It's Friday the 30th of January. Welcome to the PDB afternoon bulletin. I'm Mike Baker,

your eyes and ears, on the world stage, and apparently still on the road.

All right, let's get briefed. First up, the White House is dramatically expanding its options against Iran,

with President Trump reportedly considering some of the most aggressive military scenarios in years,

the most consequential, the possibility of U.S. Special Operations raids inside Iranian territory.

I'll have the details.

Later in the show, after weeks of punishing attacks on Ukraine's power grid, Russia has temporarily

halted airstrikes on Kiev at President Trump's urging.

But with fighting continuing elsewhere and no ceasefire in place, Ukraine remains deeply

skeptical about Moscow's intentions. But first, today's afternoon spotlight. According to new

reporting from the New York Times, President Trump is now weighing a significantly expanded

set of military options against Iran, options that go well beyond what the White House was considering

just two weeks ago. And this is the key development. Those options now reportedly include the

possibility of U.S. boots on the ground, surgical special forces raids on targets inside Iran.

Now, it's important to note that no decisions been made, no order's

been given, and there's no indication of imminent action. But the scope of what's being discussed

inside the administration has reportedly widened in a meaningful way. Up until now, the focus had

largely been on air strikes, standoff weapons and pressure tactics designed to coerce Tehran

back to the negotiating table. What's changed is that the Pentagon has now presented the president

with a broader menu, one that includes covert ground operations aimed at further degrading Iran's

nuclear and missile programs, or potentially destabilizing the regime itself.

U.S. officials say these discussions are taking place in a different context than earlier this month.

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