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The President's Daily Brief

February 11th, 2026: Trump Threatens Iran With Second Carrier & U.S. Boards Another Russian Tanker

The President's Daily Brief

The First TV

News, Politics

4.7 • 3.2K Ratings

🗓️ 11 February 2026

⏱️ 24 minutes

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Summary

In this episode of The President's Daily Brief: First up—new details are emerging on what Iran is actually offering in nuclear talks with the United States, and it’s a far narrower proposal than it first appeared, even as President Trump threatens to deploy a second aircraft carrier strike group if negotiations stall. Later in the show—the United States continues to take aim at Russia’s shadow fleet, boarding a sanctioned oil tanker in the Indian Ocean as Washington ramps up enforcement of sanctions. Plus—China issues fresh warnings to Taiwan, reaffirming its support for so-called “reunification forces” and vowing to crack down on what Beijing calls separatists. And in today’s Back of the Brief—Washington edges closer to another partial government shutdown as lawmakers remain deadlocked over funding for the Department of Homeland Security. 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 Glorify: Feel closer to God this year with Glorify—get full access for just $29.99 when you download the app now at https://glorify-app.com/PDB  American Financing: Call American Financing today to find out how customers are saving an avg of $800/mo. NMLS 182334, https://nmlsconsumeraccess.org APR for rates in the 5s start at 6.196% for well qualified borrowers. Call 866-885-1881 for details about credit costs and terms. Visit http://www.AmericanFinancing.net/PDB BRUNT Workwear: Get $10 Off at BRUNT with code PDB at https://www.bruntworkwear.com/PDB#Bruntpod Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

It's Wednesday, the 11th of February. Welcome to the President's Daily Brief. I'm Mike Baker, and your eyes and ears, on the world stage. And it's true, I'm still on the road.

0:22.0

It's like a real live version of that book, Where's Wally or Where's Waldo, depending on what part of the world you live in?

0:29.7

All right, let's get briefed. First up, new details are emerging on what Iran is actually offering in nuclear talks with the U.S.

0:38.1

As President Trump threatens to deploy a second aircraft carrier if negotiations stall.

0:44.0

Well, it's not so much a matter of stalling, is it?

0:46.5

Stalling would imply that the negotiations have been making forward progress.

0:51.2

That doesn't appear to be the case just yet.

0:53.5

Later in the show, the U.S. continues

0:55.0

to take aim at Russia's shadow fleet, this time boarding a sanctioned oil tanker in the Indian

1:00.3

ocean after a long pursuit. Plus, China warns Taiwan. It will continue backing so-called

1:06.9

reunification forces while vowing to crack down on what it also calls separatists.

1:13.0

And in today's back of the brief, Washington is once again looking at the possibility of,

1:17.6

you guessed it, a partial government shutdown, as lawmakers remain deadlocked over funding for the

1:23.3

Department of Homeland Security. But first, today's PDB spotlight.

1:28.2

We're getting more clarity on what Iran is actually putting on the table in these latest

1:33.3

nuclear talks, such as they are, and the clearer the picture becomes the less impressive

1:38.6

the offer looks.

1:40.1

Well, color me shocked.

1:42.4

Iranian officials are signaling they may be willing to dilute their

1:45.8

stockpile of highly enriched uranium. Specifically, Tehran is floating a reduction from about

1:50.8

60% enrichment down to roughly 20%. On paper, well, that sounds like movement. But in reality,

1:57.6

it's a very narrow, reversible step that leaves Iran's core capabilities

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