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Anderson Cooper 360 Degrees
• Iran Targets Israeli Oil Refinery; Hegseth Demands Thanks from Allies and World; Drones Seen Near Army Base Where Hegseth and Rubio Live; Trump On Pentagon's $200 Billion Request A "Small Price To Pay"; Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu Says It's Unclear Who Is Running Iran Right Now; Trump Says He Thought Gas Prices "Would Go Up More"; DNI Gabbard: Israel And Trump Have Different Objectives; Sara Bareilles On Love, Loss & Music. Aired 8-9p ET


Amanpour
• Interview with Former U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel; Interview with International Crisis Group Iran Project Director Ali Vaez; Interview with New York Magazine Contributor and "Know Your Enemy" Podcast Co-Host; Sam Adler-Bell. Aired 1-2p ET


CNN's The Arena with Kasie Hunt
• Trump Says Israel Won't Strike Iranian Gas Fields As War With Iran Threatens Global Energy Supply; Iran Retaliates With Strikes On Key Energy Sites; Cracks Form In GOP As Admin Floats $200 Billion Request For War. Aired 4-5p ET


The Lead with Jake Tapper
• Tensions, Oil Prices Escalate As Israel And Iran Strike Energy Sites; Democrats Believe Epstein Attorney May Have Perjured Himself; Trump Promises Israel Won't Repeat Strike On Key Iranian Gas Field; Patel Says Agents Who Worked Mar-a-Lago Case Were Fired for Ethics Violations. Aired 5-6p ET
• Top Trump Intel Officials Deflect on Iran War in House Hearing; How the NFL is Betting Big on Sports Gambling; Video Shows Iranian Missile Strike on Major Refinery. ABC Cancels "The Bachelorette" Season Days Before Premiere; Poll: 66 percent Disapprove Of How Trump Is Handling Gas Prices. Aired 6-7p ET


CNN NewsNight with Abby Phillip
• U.S. and Israel Sources Contradict Trump on Key Gas Field Strike; Trump Seeks Additional $200 Billion from Congress for Iran War. President Trump Says that the Economic Toll of War Could be Worse; Stalemate at the Homeland Security Funding Remains at Deadlock as More Long Lines at Airports Worsened. Aired 10-11p ET


CNN News Central
• Iran and Israel Strike Energy Sties, Trump Issues New Warning to Iran; Next Hour, Gabbard to Testify on Worldwide Threat Assessment; TSA Lines Stretch Up to 90 Minutes at Atlanta Airport This Morning. Aired 7-7:30a ET
• Sen. Peter Welch (D-VT) On Iran And Israel Striking Energy Sites, Trump Threatens Iranian Gas Field; University Of Alabama Student Missing In Spain After Night Out At Club; Off-Duty Trooper's Quick CPR Save Skier On Slopes. Aired 7:30-8a ET
• Secretary Hegseth, General Caine Give Update on War with Iran. Aired 8-8:30a ET
• Hegseth and Caine News Conference; Hegseth Talks about Iran War; University of Alabama Student Missing in Spain. Aired 8:30-9a ET
• Hegseth Says They're On Plan for the War; Strikes on Energy Sites; Rep. Sara Jacobs (D-CA) is Interviewed about Iran; Toop Intel Chiefs on Capitol Hill; Threats Facing the U.S.; Robert Echeverria is Interviewed about TSA. Aired 9-9:30a ET
• Rep. Stephen Lynch (D-MA) is Interviewed about Bondi Subpoena; Political Cost of Living. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Iran War Escalates; Pam Bondi Defends Handling of Epstein Files; Gas Prices Surging. Aired 1-1:30p ET
• Intel Chiefs Testify on Worldwide Threat Assessment; Gabbard Says Iran Maintained Intention to Rebuild Nuclear Enrichment; Dueling Strikes on Mideast Energy Sites Make Oil & Gas Soar; Senate Appropriators Huddling Now With Border Czar; TSA Feeling Brunt of Shutdown Stalemate; Pulse Nightclub Demolished to Make Way for Shooting Memorial. Aired 1:30-2p ET
• U.S. F-35 Damaged by Suspected Iranian Fire Makes Emergency Landing at Middle East Air Base; Iranian Missile Strikes Major Refinery in Northern Israel; Gabbard Says U.S. & Israel Have Different Objectives for War With Iran; Intel Chiefs Testify on Worldwide Threat Assessment; Gallon of Gas Up $0.90 Since War With Iran Began; Epstein Lawyer Says He Had No Knowledge Whatsoever of Sexual Abuse. Aired 2- 2:30p ET
• Democrats Walk Out of Tense Epstein Briefing with Bondi and Blanche; Police: Body Found Amid Search for American College Student James Gracey in Barcelona; FBI Director Patel Grilled About Agency Firings; Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu Gives Update on War with Iran. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Israeli P.M. Netanyahu Gives Update on War with Iran; Senate Appropriators Huddle with Border Czar Over DHS Shutdown; A.I. to Bring the Late Val Kilmer Back to Big Screen
• Dueling Strikes on Mideast Energy Sites Make Oil and Gas Soar; Labor Rights Icon Cesar Chavez Accused of Decades of Sexual Abuse; Body of American College Student Found in Barcelona; Drop in Youth Happiness Tied to Social media, Gaming. Aired 3:30-4p ET


