes Fire Near Dubai Airport, Disrupting Flights; Crude Oil Prices Falling Back from Earlier Spikes in Monday Trading; FCC Chair Threatens U.S. TV Networks Amid Iran War Coverage; Kuwait Mourns Service Member Killed in Iranian Drone Strike. Aired 9-10a ET
• Kuwait Air Base Targeted In Drone Attack Sunday; E.U. Members Meet To Discuss Reopening Strait Of Hormuz; IRGC Claims Iran Has Launched 700 Missiles And 3,600; Israel: Iran Strikes To Continue For At Least Three More Weeks; Airstrikes Rock Beirut's Southern Suburbs Overnight; Today: Trump Kennedy Center Board Meeting At White House. Aired 10-11a ET


Erin Burnett Outfront
• Iran Ramps Up Strikes; Seizing Kharg Island?; Trump: "Taking Cuba". Aired 7-8p ET


Early Start with Rahel Solomon
• How UAE Is Coping As Iran Keeps Up Strikes; NYT: Saudi Crown Prince Advising Trump On Iran War. Aired 4-4:30a ET
• Iran Claims Firing 700 Missiles, 3,600 Drones Since War Began; Ukraine Worries About "Losing The Americans" As Global Attention Shifts To The War In The Middle East; Michigan Synagogue Attacker's Brother Was Hezbollah Commander, IDF Says; 4 Iranian Soccer Team Members Withdraw Asylum Requests; Oscars Honor This Year's Biggest Films And Top Talents. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• At Least One Person Killed After a Missile Lands on a Vehicle in Abu Dhabi; IDF Claims it Struck 200-Plus Iran Targets in One Day; Airstrikes Rock Beirut's Southern Suburbs Overnight. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Israel Announces "Targeted" Ground Operations Against Hezbollah; FCC Chair Threatens U.S. TV Networks Over Iran War Coverage; Oscars Honor This Year's Biggest Films And Top Talents. Aired 5:30-6a ET


Inside Politics
• Trump Ramps Up Pressure On Allies To Help Secure Strait Of Hormuz; Gas Price Surges To $3.72, Highest Since October 2023; Allies Rebuff Trump Demand To Send Ships To Strait of Hormuz; Trump Addresses War In Iran At Kennedy Center Meeting; Trump To Allies: "We Want Them To Come And Help Us" With Strait. Aired 12-12:30p ET
• Trump Ramps Up Pressure On Allies To Help Secure Strait Of Hormuz; Storms Amplify Airport Disruptions Amid Ongoing DHS Shutdown; Trump Speaks On Health Diagnosis Of GOP Lawmaker; President Trump Takes Questions At The White House. Aired 12:30-1p ET


Isa Soares Tonight
• U.S. President Trump Ramps Up Pressure on Allies to Help with the War on Iran; U.S.-Israel-Iran War Enters its Third Week; Israel Says it's Expanding Ground Operations in Southern Lebanon as More Than a Million People Get Displaced; Cuba's Power System Suffers a Total Collapse; Trump: Media is Unpatriotic, Has "No Credibility". Aired 2-3p ET


Laura Coates Live
• Trump Says Nobody Thought Iran Would Attack Gulf Nations, Rips Allies For Refusing To Help; Trump Mulls U.S. Boots On Ground; Trump Muses Over Taking Cuba; Kash Patel Touts FBI's Success Amid Scrutiny Of Leadership. Aired 11p-12a ET


One World with Zain Asher
• Trump Urges Allies to Help Secure Strait of Hormuz; Strikes Rock Middle East with Iran War in Third Week; Israel Expands Ground Operation in Southern Lebanon; Israeli Continues to Target Hezbollah in Beirut & Southern Lebanon; Trump Acknowledges U.S. & Israeli War Goals May Not Be Identical; Oscars Honor This Year's Biggest Films and Top Talents. Aired 11a-12p ET
• Strikes Rock Middle East With Iran War In The Third Week; Trump Speaks As War With Iran Enters Its Third Week; Israeli Continues To Target Hezbollah In Beirut And Southern Lebanon; Oil Prices Spike As War With Iran Enters 3rd Week; Trump Urges Allies To Help Secure Strait Of Hormuz; Hollywood Celebrates The Biggest Night In Film; Aired 12-1p ET


Quest Means Business
• Trump Urges Allies To Help Secure The Strait Of Hormuz; DroneShield Products Provide Counter-Drone Protection; AirAsia Under Pressure After Leaving Fuel Costs Unhedged; Grid Operator: Cuba's Power System Suffers Total Collapse; FCC Chair Threatens United States T.V. Networks Amid Iran War Coverage; Drone Attack Causes Fire At Key Oil Hub In UAE. Aired 4-5p ET


The Situation Room
• Israel Says, Targeting Iran's Missiles, Air Defenses, Infrastructures; Trump Ramps Up Pressure on Countries to Help Secure Strait of Hormuz; Gas Prices Surge 74 Cents Per Gallon Since Start of Iran War. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• Israel Expanding Ground Operations into Lebanon; Trump Says Cuba "Wants to Make a Deal"; Protecting the Strait of Hormuz; March Madness Brackets Revealed. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Trump Ups Pressure On Countries To Help Secure Strait Of Hormuz; NATO Pushes Back On Trump Call To Help Reopen Strait Of Hormuz; Bad Weather, Long Security Line Creating Mess At Airports. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• Other Countries Not Willing to Help Secure Strait of Hormuz?; Interview With Fmr. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA). Aired 11:30a- 12p ET


The Source with Kaitlan Collins
• Trump Rips Allies For Refusing To Help In Strait Of Hormuz; Trump Says He Thinks He'll Have The "Honor Of Taking Cuba"; Vance Says He Trusts Trump On Iran, Downplays Differences. Aired 9-10p ET


The Brief with Jim Sciutto
• CNN International: Trump Urges Allies to Send Warships to Strait of Hormuz; UAE: Drone Attack Causes Fire at Major Oil and Gas Field; Italy- U.S. Base in Kuwait Targeted in Drone Attack Sunday; Iran FM Says Strait of Hormuz "Only Closed to Our Enemies"; China Allows Videos and Memes Mocking Trump; Israel's Ground Operations in Lebanon; Cuba's Power Grip Collapses. Aired 6-7p ET


What We Know with Max Foster
• Cuba's Power System Suffers Total Collapse; Trump Wants Allies To Help With Security In Strait Of Hormuz; Kallas: Not Europe's War, But Out Interests Are At Stake; Pakistani, Indian Tankers Cross Strait Of Hormuz; Lebanon: Israel's Attacks Have Displaced One Million People; U.S. Airport Security Lines Grow As TSA Goes Without Pay. Aired 3-4p ET