April 13th, 2026: Trump Announces BLOCKADE Of Hormuz & China Arms Iran

The President's Daily Brief

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🗓️ 13 April 2026

⏱️ 25 minutes

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In this episode of The President's Daily Brief: President Trump suspends traffic through the Strait of Hormuz after marathon negotiations with Iran collapse in Pakistan, raising the risk of further escalation in the conflict. New U.S. intelligence suggests China may have already armed Iran with anti-aircraft missiles, potentially putting American pilots at risk. Plus, an Easter ceasefire between Ukraine and Russia quickly falls apart, with both sides reporting thousands of violations. And in today’s Back of the Brief—Artemis II safely returns to Earth, marking a major milestone in NASA’s effort to send astronauts back to the Moon. To listen to the show ad-free, become a premium member of The President’s Daily Brief by visiting https://PDBPremium.com. Please remember to subscribe if you enjoyed this episode of The President's Daily Brief. YouTube: youtube.com/@presidentsdailybrief Ultra Pouches: Don’t sleep on @ultrapouches. New customers get 15% Off with code PDB at https://takeultra.com ! #UltraPouches #ad Ridge Wallet: Upgrade your wallet today! Get 10% Off @Ridge with code PDB at https://www.Ridge.com/PDB#Ridgepod ZBiotics: Go to https://zbiotics.com/PDB and use PDB at checkout for 15% off any first time orders of ZBiotics probiotics. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:46.6	I'm Mike Baker, your eyes and ears on the world stage.
0:50.2	All right, let's get briefed.
0:52.5	First up, President Trump announces the suspension of traffic through the Strait of Hormuz
0:57.9	after direct negotiations with Iran come up short in Pakistan. I'll have the details. Later in the show,
1:05.1	new U.S. intelligence suggests that China may have already armed Iran with anti-aircraft missiles, potentially putting
1:13.1	American pilots at risk and raising the stakes in the conflict. Plus, an Easter truce collapses
1:19.5	almost immediately, with Ukraine and Russia reporting thousands of violations on both sides.
1:26.3	And in today's back of the brief, the feel-good story of the year,
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