Return to Transcripts main page

CNN Transcripts for July 09, 2026

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

Anderson Cooper 360 Degrees
• Sources: Iran has New Plan to Assassinate Trump, Israel Tells U.S.; Sources: Trump Switched to Old Air Force One due to Security Concerns; Democrats Seek Details on FBI Director's Alleged Abuse of FBI Jets, Use of Taxpayer Dollars; Lawmakers Accuse Patel Of Luxury Travel, Personal Perks; FBI Denies It; Former Olympic Canoeist David Hearn Pleads Not Guilty To Reflecting Pool Damage; Source: Platner To File Paperwork To End Senate Bid On Monday; Source: Mexican National Fatally Shot By ICE In Texas Was Not The Target Of The Immigration Operation. Aired 8-9p ET


Amanpour
• Interview with Georgetown University in Qatar Professor of Government Mehran Kamrava; Interview with Palestinian National Initiative President Mustafa Barghouti; Interview with BFMTV International Reporter Thierry Arnaud; Interview with The New York Times "The World" Newsletter Host Katrin Bennhold. Aired 1-2p ET


CNN's The Arena with Kasie Hunt
• New U.S. Strikes Today In Iran, Further Deteriorating Ceasefire; Dems Jockey To Replace Platner In Key Senate Race; Stevens, El-Sayed In Final Weeks Of Michigan Democratic Senate Primary; Sources: Security Concerns Led To Trump Not Using Qatari Jet. Aired 4- 5p ET


The Lead with Jake Tapper
• Trump Had To Leave Turkey On Old Plane Due To Security Concerns; Rep. Mike Flood (R-NE), Is Interviewed About Trump's Poorly Executed Priorities Pile Up, Iran, War, Feisty Town Hall Crowd Confronts GOP Rep Over Trump Policies; Death Of Former Afghan Ally In ICE Custody Ruled An Accident; Questions About McConnell's Health Remain Three Weeks Later; RPT: FanDuel Sent Video From Phillies Star To Gambling Addict. Aired 5-6p ET
• Race to Replace Platner; Top GOP Lawmaker Probes Kash Patel's Spending; Multiple Survivors Say Longtime Epstein Assistant Lied to Congress. Republicans Demand Accountability Over "Attacks" On Caitlin Clark; Cases Of Diarrhea-Causing Parasite Climb In Midwest. Aired 6-7p ET


CNN NewsNight with Abby Phillip
• Sources Say, Israel Warns U.S. of Iranian Plot to Assassinate Trump; U.S. and Iran Trade New Strikes as Ceasefire Crumbles; Trump Fires Election Assistance Commission Leaders. Family of Mexican Immigrant Killed by an ICE Agent Calls for Investigation; Donald Trump's Next Pet Project Focuses on the White House Columns. Aired 10- 11p ET


CNN News Central
• Platner Drops Maine Senate Bid, Clearing Way for New Nominee; U.S. and Iran Trade Strikes for Second Straight Day as Tensions Flare; Three More Charged With Damaging Reflecting Pool After Restoration. Aired 7-7:30a ET
• CNN On The Ground In Tehran As U.S. And Iran Trade Strikes; Graham Platner Ends Maine Senate Bid, Denies Rape Allegation; Scientists Consider Solar Geoengineering To Tamp Down El Nino Effects. Aired 7:30-8a ET
• Interview with Rep. Gabe Amo (D-RI): U.S. and Iran Trade Fresh Strikes as Tensions Flare; Graham Platner Ends Maine Senate Bid, Denies Rape Allegation; Arraignment for Ex-Olympian David Hearn Indicted for Alleged Reflecting Pool Damage; Family Wants Answers After Man Fatally Shot by ICE on His Way to Work. Aired 8-8:30a ET
• Maine Voters Looking for New Senate Candidate; Fragile Iran Ceasefire Under Threat; Witkoff Expected Nuclear Talks after June Deal; Former Ambassador Gordon Sondland is Interviewed about the Iran Ceasefire; Katalyst Space Technologies Ghonhee Lee is Interviewed about the NASA Telescope. Aired 8:30-9a ET
• Maine Democrats Hold Nominating Convention; Progressive Change Campaign Committee Co-Founder Adam Green is Interviewed about Replacing Platner; Rep. Gregory Meeks (D-NY) is Interviewed about Iran; Ex-Olympian Arraigned today for Reflecting Pool Damage. Aired 9- 9:30a ET
• U.S. Unleashes New Strikes on Iran; Historical Look at Democratic Losses; Preliminary Hearing for Man Accused of Killing Charlie Kirk. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Security Concerns Over New Air Force One?; Iran Cease-Fire Crumbling?. Aired 1-1:30p ET
• Video Statement of Key Witness Played in Utah Court; Maine Democrats Will Hold Convention to Replace Platner; Katie Couric Shares Her Bout With Temporary Amnesia. Aired 1:30-2p ET
• Katie Couric Shares Her Bout With Temporary Amnesia; U.S. & Iran Trade New Strikes After Trump Says Ceasefire is Over; Iran Says It Hit U.S. Military Sites in Kuwait, Bahrain & Qatar; Video Statement of Key Witness Played in Utah Court; Platner Drops Maine Senate Bid After Rape Accusation; NASA Wants Volunteers for Yearlong Moon & Mars Simulation. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Ceasefire Deal Signed by Trump Under New Scrutiny Amid Strikes; Interview with Rep. Chellie Pingree (D-ME): Platner Suspends Senate Bid, Rails Against Democratic Establishment; Democrats Begin Two-Week Sprint to Replace Platner. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• CNN on Board the USS Abraham Lincoln; U.S. & Iran Trade New Strikes After Trump Says Ceasefire is Over; CENTCOM: U.S. Carries Out 170 Plus Strikes on Iran Over Last Two Days; Attorney: Trump Admin Aims to "Scapegoat" Hearn for Pool Failures 3-3:30p ET
• Platner Suspends Senate Bid, Rails Against Democratic Establishment; Democrats Begin Two-Week Sprint to Replace Platner; Gas Prices Post Their Biggest 1-Day Jump Since May; World Cup Action Resumes with Quarter-Finals Matchups. Aired 3:30-4p ET


