In this episode of The PDB Afternoon Bulletin:

• New reporting shows Iran’s ballistic missile attack on a U.S.-used base in Jordan damaged American combat aircraft, raising fresh questions about the effectiveness and cost of defending against Tehran’s missile barrages.

• Houthi forces are gaining ground along Yemen’s Red Sea coast, bringing the fighting closer to the Bab el-Mandeb Strait and increasing the threat to a critical global shipping route.

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In this episode of The President’s Daily Brief:

• Iran is accelerating construction at its deeply buried Pickaxe Mountain nuclear complex near Natanz, while the United States is reportedly examining how it could strike one of Tehran’s most difficult underground targets.

• A new report claims the UAE warned Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu days before October 7 that Hamas was preparing a major attack, an account Netanyahu’s office denies.

• North Korea has built another uranium-enrichment facility as inspectors warn that Pyongyang continues to expand the infrastructure supporting its nuclear weapons program.

• U.S. forces sink what officials describe as a cartel-linked floating refueling station used to support drug-trafficking boats operating at sea.

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In this episode of The PDB Afternoon Bulletin:

• The maritime confrontation between Washington and Tehran intensifies, with eight Iranian tankers destroyed or disabled since Saturday as civilian shipping is increasingly caught in the crossfire.

• U.S. intelligence agencies accuse several major Chinese AI companies of systematically copying American models, raising new concerns about Beijing’s effort to close the technology gap with the United States.

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In this episode of The President’s Daily Brief:

• Yemen’s civil war is surging back into the headlines as Iran-backed Houthis strike four Saudi cities and Saudi-backed forces launch a major offensive aimed at retaking Sanaa.

• U.S. military and intelligence officials are discussing whether America could maintain a smaller permanent footprint in the Middle East once the war with Iran ends.

• Mahan Air, an Iranian airline accused of moving weapons, money and personnel for the Revolutionary Guard, is expanding despite years of U.S. sanctions.

• The U.S. military says suspicious drone activity along part of the southern border has fallen sharply after troops began using a high-energy laser weapon against cartel-linked drones.

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In this episode of The PDB Afternoon Bulletin:

• The U.S. blockade is putting growing pressure on Iran’s economy as new shipping data suggests Tehran’s oil exports are being trapped and its remaining offshore stockpile is rapidly shrinking.

• Russia resumes its assault on Kyiv immediately after U.S. peace negotiators leave the Ukrainian capital, killing three people and damaging buildings across the city.

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In this episode of The President’s Daily Brief:

• New reporting reveals that U.S. Navy SEALs spent months conducting a covert mission to clear Iranian mines from the Strait of Hormuz as American and Iranian forces traded strikes above the waterway.

• Israeli strikes in southern Lebanon kill 12 people as renewed fighting raises concerns about whether the ceasefire with Hezbollah can hold.

• Haiti’s armed self-defense brigades were created to protect communities from violent gangs, but some are now accused of becoming part of the country’s growing security problem.

• Russia closes Germany’s consulate in St. Petersburg as the diplomatic fallout grows from a suspected Russian drone plot in Leipzig.

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In this episode of The PDB Afternoon Bulletin:

• New figures reveal the mounting economic toll of Ukraine’s long-range drone campaign, with strikes costing Russia billions and disrupting fuel supplies, air travel, and other key sectors.

• Kim Jong Un unveils a new destroyer that he says will become part of North Korea’s nuclear response system as Pyongyang continues expanding its naval forces.

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In this episode of The President’s Daily Brief:

• The war with Iran escalates as Tehran fires ballistic missiles at two U.S. warships, prompting Washington to strike three Iranian oil tankers.

• President Trump’s envoys head to Kyiv for another push to end the war in Ukraine following a three-hour meeting with Vladimir Putin.

• Yemen’s Houthis move to capture territory near a strategic Red Sea strait, raising the prospect of consequences far beyond Yemen’s battlefield.

• In today’s Back of the Brief, two luxury London penthouses overlooking Kensington Palace hit the market—and both are linked to Mojtaba Khamenei.

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