April 23rd, 2026: Iran’s Hardliners Are Turning Against Each Other & Russia Threatens Europe

The President's Daily Brief

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🗓️ 23 April 2026

⏱️ 25 minutes

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In this episode of The President's Daily Brief: Iran’s posture hardens rapidly—refusing talks and escalating in the Strait of Hormuz—as new analysis points to a deeper divide within the regime’s hardline leadership. Moscow releases a list of European firms tied to Ukraine’s drone program, raising concerns they could become targets in Russia’s expanding conflict footprint. Japan continues its break from post-war pacifism, opening the door to expanded arms sales amid growing security threats from China. And in today’s Back of the Brief—the Pentagon unveils a record $1.5 trillion budget request, prioritizing missile defense, drones, and artificial intelligence. 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 Cardiff: Get fast business funding without bank delays—apply in minutes with Cardiff and access up to $500,000 in same‑day funding at https://Cardiff.co/PDB Acre Gold: Start building physical gold with simple monthly payments and enter to win two Ancient Collection gold bars at https://GetAcreGold.com/PDB 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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0:27.4	That's right. It's Thursday, the 23rd of April.
0:44.4	Welcome to the President's Daily Brief.
0:46.5	I'm Mike Baker, your eyes and ears on the world stage.
0:49.9	All right. Let's get briefed.
0:52.0	First up, Iran's posture is hardening fast, refusing talks,
0:56.1	escalating actions in the Strait of Hormuz, and new analysis suggests there's a serious
1:00.7	divide inside the regime's hardline leadership. I'll have the details. Later in the show, Moscow
1:07.1	releases a list of European firms tied to Ukraine's drone program, hinting that they could
1:13.7	be in the crosshairs.
1:15.1	Plus, Japan continues its break from post-war pacifism, opening the door to expanded arms
1:20.7	sales amid rising threats from China.
1:23.6	And in today's back of the brief, the Pentagon unveils a record-breaking, get this, $1.5 trillion with a T-dollar budget request, with a heavy focus on missile defense, drones, and artificial intelligence.
1:37.4	How much intelligence can you buy with $1.5 trillion?
1:41.8	A lot is the answer.
1:43.8	But first, today's PDB spotlight. Over the past few days,
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