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Anderson Cooper 360 Degrees
• Trump Officially Signs Agreement with Iran; Some Republicans Blast U.S. Agreement with Iran; Trump: Iran Agreement has Everything We Set Out to Accomplish; Trump Officially Signs Agreement With Iran; Bernie Sanders to Introduce Bill Creating A.I. Sovereign Wealth Fund; Three Pennsylvania Midterm Races Loom Large, Could Decide Which Party Controls House; Reflecting Pool Water Still Green From Residual Algae. Aired 8-9p ET


Amanpour
• Interview with The New York Times National Security Correspondent and CNN Political and National Security Analyst David Sanger; Interview with "Stolen Revolution" Co-Author and The New York Times Iran Correspondent Yeganeh Torbati; Interview with "Stolen Revolution" Co-Author Bozorgmehr Sharafedin; Interview with "Soccernomics" Author Simon Kuper; Interview with Stanford University Hoover Institution Hargrove Senior Fellow Elizabeth Economy. Aired 6-7p ET


CNN's The Arena with Kasie Hunt
• U.S. Releases Official Agreement With Iran; Trump Upends DNI Confirmation Hearing, Tells Clayton Not To Show; Trump-Backed Candidate To Face Ossoff In Critical Senate Race. Aired 4-5p ET


The Lead with Jake Tapper
• Trump Delays Confirmation For Intel Chief, Pulte To Be In Charge; U.S. Federal Reserve Holds Rates Steady Under New Chair Warsh; New York City Prepares For Knicks Victory Parade Celebration; Swing District Voters In Pennsylvania Size Up The Midterms; Trump's Pick For GA Governor Loses To Billionaire Rick Jackson. Aired 5-6p ET
• Trump Officially Signs Iran Agreement; Rex Heuermann Sentenced to Life in Prison Without Parole; Plane Crash Victims Rescued from Fiery Wreck. Fed Keeps Lending Rate Steady As Warsh Leads First Meeting; Lawrence, Kansas Embraces Hosting Team Algeria. Aired 6-7p ET


CNN NewsNight with Abby Phillip
• U.S. Releases Iran Agreement, Conservatives Call It Surrender; Trump Defends Iran Having Missiles, Unfair If Others Can Have Them; Iran Agreement Confirms What Trump, Vance Called Propaganda. Donald Trump Defends the Agreement with Iran that will Avert Economic Catastrophe. Aired 10-11p ET


CNN News Central
• CNN Obtains Text of 14-Point U.S.-Iran Agreement; Bystanders Rush to Rescue Passengers After Jet Crashes on Highway; Tropical Storm Watch in Effect for Texas, Louisiana Gulf Coast. Aired 7-7:30a ET
• Dems Push Back on Efforts to Build West Coast Emergency Oil Reserve; CNN Obtains 14-Point Draft Agreement Between U.S. and Iran; Trump Cancels Today's Senate Hearing for DNI Pick Jay Clayton; Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool Overrun with Algae. Aired 7:30-8a ET
• Interview with Rep. Maggie Goodlander (D-NH): 14-Point Draft Agreement Between U.S. and Iran; Iran Draft Agreement has No Specific Details on Enriched Uranium; Dramatic Rescues After Private Jet Crashes on Texas Highway; World Cup Fans Say Ticket Resale Sites Selling Them Unavailable Seats. Aired 8-8:30a ET
• CNN Obtains Draft Agreement; Congressional Staffers go to Maxwell's Prison; Running the Numbers on Georgia; Harold Jones is Interviewed about Georgia Maps; Madison Mills is Interviewed about Interest Rates; Michael Rubin is Interviewed about the Knicks Championship. Aired 8:30-9a ET
• CNN Obtains Draft Agreement; Rep. Brad Schneider (D-IL) is Interviewed about the Iran Agreement; Trump Cancels Clayton Hearing; Gilgo Beach Killer Sentencing. Aired 9-9:30a ET
• Trump-Backed Collins Wins Georgia; Rescue after Plane Crash on Texas Highway; Polls on Americans thoughts on July 4th; Reflecting Pool Overrun with Algae. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• President Trump Holds News Conference at G7. Aired 1-1:30p ET
• Senate Intelligence Chairman Says Clayton's DNI Hearing is Off; Trump Cancels DNI Hearings, Urges Lawmakers to Pass Voter ID Bill; Serial Killer Rex Heuermann Gets Life in Prison Without Parole. Aired 1:30-2p ET
• Fed Keeps Rates Steady as Warsh Helms First Fed Meeting; U.S. Releases Official 14-point Agreement With Iran; Trump Urges Israel to Use Good Judgment in Lebanon Military Ops; Trump Cancels DNI Hearings, Urges Lawmakers to Pass Voter ID Bill; Rep. Mike Collins Wins GOP Nomination, Sets Up Senate Battle With Ossoff. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• New Fed Chair Speaks After Overseeing First Interest Rate Decision; Luigi Mangione Will Argue Psychiatric Defense in State Murder Trial; First Named Storm of Hurricane Season Forms Off Texas Coast. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• U.S. Releases Official 14-Point Agreement with Iran; Senate Intelligence Chairman: Clayton's DNI Hearing is Off; Trump Takes Questions from Reporters Upon Arrival in Paris; New Fed Chair Speaks After Overseeing First Rate Meeting; Fed Keeps Rates Steady as Warsh Helms First Fed Meeting 3-3:30p ET
• Luigi Mangione Will Argue Psychiatric Defense in State Murder Trial; Interview with Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD): U.S. Releases Official 14-Point Agreement with Iran; U.S. House Staff Visits Ghislaine Maxwell's Prison. Aired 3:30-4p ET


