US-Iran Tensions Build in Hormuz Without Talks | Balance of Power: Early Edition 4/23/2026

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On the early edition of Balance of Power,  Bloomberg Washington Correspondents Joe Mathieu and Kailey Leinz discuss President Trump's order to strike boats laying mines in the Strait of Hormuz as the tennuous ceasefire between the US and Iran continues without peace talks and news that Meta plans to cut 10% of its workforce.

On today's show, former Deputy Commander of U.S. Central Command Vice Admiral Robert Harward (ret.), Republican Main Street Partnership President and CEO Sarah Chamberlain, former White House Deputy Chief of Staff under President Barack Obama Jim Messina, Bloomberg Economics Chief Geoeconomics Analyst Jennifer Welch, and Democrat Senator from Illinois Tammy Duckworth. (Source: Bloomberg)

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