CNN Newsroom
• U.S. Launches Strikes On Iran As Donald Trump Says Ceasefire "Over"; Donald Trump Gripes About Lack Of Support, Ends Talks On High Note; U.S. Launches Strikes on Iran as Trump Says Ceasefire is Over; Oil Surges as Trump Says Ceasefire is Over; Typhoon Bavi Expected to Hit Mainland China Saturday; in Venezuela, Death Toll Rises to 3,800+ Two Weeks After Disaster; Egypt-Argentina Match Puts VAR Technology Under Scrutiny; E.U. Rejects Request to Suspend New Border Control System; the Nominations for the 78th Emmy Awards Are Out. Aired 2-3a ET
• U.S., Iran Exchange Strikes on the Second Night as Trump Pronounces the End of the Ceasefire with Iran; Trump to Give Ukraine to Manufacture Patriot Missiles; New Study Could Weaken Impacts of El Nino as Forecasters Predicting a Super El Nino Could Happen. Aired 3- 4a ET


CNN This Morning
• U.S., Iran Trade Strikes: Is The Ceasefire Over?; Funeral For Iran's Former Supreme Leader Nears Its End; Trump Uses Old Air Force One To Depart Turkey. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Trump Claims Iran Wants A Deal "So Badly" Amid New Strikes; Graham Platner Drops Senate Bid, Denies Rape Allegation; Trump: U.S. To Produce Missile Interceptors With Ukraine. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• U.S., Iran Trade Strikes: Is the Ceasefire Over?; Graham Platner Suspends Maine Senate Campaign in Response to Allegations. Aired 6-6:30a ET
• Funeral for Iran's Former Supreme Leader; Oil Prices Fall After Strikes between U.S. and Iran; Former Obama Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel Says U.S. Should End Support for Israel; Maine Democrats Face Ballot Deadline. Aired 6:30-7a ET


Connect the World
• Trump: U.S. Strikes will Get Much Worse if Iran Hits Ships; CNN on Board USS Abraham Lincoln; Democrat Platner Drops Out of Maine Senate Race; U.S. Emergency Oil Stockpile Falls to Lowest Level Since 1980s; France Take on Morocco in Rematch of 2022 Semifinal. Aired 9-10a ET
• U.S.-Israel War with Iran; On Board the U.S.S. Abraham Lincoln; Ukraine Ramps Up Pressure on Russian-Held Crimea; Turkiye's Crackdown on Dissent Casts Shadow over NATO Summit; Israeli Strike Kills Organizer of Gaza Watch Parties; Global Esports Event; World Cup Highlights. Aired 10- 11a ET


Erin Burnett Outfront
• WSJ: Iran Has New Plan To Kill Trump, Israel Tells U.S.; New Video Captures Moments Before Man Is Fatally Shot By ICE; Platner Defiant, Still Hasn't Officially Dropped Out Of Race. Aired 7-8p ET


Inside Politics
• Platner Drops Out, Casts Himself As Victim Of Party Insiders; Maine Dems Will Hold Convention This Month To Pick New Nominee; Platner Lashes Out At Press, Democratic Party As He Quits Race; U.S.- Iran Ceasefire Crumbles As Fresh Strikes Rock Region; Gas Prices Show Largest 1-Day Spike Since Early May; Epstein Survivors Say His Former Assistant Lied To Congress. Aired 12-12:30p ET
• Epstein Survivors Say His Former Assistant Lied To Congress; Trump Likely To Not Sign Affordability Bill Before It Becomes Law; White House Hangs Drapes Depicting Columns Over Actual Columns; Congressional Daughters Co-Author Children's Book. Aired 12:30-1p ET


Isa Soares Tonight
• Ceasefire Crumbles as the United States and Iran Trade More Strikes; A Texas Family Desperately Seeking for Answers After a Father of Three was Shot Dead by ICE Agents; Morocco Goes Head-to-Head with the Team that Last Knocked Them Out of the FIFA Men's World Cup. Iran Mourns Khamenei as Conflict with U.S. Intensifies; Egypt's Coach Wins Hearts of Palestinian People; Death Toll Rises to 3,800 Plus in Venezuela; Millions Affected by Blackout in Cuba; Singer Bonnie Tyler Dies at 75. Aired 2-3p ET


