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Anderson Cooper 360 Degrees
• U.S.-Iran Truce on Shaky Ground with New Attacks, Hormuz Confusion; Israel: 100+ Strikes in 10 mins. Across Lebanon, Says Ceasefire doesn't Apply there; Iran: Strait of Hormuz Closed Amid Israeli Strikes; Anthropic Warns Its Latest A.I. Model Could Allow Hackers to Attack Every Major Operating System and Web Browser; U.S.- Iran Truce on Shaky Ground With New Attacks, Hormuz Confusion; Trump is Considering Joint Venture With Iran for Strait of Hormuz Tolls; Republican Clay Fuller Wins Georgia Special Election to Replace Former Rep. Majorie Taylor Greene; Live Update From Artemis II Crew Now at 10:45 p.m. ET. Aired 8-9p ET


Amanpour
• Interview with Former Iranian Deputy Vice President for Strategy Sasan Karimi; Interview with Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis. Aired 1-2p ET


CNN's The Arena with Kasie Hunt
• White House Declares "Victory" In Iran Amid Shaky Ceasefire; Just In: Vance Says There Are Signs Iran is Coming To War Negotiating Table "Seriously", But Also Signs Of "Bravado"; Ceasefire In Iran Shaky As Israel Escalates Strikes On Lebanon & Tehran Claims It's Closing Strait of Hormuz. Aired 4-5p ET


The Lead with Jake Tapper
• Rep. Ro Khanna, (DA-CA), Is Interviewed About U.S.-Iran Ceasefire On Shaky Ground Amid Continued Attacks, DOJ Says Bondi Won't Appear For Next Week's Epstein Deposition; Oil Prices Plunge And Gas Prices Climb Amid Shaky Ceasefire; Trump's Immigration Policy Sidelines Foreign Doctors; Can Democrats Win Back Rural America?; Democrats Outperform 2024 Margin In Georgia Election. Aired 5-6p ET
• White House Says, Ceasefire Will Continue If Strait of Hormuz is Open; NASA Releases First Images from Artemis II Lunar Flyby; Tackling the Crisis of Veteran Homelessness in the U.S. White House Says "Tough" Threats Against Iran Got "Results". Aired 6-7p ET


CNN NewsNight with Abby Phillip
• White House Declares Victory as Ceasefire Details Remain Unclear; Iran Says, Strait of Hormuz Closed Amid Israeli Strikes; White House Says, Trump was to Discuss Leaving NATO in Meeting With Alliance. Trump Considers Pulling Out From NATO; Artemis Astronauts Speak to the Media from Space. Aired 10-11p ET


CNN News Central
• Vance Says, Trump Impatient to Make Progress in War With Iran; Iran Says, Military Will Coordinate Passage Through Hormuz; Oil Prices Fall, Stock Futures Rise After Iran Ceasefire Agreement. Aired 7-7:30a ET
• Rep. Jake Auchincloss (D-MA) On Trump Announcement Of Two-Week Ceasefire With Iran; NASA Releases New Photo Taken By Astronauts Of Milky Way; Today: Suspect In Gilgo Beach Serial Killings Expected To Plead Guilty. Aired 7:30-8a ET
• Pentagon Gives Update on Iran War After Ceasefire Reached; Hegseth Calls Operation Epic Fury Overwhelming and Historic Victory; Joint Chiefs Chair: U.S. Has Devastated Iran's Ability to Harm Americans. Aired 8:00-8:30a ET
• Hegseth and Caine Hold War Update; Iran Ceasefire Deal Reached; Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) is Interviewed about Iran. Aired 8:30-9a ET
• Hegseth Says U.S. Isn't Going Anywhere; Trump Announces Ceasefire; Rep. Ben Cline (R-VA) is Interviewed about the Strait of Hormuz and Iran; Gilgo Beach Suspect to Plead Guilty; Marc Caputo is Interviewed about the Iran Peace Deal. Aired 9-9:30a ET
• Rep. Don Bacon (R-NE) is Interviewed about Iran; Results of Elections; Recovery for Missing American Woman in Bahamas. Aired 9:30- 10a ET
• White House Holds Press Briefing; Artemis II Heads Back to Earth; Iran Claims Victory as Attacks Continue in Gulf. Aired 1-1:30p ET
• White House Holds Briefing Amid Fragile Iran Ceasefire; White House Says U.S. Achieved and Exceeded Its Core Military Objectives in Iran; Trump's Red Lines on Iran Have Not Changed. Aired 1:30-2p ET
• White House Says U.S. Achieved and Exceeded Its Core Military Objectives in Iran; Vance, Witkoff, Kushner to Attend Talks in Pakistan This Weekend; White House Says Iran Privately Assures U.S. That Hormuz Strait is Open; Trump Says Israeli Strikes on Lebanon Not Included in Ceasefire Deal; Gas Prices Edge Up as Oil Prices Plunge Amid Fragile Truce; Suspect Admits Strangling Eight Women in Gilgo Beach Serial Killings. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Suspect Admits Strangling 8 Women in Gilgo Beach Serial Killings; U.S. Allies in Gulf Report Iranian Strikes Despite Ceasefire; Iranian Official: Israeli Strikes on Lebanon Violate Ceasefire; Artemis II Crew Two Days Away from Splashdown. Aired 2:30- 3p ET
• Fragile Truce Hangs in Balance Amid Israeli Strikes on Lebanon; Trump: U.S. Will Work with Iran to "Dig Up & Remove" Enriched Uranium; DOJ Says Pam Bondi Won't Appear for Epstein Deposition; Blanche on Bondi Subpoena: What Happens Now is Up to Comer; Family of Woman Lost at Sea Calls for Full Investigation; Husband Speaks After Wife Reportedly Falls Overboard in Bahamas; Woman Known as "Ketamine Queen" Sentenced to 15 Years in Overdose Death of Actor Matthew Perry 3-3:30p ET
• Artemis II Crew Returning to Earth After Deep Space Mission; Vice President Speaks on Fragile Ceasefire with Iran; Trump May Discuss U.S. Exit from NATO as He Meets with Its Chief; Oil Price Plunge, Markets Surge Amid Fragile Ceasefire. Aired 3:30-4p ET