CNN Newsroom
• Questions Remain Over Key Details Of U.S.-Iran Agreement; Makerfield Constituency Prepares For Key By-Election In U.K.; Feds Foil Alleged Plot To Attack White House UFC Fight; G7 Leaders Support Agreement Between U.S. And Iran; Iran Says Israel Must Withdraw From Lebanon as Part of Agreement; WHO Says More Than 130 Deaths May Be Linked to the Outbreak; Lionel Messi Tied World Cup's All-time Scoring Record With 3-goal Hat Trick; Uganda's Ghetto Kids to Join Shakira for Halftime Show; SpaceX is Now One of World's Most Valuable Companies; Actor Javier Bardem Honored at TCL Chinese Theater; Serena & Venus Williams Will Play Doubles at Wimbledon. Aired 2-3a ET
• G7 Leaders Back U.S.-Iran Agreement, Trump Could Release the Document to the Public; Messi-led Argentina Clobbered Algeria at the FIFA World Cup; Online Contents Outlasts Traditional Media in a New Reuters Institute Report. Aired 3-4a ET
• G7 Leaders Praise Trump for US-Iran Deal; Iran Exports First Crude Oil Shipment In Two Months; 4 States, DC Head To Polls In Key Primary Races, Runoffs; Tight Security Planned For New York Knicks Parade; FBI Foils Alleged Plot To Attack The White House UFC Event. Aired 4-4:30a ET
• G7 Leaders Support Agreement Between US and Iran; Russian Ship Fires Warning Shots At Yacht In English Channel; Murky Water in Reflecting Pool. Aired 4:30-5a ET


CNN This Morning
• Confusion Reigns Over U.S.-Iran Proposed Agreement; Mixed Bag for Trump-Backed Candidates in Primaries. Aired 6-6:30a ET
• Text of 14-Point Agreement; Ravi Chaudhary is Interviewed about Iran; Trump Speaks at G7 Summit. Aired 6:30-7a ET


Connect the World
• CNN Obtains 14-point Draft Agreement Between U.S. And Iran; Trump Says He Can Upend U.S.-Iran Agreement if He Chooses; Bystanders Rush to Help After Plane Crashes on Texas Highway; Feds Foil Alleged Plot to Attack White House UFC Fight; Messi Steals the Show After Braces by Mbappe, Haaland. Aired 9-9:45a ET
• U.S.-Israel War with Iran; Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Iran Agreement; Inside Lebanon's Push to Dismantle Hezbollah; 2026 FIFA World Cup. Aired 10-11a ET


Erin Burnett Outfront
• Trump Signs Agreement Iran Is Calling "A Record Of America's Failure"; Georgia Republicans Drop Plans To Redraw Maps Amid Protests; CNN Gets Inside Look At $850 Million Obama Presidential Center. Aired 7-8p ET


Inside Politics
• Trump: Global Leaders "Thrilled" About Iran Agreement; Trump: Iran Agreement Has "Everything We Set Out To Accomplish"; Trump: Will Go "Back To Bombing" If Deal Isn't Done In 60 Days; Trump: New Leaders Of Iran Are "Far Less Radicalized"; Trump: Normal Flow Of Energy Will Resume In "Coming Days". Aired 12-12:30p ET
• Trump Takes Questions on Iran Agreement After G7 Summit; Trump Says He Will Go Back to Bombing if Deal Isn't Done in 60 Days; Iran Has to Behave to Get Investment Money in Deal. Aired 12:30-1p ET


Isa Soares Tonight
• New Fed Chair Warsh Speaks Following Rate Decision; New Fed Chair Warsh Speaks as Fed Holds Rates Steady; SpaceX Overtakes Amazon in Market Value. U.S. Fed to Reveal First Rate Decision Under New Chair Kevin Warsh; President Trump Says Iran Deal has "Everything We Set Out to Accomplish"; G7 Leaders "Welcome" U.S. Agreement with Iran. Aired 2:00-3p ET


