
On the early edition of Balance of Power, Bloomberg Washington Correspondents Joe Mathieu and Kailey Leinz discuss peace negotiations between the US and Iran. On today's show, former State Department official Heather Conley, Harvard Kennedy School Ash Center Visiting Democracy Fellow Jeanne Sheehan Zaino, BGR Group Principal Lester Munson, Lockheed Martin President Tim Cahill and Texas Politics Project Director James Henson. Chapters: 00:00:00 - Balance of Power: Early Edition 00:00:39 - US Denies Resuming Hormuz Escorts Via Project Freedom 00:04:23 - US, Iran Tout Peace Talks Progress Despite Clash 00:09:45 - US Strikes Targets in Iran as Trump Hails Progress on Peace Deal 00:12:05 - Israel to Intensify Lebanon Strikes 00:15:57 - Iran's Khamenei: 'Clock Cannot be Turned Back' 00:20:57 - Iran War Saps US Military 00:34:49 - Texas Voters Head to Polls For GOP Primary 00:35:51 - Trump Backs Paxton Over Cornyn in Runoff 00:38:09 - Texas Primary Tests Trump's Grip on GOP 00:40:32 - Texas Primary sees $130M in AD Spending -------- Get more on the Balance of Power Podcast On Apple: http://bit.ly/3OO8eLC On Spotify: http://bit.ly/3ILEgnW Anywhere: http://bit.ly/3qmfxQH Follow us on X: https://twitter.com/BloombergRadio Listen on Apple CarPlay and Android Auto with the Bloomberg Business app: Apple CarPlay: https://apple.co/486mghI Android Auto: https://bit.ly/49benZy Visit our YouTube channels: Bloomberg Podcasts: https://www.youtube.com/bloombergpodcasts Bloomberg Television: https://www.youtube.com/@markets Bloomberg Originals: https://www.youtube.com/bloomberg Quicktake: https://www.youtube.com/@BloombergQuicktake

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