Anderson Cooper 360

President Trump says the fighting will be "wrapped up soon," even as the repercussions of it grow and strikes by Iran continue. One of the world's biggest gas fields in the United Arab Emirates was hit today, and Iranian drones also hit an oil tank farm near the Dubai airport this morning. When the president was asked whether he was surprised he wasn’t briefed that Iran could strike neighboring countries, he told reporters, “No, the greatest experts, nobody thought they were going to hit.” Plus, Anderson speaks to a friend and mentor of U.S. Air Force Captain Ariana Savino, one of the six crew members killed when their refueling plane went down in Iraq. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Tonight, a serious escalation in the war with President Trump on social media posting, "Moments ago, at my direction, the United States Central Command executed one of the most powerful bombing raids in the History of the Middle East, and totally obliterated every MILITARY target in Iran’s crown jewel, Kharg Island." Plus, inside Jeffrey Epstein's Little Saint James Island, where he wooed the wealthy and authorities say he abused girls and young women. What's revealed about the Caribbean location in the DOJ's files. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A suspect is dead after ramming a vehicle into a Detroit-area synagogue. Law enforcement sources tell CNN the vehicle is registered to a man originally from Lebanon, and authorities are investigating reports that he had family members who were killed in an Israeli airstrike in recent days. And, in Virginia, a fatal shooting at Old Dominion University is being investigated by the FBI as an act of terrorism. The attacker has been identified as a veteran who has served prison time for trying to aid ISIS. Also, Iran threatened to set the region's oil and gas infrastructure “on fire” if Iranian energy sites are attacked. Plus, the U.S. military says that a refueling aircraft was lost over western Iraq. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Tonight, our global war coverage begins with a declaration of victory from President Trump, saying “Let me say we’ve won. You know, you never like to say too early you won. We won. We won, in the first hour it was over, but we won.” Plus, Anderson talks with the NYPD chief who leapt over a barrier to chase down one of two allegedly ISIS-inspired, suspected would-be bombers near the NYC mayor's home. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Pentagon announced this would be the most intense day of strikes Iran, despite the President's announcement last night that the war could "end soon.” Iran has reportedly begun laying mines in the Strait of Hormuz, according to two people familiar with US intelligence reporting on the matter. CENTOM released new video of what it says are strikes on multiple Iranian naval vessels, including 16 mine-layers near the critical waterway. Back in Washington, Democrats on the Senate Armed Services Committee emerged from a classified briefing today sounding alarm bells about the administration's potential plan for putting U.S. troops on the ground. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

President Trump held his first formal press conference ten days into this war, covering a lot of ground including suggesting the war, which he called an excursion, might be nearing its end. Meanwhile, Iranians filled a central square in Tehran today, a very public show of support for the new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei, son of the late Supreme Leader. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

American forces have now hit more than 3,000 targets across Iran, according to U.S. Central Command in an update seven days into the fighting. President Trump spoke by phone with CNN's Dana Bash today, telling her that he must be involved in picking a new leader for Iran, and saying "It’s gonna work very easily. It’s going to work like it did in Venezuela." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth signaled that the war with Iran will soon escalate, saying quote "we have just begun." For its part, Israel said it is moving into the “next phase” of its joint offensive with the U.S., while Iran continues to strike at countries in the region. Plus, the firing of DHS Secretary Kristi Noem and everything that may have brought her down, including her own ads. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In a new wave of attacks, Israel says it’s hitting targets in Tehran as well as against what it claims is Hezbollah infrastructure in Beirut. And, according to state-affiliated media, Iran launched a drone attack on an Amazon data center in Bahrain. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Join us as we dive into the latest updates on the tensions rising in the Middle East, the political pulse ticking in the US, and groundbreaking primary elections reshaping Texas. Stay informed with our in-depth coverage! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A senior U.S. official has told CNN's Jim Sciutto that American forces are preparing for a quote “major uptick” in attacks on Iran over the next 24 hours. Also, a strike on the U.S. embassy in Saudi Arabia by two suspected Iranian drones, the latest in a wave of reprisals across the region. Analysts and correspondents from around the Middle East join Anderson with the latest in CNN's Global Report War with Iran. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Today Bill Clinton told lawmakers, under oath, about what he saw, and did, during his time with Jeffrey Epstein. It is the first time ever, a former president has been compelled to testify under oath to Congress. In his historic deposition he denied having any knowledge of Epstein’s crimes. Also, fact-checking the claim made by President Trump and by Republicans on the House Oversight committee that Trump has been exonerated. And President Trump tries to pull the plug on Anthropic, telling all federal agencies to stop using its artificial intelligence after Anthropic's CEO stands up to pressure from the Pentagon. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Hillary Clinton wrapped up more than six hours of testimony for the House Oversight Committee's investigation into Jeffrey Epstein, in proceedings one Democratic member called a "clown show.” Mrs. Clinton said she's confident her husband had no knowledge of Epstein's crimes. Former president Bill Clinton testifies tomorrow. Plus, almost a month since she last saw her mom, we have new information on Savannah Guthrie's decision to return to the “Today" show. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Missing records from the Epstein files and the unverified allegations they apparently contain about the president. Plus, new backwash from the FBI director's beer-chugging trip to the Winter Olympics, and what a whistleblower is saying about his use of the bureau's private jets. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A preview of President Donald Trump's State of the Union address and the Democratic response with Anderson Cooper, Jake Tapper, and CNN’s team of political analysts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

What the president will say tomorrow night about the State of the Union, and what Americans are already saying, in brutal new polling, about the state of his presidency. Plus, Mexico and the Americans stranded in what was a vacation paradise, until a drug lord's killing by the government set off a fiery campaign of revenge. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Supreme Court rules that the President's tariffs are illegal. His response is to sign a ten percent tariff on every country on earth. Former Obama Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel, retired federal Judge John E. Jones III, and CNN Chief Legal Affairs Paula Reid discuss how that squares with the law. Plus, incredible footage from southern California of surfers and swimmers who often have no idea they're surprisingly close to great white sharks, yet they don't attack. Researchers are trying to figure out why. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor has been released from custody and remains under investigation following his arrest today on suspicion of misconduct in public office, according to UK police. What his brother, King Charles, is saying about his arrest, barely three weeks after the latest Epstein document dump. Plus, new reporting on the president's military options against Iran, as he warns Tehran again about the consequences of not reaching a nuclear deal. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

With authorities on both sides of the US-Mexico border looking for Nancy Guthrie, another purported ransom demand surfaces. Plus, in the mountains near Lake Tahoe, the search continues for victims of the country's deadliest avalanche in 45 years. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

No DNA match on the glove found near Nancy Guthrie's home, but the sheriff is weighing in on new leads and new possible DNA hits. Plus, remembering civil rights pioneer and trailblazing presidential candidate Jesse Jackson. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices