Trump Says 'Not Happy' on Iran, Touts Hormuz Closure | Balance of Power: Early Edition 5/1/2026

Posted on 05/01/2026
|

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

--------
Watch Bloomberg Radio LIVE on YouTube
Weekdays 7am-6pm ET
Saturday & Sunday 7am-10am ET
WATCH HERE: http://bit.ly/3vTiACF

Follow us on X: https://twitter.com/BloombergRadio

Subscribe to our Podcasts:

Bloomberg Daybreak: http://bit.ly/3DWYoAN
Bloomberg Surveillance: http://bit.ly/3OPtReI
Bloomberg Intelligence: http://bit.ly/3YrBfOi
Balance of Power: http://bit.ly/3OO8eLC
Bloomberg Businessweek: http://bit.ly/3IPl60i

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