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Trump Sees Path to De-Escalate After Iran Barrage

Trump Sees Path to De-Escalate After Iran Barrage

Bloomberg24-06-2025
"Balance of Power: Late Edition" focuses on the intersection of politics and global business. On today's show, Former Secretary of Defense, Leon Panetta, shares his thoughts on Iran firing missiles at a US base in Qatar and the US intercepting the attack. Jeffrey Lewis, Professor at Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey, discusses roughly 900 pounds of highly enriched uranium being stashed somewhere in Iran and what Iran could possibly do with that amount. Rep. Becca Balint (D) Vermont shares her thoughts on whether or not members of Congress should still push through with a vote on a war powers resolution even if President Trump states he no longer intends any additional military attack against Iran. (Source: Bloomberg)
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