CNN Newsroom
• Asia Markets Fall as Iran Hits Energy Facilities in Mideast; Jay Powell Says War With Iran Raises New Economic Uncertainties; U.S. Federal Reserve Leaving Interest Rates Unchanged; European Lawmakers to Hold Vote on Trade Deal Thursday; Iran War Forces Kuwaitis to Scale Back Plans for Eid Festival; Zelenskyy Visits Spain to Strengthen Bonds, Partnerships; Football Legend Lionel Messi Scores 900th Career Goal. Iran: U.S. And Israel Hit Oil And Natural Gas Facilities; What Iranians Are Saying As The Conflict Ramps Up. Aired 2-3a ET
• Renewed Strikes to the Gulf's Oil Facilities Sent Oil Prices Go Up; Palestinian Man Sexually Assaulted by Israeli Settlers. Aired 3- 3:45a ET


CNN This Morning
• Iran & Israel Hit Energy Sites, Trump Attempts to De-Escalate; Oil Prices Surging Due to War in Middle East; Former Spy Chief: 'Key Decision Makers' Left Out of Iran Decisions; GOP Chairman Rand Paul Grills Sen. Mullin at DHS Confirmation Hearing. Aired 6-6:30a ET
• Bob McNally is Interviewed about Oil Prices; Gabbard on Iran Intelligence; Rep. Lauren Underwood (D-IL) is Interviewed about the DHS Shutdown. Aired 6:30-7a ET


Connect the World
• Qatari Prime Minister Holds News Conference; Saudi FM Says Patience Toward Iran Is Not Unlimited; Iran Strikes Key Energy Sites in Gulf States; Omani FM Says Iran War is Trump Administration's "Greatest Miscalculation"; Tulsi Gabbard Dances around Senate Committee Questions; Nawaf Salam, Lebanese Prime Minister, Calls for Immediate Ceasefire; Iran War Pushes Stocks Lower. Aired 10-11a ET
• War Escalates with Attacks on Energy Infrastructure; Secretary Hegseth, General Caine Give Update on War with Iran; Trump Rebuke Over Israeli Attack on Iran Gas Facilities; Iran Strikes Key Energy Sites in Gulf States; Gabbard Asked About Strikes on Iranian Infrastructure. Aired 9-10a ET


Erin Burnett Outfront
• Now: Iran Targeting Jerusalem With Multiple Waves Of Missiles; Trump: "We Can Take Out" Kharg Island "Anytime We Want"; Trump Makes Pear Harbor Joke During Meeting With Japan's PM. Aired 7-8p ET


Early Start with Rahel Solomon
• Trump Criticizes Israel Over Attack On Iran Gas; Iran Strikes Key Energy Sites In Gulf States; European Council To Discuss Fallout From Iran War; Trump Officials Testify At The Senate Hearing Amid War With Iran. Aired 4-4:30a ET
• War With Iran; Senate Committee Set To Vote On DHS Secretary. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Trump Criticizes Israel Over Attack On Iran Gas Site; Iran War Pushes Global Oil Prices Higher; Trump Officials Testify At Senate Hearing Amid War With Iran; European Council To Discuss Fallout From Iran War. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Senate Committee Set To Vote On DHS Secretary Nominee Thursday; 20-Year-Old U.S. College Student Missing In Spain; Saudi Arabia; Reserve Right To Take Action Against Iran. Aired 5:30-6a ET


Inside Politics
• Trump On War In Iran: "We Are Substantially Ahead Of Schedule"; Trump Meets With Japanese PM At White House Amid War With Iran; Report: Pentagon Asks For Additional $200B To Support War With Iran; Trump: U.S. "Knew Nothing" About Israel's Attack On Iran Gas Field. Aired 12-12:30p ET
• Markwayne Mullin One Step Closer To Becoming DHS Secretary; Democrats Walk Out On AG Bondi's Meeting With Oversight Committee; Back-To-Back Premiere Of "Standoff: The FBI, Power And Paranoia." Aired 12:30-1p ET


