April 20th, 2026: Iran Reopens Hormuz, Then Attacks Ships & U.S. Diplomats In Havana

The President's Daily Brief

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🗓️ 20 April 2026

⏱️ 28 minutes

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In this episode of The President's Daily Brief: Confusion and escalation in the Strait of Hormuz, as Iran declares the critical waterway open—only to reverse course hours later and fire on commercial ships, raising new concerns about global shipping and energy markets. In a historic move, U.S. officials travel to Cuba, signaling a potential diplomatic opening even as Washington ramps up pressure on Havana. Maduro is gone, and now the purge is underway, as former allies of Venezuela’s regime are pushed out or detained while a new power structure takes hold. And in today’s Back of the Brief—an unsettling pattern emerges, as an eleventh scientist death is linked to a growing string of disappearances involving individuals with access to sensitive U.S. information. 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 Bank On Yourself: Discover the retirement plan banks Don't want you to know about—get your free report at https://BankOnYourself.com/PDB HomeServe: Protect your home systems from costly repairs with HomeServe—plans start at $4.99/month at https://HomeServe.com. Chapter: Compare every medicare plan call 915-671-5252 today! Chapter and its affiliates are not connected with or endorsed by any government entity or the federal Medicare program. Chapter Advisory, LLC represents Medicare Advantage HMO, PPO, and PFFS organizations and stand alone prescription drug plans that have a Medicare contract. Enrollment depends on the plan’s contract renewal. While we have a database of every Medicare plan nationwide and can help you to search among all plans, we have contracts with many but not all plans. As a result, we do not offer every plan available in your area. Currently we represent 50 organizations which offer 18,160 products nationwide. We search and recommend all plans, even those we don’t directly offer. You can contact a licensed Chapter agent to find out the number of products available in your specific area. Please contact https://Medicare.gov, 1-800-Medicare, or your local State Health Insurance Program (SHIP) to get information on all of your options. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:52.4	First up, well, it seems like just 72 hours ago that the Iranian regime was announcing that they were reopening the Strait of Hormuz to commercial shipping, and the White House was announcing that a deal with the regime was very close.
1:08.0	But a lot can change in 72 hours.
1:11.5	Shortly after those apparently positive developments, Iran reversed course,
1:15.5	announcing that the waterway will remain closed until the U.S. ends the blockade on Iranian ports.
1:21.8	The regime then fired on commercial vessels, and the U.S. in turn, stopped and boarded an Iranian ship,
1:29.2	reportedly attempting to evade the blockade.
1:31.8	Now, I'm no ceasefire negotiator or a special envoy, but I'd say that what we have here
1:38.2	is a failure to communicate.
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