CNN Newsroom
• Trump, Iran Declare Victory After Striking Ceasefire Deal; Trump Agrees to Suspend Strikes on Iran for Two Weeks; Iran Will Open Strait of Hormuz During Ceasefire; Pakistani PM Invites U.S., Iran to April 10 Islamabad Talks; Vance Stumps for Hungary's Orban; Lebanon Health Ministry Says Eight Killed in Israeli Drone Strike; Photos From Artemis II Crew Show Rare Views of the Moon; Artemis II's Orion Capsule Leaves Lunar Sphere of Influence. Aired 2-3a ET
• Trump Agrees to a Two-Week Ceasefire with Iran; NASA releases some of 10,000 Photos Taken from Artemis II Crew; "Hacks" Airs its Final Season; Wireless Music Festival Canceled Following Kanye West's Denied Entry to the United Kingdom. Aired 3-4a ET


CNN This Morning
• Trump Announces Two-Week Ceasefire with Iran. Aired 6-6:30a ET
• Trump and NATO Chief Meet; Holly Dagres is Interviewed about Iran; Rep. Maggie Goodlander (D-NH) is Interviewed about the Ceasefire Deal; U.S. Sees Challenges after Iran Ceasefire. Aired 6:30-7a ET


Connect the World
• Trump Agrees to Suspend Bombing of Iran for Two Weeks; Pakistani PM Invites U.S. And Iran for Talks on Friday; Iran Claims Victory, Says U.S. Accepts 10-point Plan; Israel Launches Largest Strikes on Lebanon Since War Began; Trump & Top U.S. Officials to Meet with NATO Chief Today; U.S. Defense Secretary Indicates Strait of Hormuz Currently Open. Aired 9-10a ET
• U.S. and Iran Agree to Two-Week Ceasefire; Interview with Pakistani Ambassador to U.S. on Iran War Ceasefire; Israel Launches Largest Strikes on Lebanon since War Began; Shipping Data Shows Little Movement in Strait of Hormuz; Orion Astronauts Are Homeward Bound. Aired 10-11a ET


Erin Burnett Outfront
• U.S.-Iran Ceasefire Shaky, Iran: Strait of Hormuz Is Closed; NYT: China Pushed Iran To Accept Two-Week Ceasefire With U.S.; "Real Chaos": Iowa Farmers Struggle Amid Iran War, Trump Tariffs. Aired 7-8p ET


Early Start with Rahel Solomon
• Trump Agrees To Suspend Strikes On Iran For Two Weeks; Iran: Military Will Coordinate Passage Through Hormuz. Aired 4-4:30a ET
• Pakistani PM Invites U.S., Iran To April 10 "Islamabad Talks"; Trump Agrees To Suspend Strikes On Iran For Two Weeks; War Disrupts Supply Chains Including Aid Deliveries. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Trump Agrees To Suspend Strikes On Iran For Two Weeks; Iran Claims Great Victory, Says U.S. Accepts 10-Point Plan; Trump & Top U.S. Officials To Meet With NATO Chief Today. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Trump Agrees To Suspend Strikes On Iran For Two Weeks; Artemis II's Orion Capsule Leaves Lunar Sphere Of Influence; London Festival Canceled After Headliner Kanye West Block From Traveling To U.K. Aired 5:30-6a ET


Inside Politics
• Ceasefire Looks Shaky As Iran Halts Traffic In Strait Of Hormuz After Israel Attacks Lebanon; Hegseth: Iran Can No Longer Build Missiles, Rockets Or Launchers; NY Times: How Trump Took The U.S. To War With Iran; NY Times: Vance Told Trump War Could Break Apart Political Coalition. Aired 12-12:30p ET
• GOP Fuller Wins Georgia-14 Runoff, Defeats Dem by 12 Points; Michigan Senator Elissa Slotkin Campaigns for Iowa Democrats; Michigan Democratic Senate Candidate Abdul El-Sayed Appears at Campaign Event With Hasan Piker. Aired 12:30-1p ET


