In this episode of The President's Daily Brief:
New satellite imagery is offering a clearer picture of the damage Iran inflicted on U.S. military facilities during the recent conflict, raising important questions about the growing threat posed by drones and missiles—and what lessons the Pentagon may need to learn before the next war.
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PDB Afternoon Bulletin | June 1st, 2026: U.S. And Iran Exchange New Strikes & Ukraine & Russia Exchange Fire
In this episode of The PDB Afternoon Bulletin: Despite what Washington and Tehran continue to call a ceasefire, the United States and Iran are once again trading missiles and airstrikes across the Persian Gulf, raising fresh questions about whether the truce is still holding. Rus ... Show More
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Yesterday
June 1st, 2026: Ships Are Passing Through The Strait Of Hormuz & Trump Makes New Demands Of Tehran
In this episode of The President's Daily Brief: Despite Iran's threats, some commercial ships are quietly slipping through the Strait of Hormuz with U.S. assistance, raising new questions about whether Tehran's control over the strategic waterway is as absolute as the regime clai ... Show More
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Bolton charged, Zelenskiy, Putin and Russian oil
John Bolton, President Donald Trump’s former national security adviser, is charged with sharing classified information. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy heads to the White House as Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin make plans to meet in Hungary. The admiral who le ... Show More
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Signal scandal: The US and its shifting alliances
<p>This week, Mark Leonard joins forces with Jeremy Shapiro, ECFR’s director of research and US programme director, to unpick two momentous geopolitical disruptions. First, a stunning scandal emerged from a Signal group chat, where senior US officials—including the vice president ... Show More
14m 21s
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What Hangs in the Balance of Trump's Meeting With Putin
<p>Today, President Trump and the Russian president, Vladimir V. Putin, are meeting on U.S. soil for the first time, to discuss an end to the war in Ukraine.</p><p>David E. Sanger, the White House and national security correspondent for The New York Times, discusses the wide rang ... Show More
27m 3s