The President's Daily Brief

In this episode of The PDB Afternoon Bulletin:

• New intelligence reveals the alarming scope of Iran’s plan to widen the war across the Middle East—including coordinated proxy attacks, threats against Gulf energy facilities, sabotage operations, and possible incursions into neighboring countries.

• President Trump scales back major US-South Korean military exercises, giving Kim Jong Un a concession North Korea has demanded for years without securing anything in return.

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In this episode of The President's Daily Brief:

The Trump administration reportedly bypassed Iran’s official negotiators and opened a secret backchannel directly to the Revolutionary Guard. We reveal who carried Washington’s messages—and what the operation exposed about who truly controls Tehran.

Ukraine strikes the Russian rocket center connected to Moscow’s developing alternative to Starlink, attempting to cripple the network before it becomes fully operational.

China launches a new Arctic shipping route to Europe, using Russia’s northern coastline to bypass increasingly dangerous maritime chokepoints.

In today’s Back of the Brief: Iran claims three pilots missing since a failed bombing mission are being held prisoner in Qatar—but Doha denies it.

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In this episode of The PDB Situation Report:

First up—President Trump is turning back to economic pressure on Iran, betting that a sustained naval blockade and financial squeeze can force Tehran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. Former deputy national security advisor Victoria Coates joins us with analysis.

Later in the show—an international military presence could soon be deployed to southern Lebanon to help verify Hezbollah’s disarmament. David Daoud, senior fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, joins us to break down the proposal and what it could mean for the conflict with Israel.

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In this episode of The President's Daily Brief:

A NATO fighter shoots down an unidentified drone over Latvia as Ukraine launches one of its largest attacks inside Russia, raising new concerns that the drone war is spilling across alliance borders.

New reporting reveals U.S. intelligence could not verify the alleged Iranian missile plot that prompted President Trump’s dramatic catering-truck escape from Turkey.

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In this episode of The President's Daily Brief:

• First up—Secretary of War Pete Hegseth says the United States can maintain its naval blockade of Iran indefinitely, signaling that Washington may be preparing for a prolonged economic war of endurance with Tehran.

• Later in the show—Taiwan holds massive invasion drills as tensions with China rise, testing everything from civilian air-raid responses to the coast guard’s role in stopping an amphibious assault.

• Plus—Russia pounds Ukraine’s largest grain-export port on the Danube as President Zelenskiy warns Kyiv still needs more Patriot missiles before winter.

• And in today’s Back of the Brief—Vladimir Putin visits a disputed island claimed by Japan, adding fresh pressure on Tokyo as Russia, China and North Korea increasingly close ranks.

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