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The President's Daily Brief

PDB Afternoon Bulletin | January 15th, 2026: Iran Protest Momentum Slows & U.S. Cartel Pressure

The President's Daily Brief

The First TV

News, Politics

4.7 • 3.2K Ratings

🗓️ 15 January 2026

⏱️ 16 minutes

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In this episode of The PDB Afternoon Bulletin: New reporting suggests Iran’s nationwide protest movement may be losing momentum, following a brutal regime crackdown and a sweeping information blackout that is making it increasingly difficult to assess conditions on the ground. The United States escalates pressure on Mexico to allow U.S. forces to target fentanyl labs, as Washington weighs direct military action against drug cartels in an effort to stem the flow of narcotics into the United States. 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 Stash Financial: Don't Let your money sit around. Go to https://get.stash.com/PDB to see how you can receive $25 towards your first stock purchase. Mars Men: Boost energy and strength naturally with Mars Men—get 50% off for life + 3 free gifts at https://MenGoToMars.com. DeleteMe: Get 20% off your DeleteMe plan when you go to https://joindeleteme.com/PDB and use promocode PDB at checkout. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:44.8

Welcome to the PDB afternoon bulletin.

0:47.4

I'm Mike Baker, your eyes and ears on the world stage.

0:50.5

All right, let's get briefed.

0:52.6

First up, new reporting suggests Iran's nationwide protest movement may possibly be losing momentum

0:59.9

after a brutal regime crackdown and an information blackout that's obscuring, of course,

1:05.7

what's actually happening on the ground.

1:08.0

Later in the show, the U.S. escalates pressure on Mexico to allow U.S. forces to target

1:13.8

fentanyl labs, as Washington weighs direct military action against cartels. But first, today's afternoon

1:21.3

spotlight. As with everything in Iran right now, the information blackout imposed by Tehran

1:27.1

continues to make the situation

1:28.8

on the ground difficult to assess. But there's some indication that the regime's repression and

1:34.4

violent crackdown may be having its intended effect, and that the immediate threat to the

1:39.4

mullahs may be receding, at least for now. According to reporting from Reuters, people inside Iran,

1:46.1

who were reached on Wednesday and Thursday, say that demonstrations appear to have abated since Monday.

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