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Anderson Cooper 360 Degrees
• Trump: Iran Does Not Have to Make a Deal for U.S. to End War; U.S. Gas Prices Top $4.00 Per Gallon, Highest since 2022; Trump Lashes Out Over Ruling to Halt White House Ballroom Project; Daily Mail Obtains Photos Of Kristi Noem's Husband Wearing Fake Breasts; Tiger Woods Stepping Away From Golf, Seeking Treatment Following DUI Arrest; Trump: Iran War Will Be Finished Within Two To Three Weeks; American Journalist Shelly Kittleson Kidnapped In Baghdad; Iran's President Says Country Willing To Stop Fighting If Not Attacked Again; Pope Led Hopes Trump "Is Looking For An Off-Ramp" To End Iran War; President To Address Nation Tomorrow Night On War. Aired 8-9p ET


Amanpour
• Interview with Former U.S. Ambassador to NATO Julianne Smith Interview with Lebanese National Bloc Executive Committee Member Lynn Harfoush; Interview with "Return-ing" Author Nicholas Lemann. Aired 1-2p ET


CNN's The Arena with Kasie Hunt
• Just In: Stocks Rally As Optimism Grows For End To Iran War; Gas Hits $4 As Trump Tells Nations To "Go Get Your Own Oil"; Judge Rules White House Ballroom Construction "Has To Stop!"; Iran War Creates Cracks In Trump's MAGA Base. Aired 4-5p ET


The Lead with Jake Tapper
• Trump Tells Allies To "Go Get Your Own Oil" In Social Media Post; U.S. Gas Price Tops $4 For First Time Since 2022; American Journalist Shelly Kittleson Kidnapped In Iraq; Artemis II Moon Mission Set To Launch With Historic Crew; Judge Approves Trump Admin. Effort To Obtain List Of Jewish Community Members At Univ. Of Pennsylvania; Trump Taking Questions After Signing Order On Mail-In Ballots. Aired 5-6p ET
• Trump Takes Questions As Iran War Hits One-Month Mark; Trump Signs Executive Order Cracking Down On Mail-In Ballots; Artemis II Crew Set For Historic Launch Tomorrow; Daily Mail Obtains Photos Of Kristi Noem's Husband Wearing Fake Breasts; Pelosi On Female President: "It Will Come... Soon". Aired 6-7p ET


CNN NewsNight with Abby Phillip
• Trump Says, Iran War Will Be Finished Within Two to Three Weeks; Sources Say, Trump Admin Can't Promise to Reopen Strait Before War's End; Markets Rally as Optimism Grows for End to Iran War; Federal Judge Blocks Construction of the Controversial White House Ballroom; Trump signs Executive Order for Stricter Mail-in Voting. Aired 10-11p ET