Isa Soares Tonight
• More 1 Million People Displaced in Lebanon; Trump Meets with Japanese PM Sanae Takaichi; E.U. Leaders Call for Direct U.S.-Iran Ceasefire Talks. President Trump Insists the U.S. Knew Nothing About Israeli Attack on Iran Gas Field; Iranian Missile Strikes Major Refinery in Northern Israel; U.S. F-35 Jet Hit By Suspected Iranian Fire. Aired 2:00-3p ET


Laura Coates Live
• Gallon of Gas Up 90+ Cents Since Start of War with Iran; U.S. and Israel Not Aligned Over Conflict; Comedy in a Time of War; ABC Cancels "The Bachelorette" with Taylor Frankie Paul. Aired 11p-12a ET


One World with Zain Asher
• Secretary Pete Hegseth, General Caine Give Update on War with Iran; Saudi Arabia Warns Iran: Military Action not off the Table; Vance to Meet with Oil and Gas Executives; Japanese Prime Minister Visits Trump at the White House; Iran Targets Israeli Oil Refineries; Trump Meets with Japanese PM at White House Amid War with Iran. Aired 11a-12p ET
• Trump Meets With Japanese PM At White House Amid War With Iran; European Leaders Urge U.S.-Iran Ceasefire Talks; Report: U.S. Weighing Possible Troop Deployment; Frustrated Democrats Walk Out Of Tense Epstein Briefing With Bondi And Blanche On Capitol; Hill; U.S. College Student James Gracey Disappears In Spain; Finland Named World's Happiest Country Again; Aired 12-1p ET


Quest Means Business
• Ryanair CEO Wants to Drive Down Cost of Air Travel in Europe; Air France-KLM CEO Says No Choice But to Raise Ticket Prices; Lufthansa CEO Claims Iran Crisis a Jolt to European Aviation. Aired 4:00p-5p ET


The Situation Room
• Hegseth Says, U.S. On Plan for Iran War, Does Not Give Timeline; Energy Prices Soar as Attacks on Middle East Gas Facilities Escalate; Epstein's Personal Attorney Testifies in Congressional Invesetigation. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• Jimmy Gracey Missing in Spain; Ex-Trump Official Says Iran Posed No Imminent Threat; Israel Strikes World's Largest Gas Field in Iran. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Iranians Reportedly Hit U.S. F-35; Air Travel Delays; Iran War Ramps Up. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• Trump Meets With Japanese Prime Minister; Trump Coin?; Fears of Global Energy Crisis Grow. Aired 11:30a-12p ET


The Source with Kaitlan Collins
• Trump: $200 Billion Iran War Funding Request "A Small Price To Pay"; Trump Says He's Not Deploying More Troops But "If I Were, I Certainly Wouldn't Tell You"; WSJ: Trump Told Advisers Some Deportation Policies Went Too Far. Aired 9-10p ET


The Brief with Jim Sciutto
• CNN International: Netanyahu: Israel Acted Alone in Iran Gas Field Strike; Iranian Missile Strikes Major Refinery in Northern Israel; Trump Praises Japan's Backing for U.S. Action in Iran; WTO Warns Iran War Will Impact Global Trade Growth; Lebanese PM Calls for Ceasefire, Talks with Israel; Lebanon: More Than 1,000 Killed Since March 2; ICE Arrests Texas Father Delivering Milk to Baby. Aired 6-7p ET


The Story Is with Elex Michaelson
• Missiles Intercepted Over Riyadh as Diplomats Hold Meeting; U.S. and Israel Attack Oil, Natural Gas Facilities; Interview with Representative Cory Mills (R-FL); Asian Markets Fall as Iran Hits Energy Facilities in the Mideast; Artist in Cuba Speaks About Daily Life Amid Energy Crisis; Cuban Resident Speaks about Daily Life and Energy Crisis; Sex Abuse Allegations Revealed against Cesar Chavez; Muslims in Gulf Region to Celebrate Ramadan Despite Conflict. Aired 12-1a ET
• Trump Criticizes Israel Over Attack On Iran Gas; Global Oil Crisis May Only Have Temporary Effects; Trump Officials Testify At The Senate Amid War With Iran; European Groups Join Aid Convoy To Cuba Amid Crippling Oil Blockade; Senate Committee To Vote On DHS Secretary; Ex-Counterterrorism Chief: Israel Drew U.S. Into Iran War; Trump Calls for End to Strikes on Energy Targets; Interview with Former Mossad Official Rami Igra; "New York Times" Reveals Sex Abuse Allegations Against Cesar Chavez. Aired 1-2a ET


What We Know with Max Foster
• Israeli PM Netanyahu Gives Update On War With Iran; Trump Says He Told Netanyahu To Halt Attacks On Energy Facilities; Airlines Mull Ticket Price Hikes As Fuel Costs Spike. Aired 3-4p ET