Laura Coates Live
• Houston Shooting Raises Questions; Trump Fires Election Assistance Commission Leaders; Israel Warns U.S. of Iranian Plot to Assassinate Trump. Aired 11p-12a ET


One World with Zain Asher
• Iran Accuses U.S. of Committing a "Blatant War Crime"; Ukraine Ramps Up Pressure on Russian-Held Crimea; Democrats Scrambling to Replace Platner in Maine Senate Race; Farage to Face Trash Can in UK Election for his Own Seat; Kane, England Clash with Haaland, Norway Saturday in Miami. Aired 11a-12p ET
• U.S. Military: Hit 90 Targets Along Iran's Coastline Overnight; CNN Reports From Inside Iran AS Conflict With U.S. Escalates; Sources: Mediator Countries Working To Bring Iran And U.S. Back To Negotiating Table; CNN Goes Aboard The USS Abraham Lincoln At Sea; Family Demands Answers In Fatal ICE Shooting Of Immigrant; Iran Buries Supreme Leader At Holiest Shrine In Mashhad; Family Waits To Be Reunited After Father Survives Earthquake; "Scentmaxxing" Reshapes The Perfume Business; Aired 12-1p ET


Quest Means Business
• U.S.-Iran Ceasefire Under Threat Amid Fresh Strikes; Iran Mourns Ali Khamenei; Questions as Trump Swaps New Air Force One for Classic Version; JPMorgan Chase Shifts Marketing to Fit Customer Needs; Marriott Launches "Ask Bonvoy" to Simplify Trip Planning; France and Morocco Face Off in Quarterfinals; Interview with Kayak Chief Executive Peer Bueller; Restaurant Empire Endures Through Good Times and Bad. Aired 4-5p ET


CNN Live Event/Special
• CNN Headlines: Did Not Air 5-6a ET


The Situation Room
• U.S. and Iran Trade New Strikes After Trump Says Ceasefire is Over; Iran Says It Hit U.S. Military Sites in Kuwait, Bahrain and Qatar; Crowds Gather in Mashhad City in Anticipation of Khamenei's Burial. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• Black Teen in Mississippi Found Dead; Tyler Robinson in Court; Democrats Search For Maine Senate Candidate Replacement; U.S. Launches New Strikes on Iran. Aired 10:30a-11a ET
• Maine Senate Candidate Replacement?; Aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln; U.S. Launches Strikes on Iran. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• U.S. and Iran Trade Strikes After Trump Says Ceasefire is Over; Trump Used Old Air Force One Over Security Concerns; ICE Officer Kills Man During Traffic Stop in Houston. Aired 11:30a-12p ET


The Source with Kaitlan Collins
• Sources: Israel Warns U.S. Of Iranian Plot To Assassinate President Trump; Several Dems Vying To Replace Platner In Maine Senate Race; Questions Remain On McConnell's Health Amid Lengthy Hospital Stay. Aired 9-10p ET


The Brief with Jim Sciutto
• CNN International: U.S.-Iran Ceasefire Crumbles; Iran Mourns Khamenei as U.S. and Iran Trade Strikes; Trump and Netanyahu Hold Phone Call on U.S. Moves in Gulf; Shares of SK Hynix Set to Begin Trading on NASDAQ Friday; ICE Investigated After Agent Kills Man in Texas; Graham Platner Suspends Campaign; Democrats Look to Replace Maine Senate Candidate. Aired 6-7p ET


The Story Is with Elex Michaelson
• Damage Across Iran After Second Night of Strikes; Graham Platner Suspends Campaign for U.S. Senate; DHS to Investigate after ICE Agent Fatally Shoots Man; Trump Suggests Patriot Missile Defense Systems Could Be Made in Ukraine; Ukraine's Strategy in Crimea; Workers Install Shoring, Beams to Stabilize NYC High-Rise. Aired 12-1a ET
• U.S. Conducts New Wave Of Strikes On Iran As Ceasefire Falters; Democrat Graham Platner Out Of Maine Senate Race Amid Sexual Assault Allegation; Trump To Ask Supreme Court To Reconsider Birthright Citizenship Case; Lawmakers Demand Answers After Fatal ICE Shooting In Texas; U.S.-Iran War Coverage; "The Pitt" Scores Most Nominations for Television Honors; Cases of Diarrhea-Causing Parasite Spike Across the U.S.; Quarterfinals Set to Begin with France vs Morocco. Aired 1-2a ET


What We Know with Max Foster
• Iran Mourns Khamenei As Conflict With U.S. Intensifies; Iran And U.S. Trade Fire As Ceasefire Crumbles; Questions As Trump Swaps New Air Force One For Classic Version; Graham Platner Drops Out of Maine Senate Race; Soon: France Take On Morocco In Rematch Of 2022 Semifinal. Aired 3-4p ET