Return to Transcripts main page

CNN Transcripts for June 20, 2026

Note: This page is continually updated as new transcripts become available. If you cannot find a specific segment, check back later.

CNN's The Arena with Kasie Hunt
• President Trump, In Interview With Marc Caputo, Said He Has Not Yet "Learned" The Limits To His Presidential Powers; Vance's Media Blitz For New Book Collides With 2028 Speculation; CNN Poll: Americans Divided On "Culture War" Issues; Obama Presidential Center Opens In Chicago. Aired 12-1p ET


The Amanpour Hour
• Interview With United Nations General Assembly President Annalena Baerbock; Interview With "Stolen Revolution" Co-Author And "The New York Times" Iran Correspondent Yeganeh Torbati; Interview With "Stolen Revolution" Co-Author Bozorgmehr Sharafedin; The Dads Who Found Each Other Through Football And Grief; Interview With IRC Regional Vice President For MENAU Sherine Ibrahim; Interview With "The Pitt" Actress Sepideh Moafi; The Refugees Risking Everything On The High Seas; Excerpt Of Interview With Equal Justice Founder And Executive Director Bryan Stevenson. Aired 11a-12p ET


CNN Newsroom
• Did Not Air 12-1p ET
• Did Not Air 1-2p ET
• Iran Announces Strait Of Hormuz Now Closed As Fighting Continues between Israel And Hezbollah In Lebanon; Vice President J.D. Vance To Travel To Switzerland For Peace Negotiations With Iranian Leaders; Plans To Build Large ICE Detention Center In Social Circle, Georgia, Discontinued By Trump Administration; Major Storms Threaten Gulf Coast; Obama Presidential Center Opens In Chicago; Algae Turns Water Green In Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool Despite Cleanup Efforts; U.S. Men's Soccer Team Defeats Australia In World Cup Game; Building Of Erie Canal Examined In CNN Documentary. Aired 2-3p ET
• Iran Declares Strait Of Hormuz Closed Over Fresh Righting In Lebanon; VP Vance Expected To Travel To Switzerland For Iran Talks; Calls Intensify To Ban Horse-Drawn Carriages In New York; Aid Group Provides Emergency Shelter To Displaced People; Tennessee GOP Redraw Maps To Erase Last Dem Black-Majority District; Rail Fans Lining Up For Big Boy Steam Locomotive Tour Stops; Meet Merlin The Duck, Mexico's Official World Cup Ambassador. Aired 3-4p ET
• Did Not Air 4-5p ET
• Iran Says It's Closing Hormuz Strait After Israeli Attacks In Lebanon; U.S. Men Advance To Knockout Round After Beating Australia; Vance Heads To Switzerland For U.S.-Iran Peace Talks; Vance Heads To Switzerland For United States-Iran Peace Talks; Iran Says Closing Hormuz Strait After Israeli Attacks In Lebanon; DHS Drops Plans To Turn Warehouse Into Mega ICE Facility In Georgia. Aired 5-6p ET
• Iran Says It Is Closing Hormuz Strait After Israeli Attacks In Lebanon; Vance Heads To Israel For U.S.-Iran Peace Talks; More Rain In Forecast For Waterlogged Central U.S./Gulf Coast; Iran Says It's Closing Hormuz Strait After Israeli Attacks In Lebanon; Rep. Carlos Gimenez (R-FL) Discusses About Interim Iran Agreement; Vance Heads To Switzerland For U.S.-Iran Peace Talks; Trump: Multiple People Arrested For "Vandalizing" Reflection Pool; Peeling Material, Algae Plague Renovated Reflecting Pool. Aired 6-7p ET
• Iran Says It's Closing Hormuz Strait After Israeli Attacks In Lebanon; Ukraine's New Mid-Range Drones Breaking Russian Supply Lines; DHS Drops Plans To Turn Warehouse In Mega ICE Facility In Georgia; New York Mayor Mamdani Responds To White House Threat To Send ICE Agents; GOP Targets Areas Near U.S.-Mexico Border To Retain House Majority; Team USA Reaches Knockout Round At World Cup; Merlin The Duck, Mexico's Official World Cup Ambassador. Aired 7-8p ET
• At Least Five Killed in New Israeli Strikes on Lebanon; U.S.- Iran 14-Point Agreement; Polish President Strips Zelenskyy of Country's Top Honor; Burnham Secures Commanding Win in U.K. By- Election; Record Heat Expected in Europe Through Weekend. Aired 3- 3:30a ET
• At Least Five Killed in New Israeli Strikes on Lebanon; Former CIA Operative Concerned over Trump Intel Pick; World Cup Team USA Advance to Knockout after Second Straight Win; Burnham Secures Commanding Win in U.K. By-Election; Polish President Strips Zelenskyy of Country's Top Honor; Teen Killed in NYC Horse Carriage Accident; Kennedy Center Asks Judge to Pause Lawsuit Deadlines. Aired 4-5a ET


