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The President's Daily Brief

February 20th, 2026: Trump Announces Deadline For Iran & U.S. Exit From Syria

The President's Daily Brief

The First TV

Politics, News

4.7 • 3.2K Ratings

🗓️ 20 February 2026

⏱️ 26 minutes

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Summary

In this episode of The President's Daily Brief: The clock is ticking on Iran. President Trump says Tehran has ten days to strike a nuclear deal — or face consequences — as U.S. forces assemble the largest concentration of firepower in the Middle East since the Iraq invasion. The United States begins withdrawing all troops from Syria, ending a decade-long mission against Islamic State and reshaping America’s footprint in the region. A South Korean court sentences former President Yoon Suk Yeol to life in prison over his failed martial law declaration, marking a historic ruling in Seoul. And in today’s Back of the Brief — the Pentagon enters a new nuclear era, airlifting its first-ever battlefield microreactor. 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 Stash Financial: Don't Let your money sit around. Go to https://get.stash.com/PDB to see how you can receive $25 towards your first stock purchase and to view important disclosures. Cozy Earth: Visit https://www.CozyEarth.com/PDB & Use code PDB for up to 20% off DeleteMe: Get 20% off your DeleteMe plan when you go to https://joindeleteme.com/PDB and use promo code PDB at checkout. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

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0:21.6

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0:22.6

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0:23.6

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0:26.6

Only on Prime Video. It's Friday, the 20th of February.

0:44.5

Welcome to the President's Daily Brief.

0:46.4

I'm Mike Baker, your eyes and ears on the world stage.

0:49.9

All right, let's get briefed.

0:52.2

First up, well, the clock is ticking.

0:54.8

President Trump says Iran has 10 days to strike a deal or face consequences.

1:00.1

And the U.S. military says it's ready.

1:03.2

I'll have the details.

1:04.7

Later in the show, the U.S. begins pulling all troops out of Syria,

1:08.3

ending a decade-long mission against the Islamic State.

1:11.6

Plus, a South Korean court hands a life sentence to former President Yun Suk Yol over his failed

1:18.6

martial law declaration.

1:20.6

And in today's back of the brief, the U.S. military takes a major step toward battlefield

1:25.6

nuclear power, airlifting its first nuclear microreactor.

1:30.8

And yes, that is the very first time in my action-packed life that I've used the phrase nuclear

1:37.2

microreactor.

1:39.1

But first, today's PDB spotlight.

1:42.0

Well, it looks like, as I mentioned, the clock is ticking.

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