PDB Afternoon Bulletin | April 28th, 2026: Iran’s Oil Crisis Is About To Get Much Worse & Cartel Boss Taken Down In Mexico

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🗓️ 28 April 2026

⏱️ 14 minutes

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In this episode of The President's Daily Brief: First up—Iran is facing a major new pressure point, as a U.S. blockade leaves its oil piling up with nowhere to go. That mounting pressure could force shutdowns that risk long-term damage to the backbone of the country’s economy. Later in the show—Mexican forces capture a key Jalisco New Generation Cartel figure, a man once seen as a potential successor to notorious cartel boss Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, in a major blow to one of the world’s most dangerous criminal organizations. 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 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. Tax Relief Advocates: End your tax nightmare today by visiting us online at https://TRA.com or call 800-583-6515 VanMan: Go to http://vanman.shop/PDB and use code PDB for 15% off your first order. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	It's Tuesday, welcome to the end of the
0:03.0	afternoon.
0:04.0	It's Tuesday, the 28th of April.
0:14.0	Welcome to the PDB afternoon bulletin.
0:17.0	I'm Mike Baker, your eyes and ears on the world stage.
0:20.0	All right, let's get briefed.
0:22.7	First up, Iran is facing a major new pressure point as a U.S. blockade leaves its oil
0:29.5	piling up with nowhere to go.
0:32.0	That pressure is building toward a potential shutdown of their industry that could cause lasting
0:37.2	damage to the country's
0:38.4	most important business. Later in the show, Mexican forces capture a key Halisco new generation
0:44.8	cartel figure, a man once seen as a potential successor to the now deceased El Mentiono.
0:52.0	But first, today's afternoon spotlight. Iran is continuing to feel the pinch of the
0:57.0	U.S. naval blockade against its ports, and now the problem isn't just their bottom line that's
1:03.0	being strained. Because under the weight of the blockade, Tehran isn't just struggling to sell its crude
1:09.7	oil. It's now struggling to store it. And if that
1:13.5	system backs up much further, Iran may be forced to shut down production altogether, a move that could
1:19.3	cause lasting damage to its oil industry. So here's what's happening. Before the blockade took
1:25.2	effect earlier this month, Iran was exporting roughly
1:28.3	2 million barrels of oil per day. Since then, that number has collapsed to just over 500,000.
1:35.2	Now, that obviously is a massive drop, and all of that unsold oil, well, has to go somewhere.
1:41.4	And right now, it's just being put into storage, hundreds of thousands of
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