In this episode of The President’s Daily Brief:

• New reporting reveals a deep power struggle inside Iran, where hard-line security figures allegedly sabotaged a peace agreement with Washington by attacking commercial ships without the knowledge of President Masoud Pezeshkian or other senior leaders.

• China’s top intelligence official warns that artificial intelligence could pose a direct threat to Communist Party rule, offering a rare glimpse at Beijing’s growing concerns over the technology.

• NATO vows greater support for Ukraine after Russian drone strikes near the Polish border, including one that hit a rail station shortly after senior Western officials had passed through.

• In today’s Back of the Brief, a former CIA official found with hundreds of gold bars, millions of dollars in cash and dozens of luxury watches is negotiating a plea deal with federal prosecutors.

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In this episode of The President’s Daily Brief:

• The Houthis are escalating again in the Red Sea, claiming a massive missile-and-drone attack on a major Saudi air base.

• Russia is rapidly improving cheap drones into increasingly capable weapons, raising concerns that Ukraine and its Western backers are struggling to adapt fast enough.

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In this episode of The President’s Daily Brief:

• U.S. officials say Iran obtained high-resolution satellite imagery from Chinese entities before launching the July missile strike that killed three American troops at a U.S. base in Jordan, raising new questions about the outside support behind Tehran’s improving targeting.

• Iran-backed Houthi forces seize a strategic island near the entrance to the Red Sea, increasing pressure on another critical shipping route for Middle Eastern oil.

• A Russian drone strikes an evacuated Kyiv-Warsaw train near the Polish border on a rail line frequently used by foreign leaders traveling into Ukraine.

• Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney explores the possibility of Canada becoming an “associate member” of the European Union as relations between Ottawa and Washington continue to deteriorate.

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In this episode of The PDB Situation Report:

• The Iran conflict enters a new phase of escalation, and Behnam Ben Taleblu of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies joins us to explain what the latest developments mean and where the fight could go next.

• On the 25th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, we examine reports that the Pentagon is considering a smaller U.S. military footprint in the Middle East once the war with Iran ends, with Steve Yates of the Heritage Foundation joining us to discuss the potential implications.

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In this episode of The President’s Daily Brief:

• Labor unrest is spreading across Iran as truckers, taxi drivers and ride-share workers strike amid worsening fuel shortages and soaring costs.

• Anthropic warns that advanced AI is already being misused for cyberattacks, weapons development and potentially dangerous biological research.

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In this episode of The President’s Daily Brief:

• Reuters reveals how Iran has used a billion-dollar barter-like system with China to turn sanctioned oil revenues into Chinese goods, including military equipment, while avoiding normal international banking channels.

• British, Norwegian and American forces disrupted a secret Russian submarine operation reportedly aimed at threatening NATO’s undersea infrastructure.

• Ukrainian drones are striking Russia from the Arctic to the Black Sea, targeting key gas infrastructure and hitting the resort city of Sochi.

• The long-running U.S. criminal case against Huawei has finally reached trial, with federal prosecutors accusing the Chinese tech giant of stealing American technology and operating as a criminal enterprise.

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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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