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Israel Says Strike Killed Iran's Larijani as War Intensifies

Israel said it killed Iran's security chief, Ali Larijani, in an overnight attack, intensifying a region-wide war that shows no sign of abating well into its third week.  Defense Minister Israel Katz said Larijani, the secretary of the Supreme National Security Council, has been "eliminated," along with the commander of Iran's paramilitary Basij unit. Iran has yet to comment on the claim, which came amid ongoing strikes from both sides on Tuesday.  Alex Vatanka, Middle East Institute Senior Fellow joins Bloomberg Businessweek Daily to discuss how Iran regime sees latest death blows.

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Economic Shocks Loom As Iran War Escalates

The Department of Defense is preparing to ask lawmakers for additional funding following the joint US-Israeli strikes on Iran. It's far from clear whether there's enough support in Congress to pass a supplemental funding bill for the Pentagon, as the vast majority of Democrats decry the White House's new war against Tehran. But the Defense Department plans to ask Congress for more money anyway. But what will this boost in defense spending mean for current the US deficit? Maya MacGuineas, president of the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget joins to discuss on Balance of Power.

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Top Counterterrorism Official Resigns in Protest of Iran War

A top counterterrorism official and staunch MAGA Republican resigned over the war with Iran, claiming that Israel had misled President Donald Trump into believing that the regime in Tehran posed an imminent threat. Joe Kent, the director of the National Counterterrorism Center, said he could not support "sending the next generation off to fight and die in a war that serves no benefit to the American people." Ilan Goldenberg, Senior Vice President and Chief Policy Officer at J Street joins Balance of Power to discuss the impact on the war in Iran.

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