Laura Coates Live
• Trump Caves on His Demand of Iran's "Unconditional Surrender"; Trump Jokes He'll Blame J.D. if Iran Agreement Falls Apart; Luigi Mangione Defense Strategy Revealed. Aired 11p-12a ET


One World with Zain Asher
• Agreement Calls for an End to the War on all Fronts; Trump: Text of U.S.-Iran Agreement is "Not Final"; CNN: Jackson Wins Republican Nomination for Gubernatorial Nominee; CNN Obtains 14-Point Draft Agreement Between U.S. and Iran; Argentina Beat Algeria 3-0 Thanks to Messi Hat-Trick; Hydrogen Peroxide Being Used to Treat Reflecting Pool Algae. Aired 11a-12p ET
• Trump Holds News Conference At G7 Summit; Trump: Global Leaders "Thrilled" About Iran Agreement; Trump: Will Go "Back To Bombing" If Deal Isn't Done In 60 Days; Aired 12-1p ET


Quest Means Business
• Trump Defends U.S.-Iran Deal; By-election Could Lead to Labour Leadership Challenge; Airbus Building Special Ultra-Long-Range Plane for Qantas; How to Survive a 22-Hour Flight. World's Longest Nonstop Commercial Flight Prepares to Launch; fed Signals Possible Rate Hikes as New Chair Takes Over; Qantas CEO: Turning Geographic Disadvantage into Advantage. Aired 4:00p-5p ET


CNN Live Event/Special
• CNN Headlines: G7 Leaders "Support" Agreement Between U.S. And Iran; Trump: Will Release Iran Agreement Text "In A Couple Of Days"; Delaware Hospital Shooting Suspect Arrested, One Dead; Will Kamala Harris Run Again? Aired 5-5:30a ET
• CNN Headlines: Delaware Hospital Shooting Suspect Arrested; One Dead; Alleged Plot to Attack UFC Event at White House Foiled; Tight Security in Place for Obama Presidential Center Grand Opening; Diver Reflects On High-Risk Laos Cave Rescue. Aired 5:30-6a ET


The Situation Room
• CNN Obtains 14-Point Draft Agreement Between U.S. and Iran; Trump Meets With Indian Prime Minister at G7 Summit; Trump Takes Questions Amid Meeting With Indian Prime Minister. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• Psychiatric Defense in Luigi Mangione Case?; Georgia Primary Results; Criticism Grows Over Iran Deal. Aired 10:30a-11a ET
• Investigation Continues Into Potential UFC Attack Plot; Trump Tries to Cancel DNI Confirmation Hearing; Questions Remain Over Iran Deal. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• CNN Obtains 14-Point Draft Agreement Between U.S. and Iran; Hantavirus-Stricken Cruise Passenger Still Quarantined; Africa Health Official Warns Current Ebola Outbreak May Be Worst Ever. Aired 11:30- 12p ET


The Source with Kaitlan Collins
• Trump Defends His Iran Agreement Amid Backlash; Trump Jokes He'll Blame Vance If Iran Agreement Falls Through; Blanche Tried To Mend Fences With Conservative Group That Pushed 2020 Election Conspiracies. Aired 9-10p ET


The Brief with Jim Sciutto
• Did Not Air 6-7p ET


The Story Is with Elex Michaelson
• Trump's Iran Agreement Text to be Released in "Couple of Days"; Key Primary Races, Runoffs in Four States and Washington, D.C.; Kamala Harris and Arnold Schwarzenegger in Vienna Summit; Reflecting Pool Renovation Plagued by Stubborn Algae; Hydrogen Peroxide Being Used to Treat Reflecting Pool Algae; Feds Foil Alleged Plot to Attack White House UFC Fight; Jordan Makes World Cup Debut Against Austria; Uganda's Ghetto Kids to Join Shakira for Halftime Show. Aired 12-1a ET
• Trump: Will Release Iran Agreement Text "In Couple Of Days"; Vance: Iranian Leaders Say They Want To Change Behavior; Soccer Star Power on Full Display in Group Stage Openers; New Storm System Likely to Become Tropical Storm Arthur; Makerfield Constituency Prepares for Key By-Election U.K.; Jordan Makes World Cup Debut Against Austria. Aired 1-2a ET


What We Know with Max Foster
• U.S. And Iran Agree To End War On All Fronts, Including Lebanon; Trump On Iran War: "Didn't Want To See Economic Catastrophe"; U.S. Releases Text Of Official Agreement with Iran; Makerfield By-Election For U.K. Parliament Set For Thursday. Aired 3-4p ET