CNN This Morning
• Trump Envoys Head To Switzerland For Potential Iran Talks; 5 Killed As Israeli Strikes Hit Southern Lebanon Despite Ceasefire Agreement; Pulte Seeks Major Cuts In First Day As Intel Chief; Team USA Advances To Knockout Round With Defeat Of Australia; Trump Says Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool Was Vandalized, Defends Response To Algae Bloom. Witkoff, Kushner Head to Switzerland for Iran Talks; Italian Prime Minister Meloni Slams Trump Over "Fabricated" Photo Claim; New Yorkers Push to Ban New York City Horse-Drawn Carriages After Teen's Death. Aired 6-7a ET
• U.S. Official: Witkoff, Kushner Head To Switzerland For Iran Talks; Gulf Course Flooding Continues As More Rain Moves In; President Trump Unveils New Presidential Plane; Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL), Is Being Interviewed About Iran Deal Being Stronger Than The JCPOA; President Trump Speaks On Unfreezing Iranian Assets; Chicago Students Have Surprise Storytime With The Obamas. Aired 7-8a ET


First of All with Victor Blackwell
• What Happened To "Help Is On Its Way"?; Iranian Americans React To Backlash Against Trump Agreement; Lead Of Reparations Committee Reacts To Trump Admin Legal Fight. Aired 8-9p ET


Smerconish
• The Strategic Implications Of The New Iran Deal; 57 Days Left To Negotiate Final U.S.-Iran Deal To End War; Why Birthrates Are Declining. Soccer Fever Grips Once Skeptical U.S. Aired 9-10a ET


Table For Five
• Republicans and Democrats Criticize Memorandum of Understanding Negotiated by President Trump with Iran to End Military Conflict; Trump Administration Draws Criticism for Not Commenting on UFC Fighter Claiming Former First Lady Michelle Obama is a Man During Event on White House South Lawn; Democratic Socialist Candidates Winning Democratic Primaries in Major American Cities; Supernanny Jo Frost Says American Children Not being Taught Independence by Parents. Aired 10-11a ET


The Story Is with Elex Michaelson
• Israel and Hezbollah Agree to Renew Ceasefire after Conflict Threatens to Derail U.S.-Iran Talks; Burnham Secures Commanding Win in UK By-Election; Brazil Cruise Past Haiti for 3-0 Win Philadelphia; Obama Presidential Center Opens to the Public on Juneteenth; Record Heat Expected in Europe Through the Weekend; New Movie About Iranian Resistance Generated by AI. Aired 12-1a ET
• Trump Says He Pushed Israel to Renew Ceasefire in Lebanon; 25 Ships Crossed Strait of Hormuz Thursday, Most Since April; Analysis Shows Massive Losses to Oil Supply Amid Iran War; Huge Challenges Even as Some Traffic Moves Through Hormuz; Israel-Hezbollah Tensions Threaten to Derail U.S.-Iran Talks; USA Advance to Knockout After Second Straight Win. Aired 1-2a ET