On Wednesday, the Federal Reserve will announce its monetary policy decision under pressure from President Donald Trump, who wants interest rates to remain low. U.S. Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard will testify before Congress on Wednesday, a day after the resignation of Joe Kent, former director of the National Counterterrorism Center. Kent resigned, questioning the offensive against Iran by asserting that the Persian country represented an 'imminent threat' to U.S. security. Journalist Jesús Esquivel stated that there are contradictions in the official versions regarding the reasons that led the United States to join Israel in the attacks on Iran, so Kent's resignation will put 'a lot of pressure' on Gabbard in the face of lawmakers' questions. He also pointed out that fuel prices in the United States have risen significantly as part of the impacts from the Iran war.