CNN News Central
• Sources Say, Secretary Hegseth is Very Trigger Happy Amid War With Iran; U.S. Gas Prices Hit $4 a Gallon for First Time Since 2022; FBI Says, Michigan Synagogue Attack was Hezbollah-Inspired Act of Terror. Aired 7-7:30a ET
• Trump To Other Nations: "Go Get Your Own Oil" From Strait Of Hormuz; TSA Workers Facing Financial Struggles As They Receive Overdue Pay; Pfizer Seeking Approval Of Vaccine As Lyme Disease Risk Grows. Aired 7:30-8a ET
• Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Dan Caine Give Update on Iran War. Aired 8:00-8:30a ET
• Pete Hegseth and Dan Caine Hold News Conference; Hegseth Says Regime Change Has Occurred; Marc Short is Interviewed about Iran; Discussion over Beta-Blockers. Aired 8:30-9a ET
• Hegseth Says Regime Change Has Occurred; Gas hits $4 for National Average; Rep. Julie Johnson (D-TX) is Interviewed about Iran; Son May Take Stand in Father's Attempted Murder Trial; Rep. Rich McCormick (R-GA) is Interviewed about Iran. Aired 9-9:30a ET
• Trump's Poll Numbers; Mikaela Shiffrin is Interviewed about Her Season. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• New Details Emerge on Tiger Woods Crash; Iran War Timeline Remains Unclear; Gas Prices Hit $4 a Gallon; Artemis II Set For Launch. Aired 1-1:30p ET
• Hegseth Says U.S. Aims to Be Unpredictable About Boots on Ground; Russian Oil Tanker Docks in Cuba Amid Energy Crisis; Supreme Court Rules Against Law Banning Conversion Therapy for Gay and Trans Youth; January 6 Rioters Seeks Million in Court for Physical and Emotional Harm; Delta Flight Makes Emergency Landing After Engine Catches Fire; Buckingham Palace Confirms King Charles Will Visit Trump Next Month. Aired 1:30-2p ET
• Israel Reiterates Plan to Control Parts of Lebanon After War; Russian Envoy Says Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei is in Iran; Artemis II Crew Set to Take Off on Historic Journey Tomorrow; White House Suggests Securing Strait of Hormuz Not Essential Objective; U.S. Army Investigating Apache Helicopters Over Kid Rock's Home; Stocks Up on Unconfirmed Rumor Iran May Be Open to Ending War. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Trump to Allies: Go Get Your Own Oil from Strait of Hormuz; California Governor Newsom Signs AI Protections Order, Defying Trump; Thousands of DHS Workers Still Working Without Pay. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Hegseth Reveals He Secretly Met with Troops in the Middle East; Final Preps: Artemis II Crew Set to Take Off on Historic Journey; Federal Judge Says Ballroom Construction "Has to Stop"; Stocks Up on Unconfirmed Rumor Iran May be Open to Ending War; Study: Plastic Chemicals Linked to Millions of Preterm Births and Thousands of Infant Deaths 3-3:30p ET
• Artemis II Crew Set to Take Off on Historic Journey; Interview with Rep. Jake Auchincloss (D-MA): Hegseth Says U.S. Aims to Unpredictable About Boots on the Ground. Aired 3:30-4p ET


CNN Newsroom
• Donald Trump Threatens To "Obliterate" Iran's Energy Sites; Oil Prices Rise As Donald Trump Threatens Iranian Energy Sites; Donald Trump Weighs Seizing The Key Fuel Hub Of Kharg Island; U.S. Allows Russian Oil Tanker to Reach Cuba Amid Blockade; Tanker Carrying Nearly 730,000 Barrels of Oil, but Will Only Offer Limited Relief; Cuban Doctors and Patients Face Blackouts, Fuel Shortages; Thieves Steal Renoir, Cezanne, Matisse Paintings in Italy; Celine Dion Announces Long-awaited Return to Concert Stage. Aired 2-3a ET
• Oil Prices Rose as U.S. President Trump Threatens Iran's Energy Sites; Grandson of Cuba's Revolutionary Leader Spoke to CNN. Aired 3- 3:45a ET


CNN This Morning
• U.S. Gas Prices Hit $4 a Gallon, Highest Since 2022; Sources: Hegseth Downplayed Risks Ahead of War with Iran. Aired 6-6:30a ET
• Russia Benefits from Iran War; Army Looking into Kid Rock Flyby; Kaela Berg is Interviewed about TSA; Hegseth Invokes Biblical Language in Messaging. Aired 6:30-7a ET


Connect the World
• Iranian Drone Hits Fully-loaded Kuwaiti Oil Tanker; Israel & Hezbollah Engage in Intense Fighting in Southern Lebanon; Israel Reiterates Plan to Control Parts of Lebanon After War; U.S. Gas Prices Hit $4 Per Gallon for First Time Since 2022; Gold Prices Are More Than 18 Percent Below All-time Highs in January. Aired 9-10a ET
• U.S.-Israel War with Iran; Oil Volatile as Trump Threatens Iran's Energy Sites; Israeli Parliament Votes to Expand Death Penalty for Palestinians; SCOTUS Backs Challenge to "Conversion Therapy" Ban; New Video Shows Aftermath of Strike on Beirut; Russian Oil Tanker Arrives in Cuba; "Reborn" Dolls. Aired 10-11a ET