Isa Soares Tonight
• Both the United States and Iran Claim Victory After Stepping Back from a Catastrophic Brink By Agreeing to a Two-Week Pause in the War; Israel Launches Blistering Strikes Across Lebanon; President Trump to Send Envoys to Islamabad this Weekend for New Ceasefire Talks on Iran. Oil Prices Plunge, Markets Surge Amid Fragile Ceasefire; Iran Continues Strikes on Oil Targets Around the Gulf; Israel Launches Largest Strikes on Lebanon; Anthropic: New A.I. Too Powerful to Release to the Public. Aired 2-3p ET


Laura Coates Live
• Artemis II Crew Holds Press Conference from Space; Confusion Erupts Amid Fragile Ceasefire Between U.S. and Iran; Some GOP Lawmakers Question Ceasefire Deal; DOJ Says Pam Bondi Won't Testify in Epstein Probe. Aired 11p-12a ET


One World with Zain Asher
• Reports: Key Saudi Oil Pipeline Attacked; Trump: Israeli Strikes on Lebanon "Not Included" in Ceasefire; Trump to Meet with NATO Chief Rutte at White House Today; Iranian Media: Iran Halts Oil Tanker Traffic Through Hormuz; Oil Prices Drop, Stocks Rally on Ceasefire Announcement; Astronaut Reflects on New Perspective of Earth after Moon Flyby. Aired 11a-12p ET
• Iranian Media: Iran Halts Oil Tanker Traffic Through Hormuz; Trump: Will Work With Iran To Remove Enriched Uranium; U.S. And Iran Agree To Two- Week Ceasefire; How Artemis II Crew Capture Rare View Of Moon; Iranians React To U.S.-Iran Two-Week Ceasefire Deal; War Disrupts Supply Chains, Including Aid Deliveries; U.S. Women's Hockey Game Sets Attendance Record; Aired 12-1p ET


Quest Means Business
• Tenuous Ceasefire Sparks Relief Rally on Wall Street; Oil Prices Plunge After Ceasefire Reached in Middle East; Trump Meets with NATO Chief as Iran War Strains Alliance; Iran and Pakistan Say Lebanon Part of Truce, Israel and Trump Deny; Iranians React to U.S.-Iran Two-Week Ceasefire Deal; Picasso Painting to be Raffled Off for $116 a Ticket. Aired 4p-5p ET


The Situation Room
• Both U.S. and Iran Claim Victory in Two-Week Ceasefire; Israel Says, Most Strikes on Lebanon Today Since Start of War; Now, NATO Chief Meets With Rubio as Iran Ceasefire Starts. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• Hegseth: U.S. Was Ready to Target Iran's Power Plants, Bridges; Kuwait and UAE Report Iranian Strikes Despite Ceasefire; Airline Fuel Costs and Prices for Travelers; Some Iranians Express Skepticism About Ceasefire Agreement. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Pam Bondi Not to Appear For Epstein Deposition?; Iran Claims Victory Following Cease-Fire Deal. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• Interview With Kara Swisher; American Journalist Released in Iraq; New Photos of Artemis II Mission; Interview With Sen. Edward Markey (D-MA); State of Iran Cease-Fire Uncertain. Aired 11:30a-12p ET


The Source with Kaitlan Collins
• Vance Blames "Legitimate Misunderstanding" For Israeli Strikes; MAGA Revolt Grows Over Iran War Even As U.S.-Iran Enters Truce; DOJ Says Bondi Won't Appear For Next Week's Epstein Deposition. Aired 9- 10p ET


The Brief with Jim Sciutto
• CNN International: White House: Talks Depend on Strait of Hormuz Being Open; NATO Chief Visits White House; Lebanon: At Least 182 Killed, 890 Injured in New Israeli Attacks; Oil Prices Tumble Below $95 a Barrel. Aired 6-7p ET


The Story Is with Elex Michaelson
• Trump Agrees to Suspend Strikes on Iran for Two Weeks; Iran Claims Victory, Says U.S. Accepts 10-Point Plan; Oil Dips, Stocks Rally After Trump's Ceasefire Announcement; Iran Claims Great Victory, Says U.S. Accepts 10-Point Plan; War Disrupts Supply Chains Including Aid Deliveries; L.A. Mayor Weighs in on Iran War, Other Issues. Aired 12-1a ET
• Trump Announces Two-Week Ceasefire As Iran Agrees To Reopen Hormuz Strait; Oil Prices Drop And Stocks Rally After Trump's Ceasefire Announcement; Pakistan Has Emerged As A Mediator Between U.S. And Iran; Trump Agrees to Suspend Strikes on Iran for Two Weeks; Interview with "Hacks" Stars Jean Smart and Hannah Einbinder; Artemis II's Orion Capsule Leaves Lunar Sphere of Influence. Aired 1-2a ET


What We Know with Max Foster
• White House: Trump Expects Iran To Keep Strait Of Hormuz Open; Lebanon: 112 People Killed, 800+ Injured In New Israeli Attacks; U.S.-Iran On Shaky Ground Amid Continued Attacks. Aired 3-4p ET