Trump Says ‘Not Happy’ on Iran, Touts Hormuz Closure | Balance of Power: Early Edition 5/1/2026
On the early edition of Balance of Power, Bloomberg Washington Correspondents Joe Mathieu and Kailey Leinz discuss President Trump’s stance on Iran as he considers the path forward on Iran and tells lawmakers that he doesn’t need congressional approval for military operations in the region. On today’s show, Director and senior adviser of the Middle East Program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies Mona Yacoubian, Harvard Kennedy School Ash Center Visiting Democracy Fellow Jeanne Sheehan Zaino, Partner at Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck and Republican Strategist Rosemary Becchi, and Republican Congressman from Florida Mike Haridopolos.
Chapters:
00:00:01 – Balance of Power: Early Edition begins
00:04:15 – Tyler Kendall, Bloomberg News Washington Correspondent
00:10:15 – Mona Yacoubian, Center for Strategic and International Studies Director, Middle East Program
00:19:03 – Rosemary Becchi, Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck Partner & Jeanne Sheehan Zaino, Harvard Kennedy School’s Ash Center Democracy Visiting Fellow
00:30:47 – George Ferguson, Bloomberg Intelligence Senior Aerospace Analyst
00:35:44 – Rep. Mike Haridopolos, (R) Florida
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