This Weekend | Trump Considers “Winding Down War”, US Pauses Sanctions on Iranian Oil

Posted on 03/21/2026
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The news doesn’t stop when markets close. Hosts David Gura, Christina Ruffini and Lisa Mateo bring clarity, context and a bit of humor to the weekend’s biggest headlines, LIVE from New York. Joined by The Associated Press Pentagon Reporter Konstantin Toropin, Council on Foreign Relations Senior Fellow Elisa Ewers, Heritage Foundation Senior Research Fellow Steve Yates, Glenfarne Group CEO & Founder Brenden Duval, Cuba’s Envoy to the UN Ernesto Soberón Guzmán, The Atlantic Staff Writer Missy Ryan, Wall Street Journal National Security Report Vera Bergengruen and Project: Hail Mary Author Andy Weir.



Chapters:

00:00:00 - Bloomberg This Weekend Begins

00:02:16 - Lisa Mateo with News Now

00:03:56 - US-Israel, Iran War Enters Its 22nd Day

00:08:49 - Trump: US “Considering Winding Down” Operation

00:10:52 - Axios: Trump Mulling Kharg Island Takeover

00:15:10 - US Lifts Sanctions on 140M Barrels of Iranian Oil

00:18:00 - News Now with Lisa Mateo

00:21:21 - Ewers on Trump: US “Considering Winding Down” Operation

00:22:54 - Oil & Natural Gas Prices Soar as Iran War Continues

00:27:33 - Israel Says Iran Strikes to “Increase Significantly” As Trump Says He’s Considering “Winding Down” Operation

00:31:29 - Lisa Mateo with News Now

00:33:41 - Duval on US Lifts Sanctions on 140M Barrels of Iranian Oil

00:41:30 - BTW with Lisa Mateo

00:48:30 - Top of the Hour with Bloomberg This Weekend

00:49:52 - News Now with Lisa Mateo

00:53:08 - Panelists on Oil & Natural Gas Prices Soar as Iran War Continues

00:57:42 - McGlone on US Lifts Sanctions on 140M Barrels of Iranian Oil

01:01:01 - Iran Attacks World’s Largest LNG Complex in Qatar

01:06:29 - Lisa Mateo with News Now

01:09:29 - DHS Shutdown Leads to Travel Chaos at US Airports

01:15:49 - Senate Votes Sunday on DHS Secy. Nominee Mullin

01:19:59 - News Now with Lisa Mateo

01:21:53 - CENTCOM: Iran Lost “Significant Combat Capability”

01:22:55 - Wasser on CENTCOM: Radars Watching Hormuz Were Destroyed

01:29:58 - 60+ Crowd Working Past Retirement

01:36:59 - Top of the Hour with Bloomberg This Weekend

01:38:31 - Headlines with Lisa Mateo

01:41:39 - Benjaminson on CENTCOM: Iran Lost “Significant Combat Capability”

01:44:48 - Cuba’s Ambassador to the UN on Trump’s Rhetoric

02:08:30 - News Now with Lisa Mateo

02:10:56 - Author Talks about film, book: “Project Hail Mary”

02:21:02 - Pointed: The News Quiz for Risk Takers

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