May 5th, 2026: Iran Fires on U.S. Ships & Intelligence Shows Putin Scared Of A Coup

The President's Daily Brief

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🗓️ 5 May 2026

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In this episode of The President’s Daily Brief: First up—ceasefire or not, the shooting has already started. U.S. forces engaged Iranian boats and came under missile and drone fire just hours into Project Freedom—the U.S. effort to guide ships through the Strait of Hormuz. Later in the show—new intelligence suggests Vladimir Putin isn’t just worried about external threats, but the possibility of betrayal from within his own ranks. Plus, North Korea pushes back against accusations it’s behind the majority of global crypto theft, calling the claims politically motivated. And in today’s Back of the Brief—two U.S. service members go missing during a military exercise in Morocco, as search efforts are now underway. 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 Acre Gold: Turn your pocket change into physical 24-karat gold and enter to win a limited-edition Hot Wheels gold bar at https://GetAcreGold.com/PDB Tax Relief Advocates: End your tax nightmare today by visiting us online at https://TRA.com or call 800-583-6515 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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0:00.0	It's Tuesday. Welcome to the President's Daily Brief. I'm Mike Baker. Your eyes and ears on the world stage. All right. let's get briefed. First up, it's the least
0:24.0	ceasefire-ish ceasefire of all time. Despite what is supposed to be a pause in the conflict,
0:29.8	U.S. forces engaged Iranian boats and came under missile and drone fire just hours into Project
0:36.2	Freedom. The U.S. operation, of course, to guide ships through the Strait of Hormuz.
0:41.3	I'll have the details.
0:42.9	Later in the show, new intelligence suggests Vladimir Putin isn't just worried about external threats,
0:48.7	but the possibility of betrayal from within his own ranks.
0:52.5	Plus, North Korea pushes back against accusations
0:55.6	that it's behind the majority of global crypto theft,
0:59.8	calling the claims politically motivated.
1:02.8	And in today's back of the brief,
1:04.7	two U.S. service members go missing during a military exercise in Morocco,
1:09.2	as search efforts are now underway. But first, today's
1:13.4	PDB spotlight. Just hours after the U.S. began moving forward, with its maritime operation dubbed
1:19.6	Project Freedom, we've now seen the first direct confrontation between U.S. and Iranian forces
1:25.2	in the Strait of Hormuz. According to U.S. Central Command,
1:28.8	Iranian forces launched cruise missiles and drones and American destroyers and nearby commercial
1:34.8	vessels transiting the strait. At the same time, six Iranian fast attack boats moved in,
1:40.4	attempting to interfere with those ships. U.S. forces responded, engaging and destroying
1:46.5	those boats before they could close the distance. And no hits were reported on U.S. or commercial
1:53.1	vessels. The U.S. response answered one of the central questions that we raised earlier on the PDB.
1:59.6	What exactly does it mean for the U.S. to, quote, guide ships
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