PDB Afternoon Bulletin | January 13th, 2026: Trump Speaks Directly To Iran’s Protesters As Crackdown Grows

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🗓️ 13 January 2026

⏱️ 16 minutes

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In this episode of The PDB Afternoon Bulletin: First up—President Trump issues a direct message to Iranian protesters, urging them to stay in the streets and promising that help is on the way, as pressure mounts on Tehran amid a sweeping crackdown. Later in the show—Ukraine takes the fight far beyond the front lines, striking Russian oil platforms deep inside areas Moscow once viewed as safe, raising new questions about the war’s expanding reach. 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 Mando: Control Body Odor ANYWHERE with @shop.mando and get 20% off + free shipping with promo code PDB at https://shopmando.com! #mandopod Glorify: Feel closer to God this year with Glorify—get full access for just $29.99 when you download the app now at https://glorify-app.com/PDB. Joi + Blokes: Go to http://joiandblokes.com/PDB and use code PDB for 50% off your labs and 20% off all supplements Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:32.2	I'm Mike Baker. Your eyes and ears on the world stage. Let's get briefed. First up,
0:37.4	President Trump issues a statement
0:39.4	directly to Iranian protesters, urging them to keep up the fight and promising, quote,
0:45.8	help is on its way. We'll have the details. Later in the show, Ukraine continues efforts to
0:51.9	degrade Russia's energy infrastructure and primary revenue stream,
0:55.8	with Keeves' forces hitting Russian oil platforms in territory that was once considered safe
1:01.9	by Moscow. But first, today's afternoon spotlight. After watching Iran's leadership
1:07.3	answer mass demonstrations across the country with bullets and communications blackouts, President Trump has a message for Iran's leadership answer mass demonstrations across the country with bullets and communications blackouts,
1:13.0	President Trump has a message for Iran's protesters, telling them to stay on the streets and promising
1:18.6	that help is on its way. Trump's statement came as Iranian authorities themselves acknowledge
1:24.8	that roughly 2,000 people have been killed in mass demonstrations
1:29.1	since late December. And when the regime says the number is 2,000, well, it's highly likely
1:35.9	that the number is higher. Iran International, a Persian-language television channel based in the
1:41.1	UK, has put the death toll closer to 12,000. Still, because of the
1:46.8	regime's communications blackout, it's impossible to know for sure. Iran's internet shutdown has
1:52.6	now stretched beyond 100 hours, making any figure difficult, if not impossible, to independently
1:59.1	verify. In a message posted to Truth Social this morning, Trump wrote, quote,
2:04.4	Iranian patriots, keep protesting, take over your institutions.
2:08.7	He urged demonstrators to document those responsible for violence, adding, quote, save the
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