May 22nd, 2026: Iran’s Economy Is Breaking Under A Massive Internet Blackout & Russia Threatens Latvia

The President's Daily Brief

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🗓️ 22 May 2026

⏱️ 25 minutes

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In this episode of The President's Daily Brief: Iran’s massive internet blackout is now crippling the country’s economy, threatening millions of jobs and deepening the regime’s ongoing financial crisis. We’ll explain how Tehran’s digital crackdown is beginning to paralyze commerce, banking, and daily life across the country. Russia warns Latvia could face retaliation over claims that Ukrainian drone operations are being launched from Baltic territory. Latvian officials are calling the accusations “pure fiction,” but the rhetoric is raising new concerns about tensions between Moscow and NATO. The United States and United Kingdom are easing some sanctions on Russian oil, citing rising global fuel costs linked to the Iran conflict and disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz. In today’s Back of the Brief—a US-bound flight is forced to divert after officials discover a passenger from an Ebola-hit region onboard. 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 Tax Relief Advocates: End your tax nightmare today by visiting us online at https://TRA.com or call 800-583-6515 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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1:32.4	It's Friday. the 22nd of May.
1:34.4	Welcome to the President's Daily Brief.
1:37.9	I'm Mike Baker, your eyes and ears on the world stage.
1:40.0	All right, let's get briefed.
1:46.1	First up, Iran's massive internet blackout is further crippling the country's economy.
1:54.1	We'll explain how the regime's digital crackdown is threatening millions of jobs and pushing Iran even deeper into crisis.
2:02.2	Later in the show, Russia warns Latvia that it could face retaliation over allegedly hosting Ukrainian drone operations.
2:08.5	Latvia says the claims are complete fiction. Plus, the U.S. and U.S. and U.K. are easing oil sanctions on Russia, citing surging fuel costs tied to the Iran conflict. Somewhere, off in the
2:15.3	distance, Vladimir Putin is chuckling while stroking his hairless cat.
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