Erin Burnett Outfront
• Third U.S. Aircraft Carrier Deploys To Mideast; Swalwell Versus Patel; Judge Halts Trump Ballroom. Aired 7-8p ET


Early Start with Rahel Solomon
• White House: Talks "Going Well" Despite Tehran's Denials; Oil Prices Rise As Trump Threatens Iranian Energy Sites; TSA Workers Start To Receive Back Pay As Shutdown Continues. Aired 4-4:30a ET
• Israel Expands Offensive In Southern Lebanon; President Trump Says He Wants To Take Iran's Oil; Dow Closed Up Slightly, S and P Flat, Nasdaq Down 153 points. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Trump Threatens To "Obliterate" Iran's Energy Sites; Confusion Around Iran's Leadership; Airport Chaos Eases As TSA Workers Get Paid. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• More U.S. Troops Arrive In The Middle East Amid Iran Conflict; Prosecutors Eye Prediction Markets For Possible Insider Trading; CNN Speaks With Fidel Castro's Grandson Amid Energy Crisis. Aired 5:30-6a ET


Inside Politics
• Trump Says Onus Is On Europe To Re-Open Strait Of Hormuz; Average Gas Prices Hit $4.02 As Experts Warn They Could Hit $5; Political Paparazzi: Congress Gets The TMZ Treatment Amid Recess; Johnson On Ending Recess: "Senate Has To Do Their Job"; Trump Owns The Two Longest Shutdowns, Mere Months Apart; Florida Mayor On His Path To Flipping Governor's Mansion. Aired 12-12:30p ET
• Can Dems Win Florida Governor's Race For First Time In 32 Years?; Trump Vows "Cuba Is Next" After Military Action In Iran, Venezuela; How Pete Hegseth Became Trump's Top Cheerleader For War In Iran; SNL's Colin Jost Parodies Pete Hegseth's Pentagon Briefings; Trump Presidential Library Renderings Show Massive Skyscraper. Aired 12:30-1p ET


Isa Soares Tonight
• Hegseth: Primary Effort Is To Make Deal With Iran; Trump Blasts U.K., Europe For Not Joining Fight Against Iran; Markets Surge On Unconfirmed Rumor Iran Is Open To Ending War; King Charles to Visit Trump In Washington; U.S. Secretary Of Defense Pete Hegseth Says The Main Aim Of Military Action In Iran Is To Convince Tehran To Cut A Deal; Dozens Killed And Thousands Forced To Flee Their Homes After Gang Attacks in Western Haiti. Aired 2-3p ET


Laura Coates Live
• Clean Exit From Iran War May Not Be Simple; Trump Signs Executive Order To Crack Down On Mail-In Voting; Tiger Woods Steps Away As He Decides To Get Treatment; Chicago Bulls Announces Parting Ways With Jaden Ivey. Aired 11p-12a ET


One World with Zain Asher
• Secretary Hegseth Says He Visited Troops Fighting in Iran War; Pentagon Gives First Briefing on War in Nearly Two Weeks; Russian Oil Tanker Docks in Cuba Amid U.S. Fuel Blockade; Iran War Complicates U.S. Push to Export AI to Middle East; Data Centers Caught in Crossfire as Gulf States Invest Billions in AI; Trump-backed AI Ambitions in Middle East Tested by Conflict. Aired 11a-12p ET
• Trump Tells Other Nations To Buy Oil From U.S. Or Go To Strait Of Hormuz and "Just Take It"; Hegseth: Primary Goal Is Getting Iran To Make A Deal; Trump Threatens To "Obliterate" Iran's Energy Sources; Iranians Look To Telegram To Bypass Communications Blackout; Impact Of Conflict Threatening Humanitarian Work In Africa; New India Bill To Amend Transgender Rights Sparks Protests; Final Six Qualifying Teams To Be Determined; Aired 12-1p ET


