PDB Afternoon Bulletin | March 24th, 2026: Trump’s Iran Oil Move Raises Big Questions & U.S. Strikes Militias in Iraq

The President's Daily Brief

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🗓️ 24 March 2026

⏱️ 16 minutes

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In this episode of The President’s Daily Brief: First up—the White House moves to release Iranian oil onto global markets, a decision that could send billions to Tehran at a moment of maximum pressure, raising serious questions about the strategy behind it. Later in the show—as the fight with Iran intensifies, the U.S. is now battling on another front, launching strikes against Iran-backed militias in Iraq and widening the scope of the conflict. 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 Sundays for Dogs: Upgrade your dog’s food without the hassle—try Sundays for Dogs and get 50% off your first order at https://sundaysfordogs.com/PDB50or use code PDB50 at checkout. QUO: Make this the season where no opportunity slips away. Try QUO for free PLUS get 20% off your first 6 months when you go to https://Quo.com/PDB Superpower: Stop guessing about your health—get $20 off Superpower at https://superpower.com/pdb with code PDB. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:08.8	It's Tuesday, the 24th of March. Welcome to the PDB afternoon bulletin. I'm Mike Baker,
1:12.4	your eyes and ears on the world stage. All right, let's get briefed.
1:18.7	And first up, the White House moves to release Iranian oil onto global markets. It's a decision that could send billions of dollars to the Iranian regime, the same regime that the U.S. is currently
1:24.3	at war with. Confused? Well, I'll have the details, but you'll still be confused.
1:30.9	Later in the show, as the fight with Iran intensifies, the U.S. is now battling on another front,
1:36.6	launching strikes against Iran-backed militias in Iraq.
1:40.4	But first, today's afternoon spotlight.
1:43.3	We'll start things off today by taking a look at one of the more controversial and unusual,
1:48.5	possibly surreal efforts by the White House to ease the economic impact of the Iranian war
1:54.7	and minimize political damage at home.
1:57.7	Specifically, the Trump administration is now facing growing pushback over a decision that's
2:02.9	raising eyebrows across Washington, D.C., temporarily easing sanctions on Iranian oil, potentially unlocking
2:09.6	up to $14 billion for Tehran at a time when the U.S. is actively engaged in a conflict with
2:16.5	the regime. We briefly covered this engaged in a conflict with the regime.
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