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

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.

Chapters:
00:00:00 - Balance of Power: Early Edition Begins
00:06:33 - Tyler Kendall, Bloomberg News
00:09:01 - Vice Admiral Robert S. Harward (Ret.), US Central Command
00:20:26 - Jim Messina & Sarah Chamberlain
00:33:19 - Ed Ludlow, Bloomberg Tech Co-Host
00:40:31 - Jennifer Welch, Bloomberg Economics
00:49:47 - Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D) Illinois
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