PDB Afternoon Bulletin | January 23rd, 2026: Trump Delivers Major Warning To Iran & Putin Talks Peace While Pressing Maximalist Demands

The President's Daily Brief

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🗓️ 23 January 2026

⏱️ 15 minutes

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In this episode of The PDB Afternoon Bulletin: First—In his latest warning to the mullahs, President Trump says the U.S. has an “armada” heading toward Iran — as the death toll from the regime’s crackdown tops 5,000. So, what exactly is being deployed, and how close is Washington to military action? Later in the show—The first trilateral peace talks between Russia, Ukraine, and the U.S. are now underway — and everything hinges on territory. We’ll break down Moscow’s demands, Kyiv’s red lines, and why expectations for a breakthrough are already sinking. To listen to the show ad-free, become a premium member of The President’s Daily Brief by visiting PDBPremium.com. Please remember to subscribe if you enjoyed this episode of The President's Daily Brief. YouTube: youtube.com/@presidentsdailybrief BRUNT Workwear: Get $10 Off at BRUNT with code PDB at https://www.bruntworkwear.com/PDB #Bruntpod CBDistillery: Visit https://CBDistillery.com and use promo code PDB for 25% off your entire order! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:42.3	Congratulations for making it to the end of another week.
0:45.5	Welcome to the PDB afternoon bulletin.
0:47.9	I'm Mike Baker.
0:48.7	Your eyes and ears on the world stage.
0:51.1	All right.
0:51.9	Let's get briefed.
0:53.3	First up, in his latest warning to the mullos of
0:56.0	Iran, President Trump says the U.S. has a, quote, armada heading towards Iran, as the death toll
1:02.5	from the regime's crackdown on demonstrations tops 5,000, and that is likely a conservative estimate.
1:09.6	What exactly is being deployed deployed and how close is Washington
1:12.8	to military action? We'll dig into those details. Later in the show, the first trilateral
1:18.6	peace talks between Russia, Ukraine, and the U.S. are now underway, and everything hinges on the
1:24.6	question of territory. We'll discuss Moscow's demands, which haven't changed,
1:28.7	keeps red lines, and why expectations for a breakthrough are already sinking. But first,
1:34.6	today's afternoon spotlight. President Trump is issuing what may be his clearest warning yet to Iran,
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