May 27th, 2026: The Clash Between U.S. And Iran Was Worse Than Reported

The President's Daily Brief

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🗓️ 27 May 2026

⏱️ 23 minutes

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In this episode of The President’s Daily Brief: New intelligence suggests Iran may have been probing the limits of the fragile ceasefire before yesterday’s clash with U.S. forces in the Strait of Hormuz. Mike Baker breaks down the latest details emerging from the Gulf. Iran may finally be restoring internet access after 88 days of blackout conditions that cut tens of millions of people off from the outside world and devastated parts of the country’s economy. Investigators now say Iranian hackers were behind a disruptive cyberattack targeting Los Angeles’ transit infrastructure. And in today’s Back of the Brief—President Trump declares a federal emergency over a dangerous chemical leak in Southern California feared capable of triggering a catastrophic explosion. 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 Goldbelly: Make Father's Day unforgettable with iconic foods delivered—get free shipping and 20% off your first order at https://GOLDBELLY.com with code 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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0:32.6	almost are two minutes. It's Wednesday, the 27th of May.
0:44.6	Welcome to the President's Daily Brief.
0:46.6	I'm Mike Baker, your eyes and ears on the world stage.
0:50.0	All right, let's get briefed.
0:52.2	First up, new intelligence suggests Iran may have been probing the limits of the fragile ceasefire
0:58.7	before yesterday's clash with U.S. forces in the Strait of Hormuz.
1:02.8	I'll have the latest details.
1:04.6	Later in the show, Iran may finally be restoring internet access after 88 days of blackout conditions that cut tens of millions
1:12.8	of people off from the outside world and cratered the country's economy. Plus, investigators now
1:18.9	say Iranian hackers were behind a disruptive cyber attack targeting Los Angeles's transit
1:24.8	infrastructure. And in today's back of the brief, President Trump declares a federal emergency over a dangerous
1:31.3	chemical leak in Southern California.
1:34.4	But first, today's BDB spotlight.
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