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The President's Daily Brief

July 13th, 2026: U.S. Launches Major Strikes As Iran Shuts Hormuz & Terrorists Embrace AI

The President's Daily Brief

The First TV

Politics, News

4.7 • 3.2K Ratings

🗓️ 13 July 2026

⏱️ 27 minutes

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Summary

In this episode of The President's Daily Brief: • Iran says the Strait of Hormuz is closed indefinitely after another attack on commercial shipping, prompting a fresh round of U.S. airstrikes and raising the risk of a wider regional war. • A troubling new report reveals how terrorist organizations are increasingly using artificial intelligence to improve battlefield tactics, operational planning, and their ability to challenge conventional militaries. • Ukraine expands its campaign against Russia’s wartime economy, striking an oil refinery, tankers, ferries, and other maritime targets even as Russian attacks continue to kill Ukrainian civilians. • In today’s Back of the Brief, we remember Senator Lindsey Graham, one of Washington’s most recognizable foreign policy voices, who has died at the age of 71 following a brief and sudden illness. 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 Trust & Will: Estate planning doesn’t have to be complicated—create your will or trust online in minutes with Trust & Will and get 20% off at https://trustandwill.com/PDB Ultra Pouches: Don’t sleep on @ultrapouches. New customers get 15% Off with code PDB at https://takeultra.com ! #UltraPouches #ad 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

Transcript

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0:00.0

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0:16.3

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0:26.7

lead. Terms and conditions apply. It's Monday, the 13th of July.

0:44.4

Welcome to the President's Daily Brief.

0:46.6

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

0:49.9

And yes, I am, in fact, still on the road.

0:52.2

Thank you for asking.

0:53.4

All right, let's get briefed.

0:54.7

First up, Iran says the Strait of Hormuz is closed indefinitely after launching another attack on

1:01.2

commercial shimping, prompting another round of U.S. airstrikes. Well, what we have here is a failure

1:07.4

to communicate. We'll have the latest. Later in the show, a troubling new report

1:12.1

reveals that terrorist organizations are increasingly using artificial intelligence, or you and I

1:17.7

know it as AI, to improve everything from battlefield tactics to operational planning. Plus,

1:23.7

Ukraine is keeping the pressure on Russia's war machine, striking oil infrastructure and vessels in the Sea of Azov, as Russian attacks continue on Ukrainian civilian infrastructure.

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