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off your first time purchase. It's Friday, 13 December. Welcome to the PDB afternoon bulletin. I'm Mike Baker, your eyes and ears on the world stage.

Coming to you this week from somewhere in the Middle East. Let's get briefed. First, President-elect

Trump is reportedly considering preemptive air strikes on

Iran's nuclear program when he returns to office in January. Then we'll take you inside,

now toppled despotic dictator Assad's final days in Syria, as reports emerge that the former

strongman abandoned his loyalists and deceived those closest to him in order to flee to Russia

under the cover of darkness. But first, our afternoon spotlight. Though President-elect Trump won't

assume office for another month, he already has his sights set on Iran, particularly what the U.S.

can do to undermine the regime's nuclear ambitions.

According to Trump transitioned sources, who spoke with the Wall Street Journal, the president-elect

is currently fleshing out his planned maximum pressure 2.0 campaign against the Mullahs in

Tehran and is even considering preemptive strikes on Iran's nuclear program.

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