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>> THERE YOU HAVE IT, THE GAVEL DROPS ON THE FIRST DAY OF TESTIMONY, DAY ONE OF TWO ON CAPITOL HILL THIS WEEK FOR FED CHAIR JAY POWELL. CONGRESSMAN FRANK LUCAS WRAPPING THINGS UP FOR US THERE. SEVERAL HOURS OF TESTIMONY.WE BROUGHT IT TO YOU LIVE HERE. I’M JOE MATHIEU IN WASHINGTON ALONGSIDE KAILEY LEINZ AS WE GET THINGS STARTED HERE ON THE TUESDAY EDITION OF "BALANCE OF POWER." THE FED CHAIR MADE IT CLEAR HE’S NOT READY TO LOWER RATES. CARO KAILEY: HE’S NOT MAKING ANY NEWS ON THE TRAJECTORY, REITERATING HE’ ...

Anybody saying they know exactly what's going on with the Iranian nuclear program right now is probably delusional. I think there are massive uncertainties uh in the status of that program. I think the only real certainty we have is that the Iranian regime uh wants to have a nuclear weapon and certainly wants to have one now. And the only way to get to a place as President Trump noted in his in his truth that is to have a new Iranian regime. So, I think anyone who tells you this isn't about regime change is ...

Everyone seems to agree that there was a direct strike that reached underground somewhere, but we do not know whether all of the equipment in Fordo was damaged or destroyed. And we do not know if the site was put out of action. If Iran decides we're going to try and build a bomb, they need file material that they can then fairly quickly and easily uh turn into weapons grade material.And then they would actually have to build a nuclear warhead out of it, which is something they've never done. But without tha ...

What's your message to Americans both here and abroad who are not only concerned about the US potentially getting involved in another conflict in the Middle East, but worry about the potential for retaliation here at home. Yeah. Well, I don't want to get involved either, but I've been saying for 20 years, maybe longer, that Iran cannot have a nuclear weapon. I've been saying it for a long time.And I think they were a few weeks away from having one. And they had to sign a document. I think they wish they sig ...

I need to get to Aean Jabvers now because the pool was in the White House uh in the Oval and there are some headlines coming out of there. Aean, what do we know, Scott. This was a president who was very ambivalent seeming about the prospect of using military force in Iran.He was holding a a photo op really with the Juventus soccer team which is in DC uh today for a game. Uh and while he was there, he talked to reporters and he expressed his uh deep ambivalence about the idea of the US joining uh the Israeli ...

We know your inspectors also reported that there was no systemic weapons program. Does that mean that no smoking gun existed to justify what we are seeing right now and with preemptive invasion. Well, I don't know the metric of a smoking gun how you would define that.I how close are they to making a nuclear weapon. Sir, I have said let me get to that. I have said that no country in the world is enriching uranium at this level of 60% which is technically almost equivalent of uh 90% which is needed to have a ...

The UN nuclear watchdog saying enrichment facilities in Iran have taken direct military strikes. Joining us now is, I'm so pleased to say, the IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi. Director General, you've had a very busy couple of weeks.Thank you so much for making time for us. I want to just start with what damage has been done and what remains operational in Iran. Well, thank you very much.A pleasure to be with you. There has been a number of of there have been a number of attacks since the beginning of t ...

to agree to a cease fire and would offer flexibility in nuclear negotiations in return. Joining us now is Wendy Sherman, former deputy secretary of state. Wendy also led the U.S. Negotiating team from 2011 to 2015 on an agreement that limited Iran's nuclear activity. Wendy, it's great to have you on the show.First of all, I mean, how much credence do you put in this reporting. Does it sound realistic that Iran would be trying to push the U.S. To come to the table at this point. >> Well, I would not be surpr ...