April 21st, 2026: Iran's Secret Power Struggle Is About to Blow Up Negotiations & Russia’s Oil Revenue Up In Smoke

The President's Daily Brief

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🗓️ 21 April 2026

⏱️ 25 minutes

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In this episode of The President's Daily Brief: U.S. negotiators head toward talks with Iran, but growing signs of internal division in Tehran raise a critical question: are the officials at the table actually in control? Israel reveals it has uncovered an Iranian terror network targeting Israeli officials and assets abroad, offering new insight into Tehran’s global reach. Ukraine continues its campaign against Russia’s energy sector, with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy saying strikes wiped out more than $2.3 billion in oil revenues in March alone. And in today’s Back of the Brief—the Trump administration begins refunding $166 billion in tariffs, unwinding what was once a centerpiece of its foreign policy. 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 Goldbelly: Make Mother’s Day unforgettable with iconic foods delivered—get free shipping and 20% off your first order at https://GOLDBELLY.com with code PDB. DeleteMe: Get 20% off your DeleteMe plan when you go to https://joindeleteme.com/PDB and use promo code PDB at checkout. 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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0:00.0	Where the hell am I?
0:02.0	It's a fighting tournament.
0:04.0	To the death.
0:05.0	It's called Mortal Kombat for a reason.
0:09.0	The tournament begins.
0:11.0	Johnny Case.
0:13.0	You have been chosen to fight.
0:15.0	Come in or what?
0:16.0	I'm an actor.
0:17.0	I can't do this.
0:19.0	You're fighting for the fate of our world.
0:21.8	Get over here!
0:24.9	Mortal Kombat 2, In Cinemas May 8.
0:27.5	Book tickets now.
0:28.6	It's Tuesday, the President's Daily Brief.
0:46.3	I'm Mike Baker, your eyes and ears on the world stage.
0:50.3	And why, yes, I have managed to catch quite the early summer cold, or maybe it's a late spring cold.
0:56.3	I'm not sure how to classify it, but I've got one.
0:59.8	All right, let's get briefed.
1:01.2	First up, U.S. negotiators are heading to the table with Iran, but there's growing concern that the people sitting across from them may not be the ones in charge.
1:10.1	I'll have the details. Later in the
1:12.1	show, Israel says it has uncovered an Iranian terror network targeting Israelis abroad. We'll
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