Quest Means Business
• Markets Jump On Optimism For Quick End To Conflict; Hegseth: Regime Change Has Occurred In Iran; Cacdac: 7K Filipino Sailors Stranded In Persian Gulf; Trump Celebrates King Charles' Upcoming State Visit; Small Business Owners Vulnerable To Spike In Gas Prices; A Look Inside India's $130 Plus Billion Wedding Industry. Aired 4-4:45p ET


The Situation Room
• Iran Attacks Fully Loaded Kuwaiti Oil Tanker; Hegseth Says, Allies Should Learn How to Fight for Yourself; Supreme Court Backs Challenge to Colorado's Conversion Therapy Ban. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• Gas Hist $4-a-Gallon; High Court to Hear Arguments on Trump's Birthright Citizenship Order; Hegseth Says He Visited U.S. Troops Fighting Iran Over Weekend; Johnson: Negotiations are Ongoing to Reopen DHS. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Interview With Rep. Kevin Kiley (R-CA); Trump Approval Rating Hits New Low; Gas Prices Top $4 a Gallon; Interview With Rep. Mike Quigley (D-IL). Aired 11-11:30a ET
• Diagnosis Crisis; Israel Pushes Into Lebanon; Gas Prices Hit $4 a Gallon; Russian Oil Tanker Arrives in Cuba. Aired 11:30a-12p ET


The Source with Kaitlan Collins
• President Trump To Address The Nation On Iran Tomorrow Night; Trump Says He'll Attend Oral Arguments On Birthright Citizenship; Jamie Dimon: Success In Iran More Important Than Market Swings. Aired 9-10p ET


The Brief with Jim Sciutto
• CNN International: Sources: Trump Admin. Sees Challenge with Strait of Hormuz; Trump Lashes Out at Allies for Not Helping in Iran War; Trump Says U.S. Will Be Leaving Iran "Very Soon"; Trump Tells Other Nations to "Go Get Your Own Oil"; CNN Speaks to Photographer Inside Iran; Jordan, Qatar and Saudi Arabia Discuss Iran War; Artemis II Mission on Schedule for Wednesday Launch. Aired 6-7p ET


The Story Is with Elex Michaelson
• Iranian Strikes Hit Kuwaiti Oil Tanker Anchored in Dubai; IMF Warns Iran War Causing Higher Prices, Slower Global Growth; Sirens Wail in Northern Israel as Hezbollah Conflict Intensifies; FOX News Poll Shows Trump at 64 Percent Disapprove on Iran; Rising Oil Prices Spark Fears of Possible Global Recession; CNN Speaks with Fidel Castro's Grandson Amid Energy Crisis. Aired 12-1a ET
• Kuwaiti Tanker Hit By Iranian Drone Attack In Dubai Port; Trump Threatens To Obliterate Iran's Energy Facilities; Congress Starts Two- Week Recess As Partial Shutdown Drags On; FCC Chair Brendan Carr Claims Trump Is "Winning" Against Fake News Media; Russian Oil Tanker Expected To Arrive In Cuba Amid Energy Crisis; Interview with Influencer Hasan Piker on Tough Conditions in Cuba; FBI: Michigan Synagogue Attack Hezbollah-Inspired Terrorism; Judge to Rule if Penn Must Produce Jewish Student and Faculty Records; Review of JFK Love Story and Paul McCartney's New Album. Aired 1-2a ET


What We Know with Max Foster
• Markets Surge On Unconfirmed Rumor Iran Is Open To Ending War; Hegseth: "Regime Chance Has Occurred" In Iran; Trump Tells Other Nations To "Go Get Your Own Oil"; Israel Vows To Keep Control Of Southern Lebanon; Dozens Killed In Western Haiti As Gangs Attack Civilians; Judge Rules White House Ballroom Project Must Stop; Israel Votes To Expand Death Penalty For Palestinians; King Charles' State Visit To U.S. Confirmed For April. Aired 3-4p ET