PDB Afternoon Bulletin | March 2nd, 2026: Iran’s Allies Turn Their Back on Tehran & Hezbollah Strikes

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🗓️ 2 March 2026

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In this episode of The PDB Afternoon Bulletin: First up — Day Three of Operation Epic Fury, and the cost of war for the United States has risen. We bring you the latest from the battlefield as American casualties climb and examine why, even as the fighting intensifies, Tehran appears increasingly isolated diplomatically on the world stage. Later in the show — Israel opens another front, launching strikes against Hezbollah targets in Lebanon after the terror group fires missiles across the border. We break down what this expansion means for regional stability and the risk of a broader 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 Ethos Life Insurance: Protect your family’s future with fast, online life insurance from Ethos—get your free quote in minutes at https://Ethos.com/PDB American Financing: Call American Financing today to find out how customers are saving an avg of $800/mo. NMLS 182334, http://nmlsconsumeraccess.org -. APR for rates in the 5s start at 6.196% for well qualified borrowers. Call 866-885-1881 for details about credit costs and terms. Visit http://www.AmericanFinancing.net/PDB 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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0:00.0	It's Monday. Welcome to the P.D.B. Afternoon. Afternoon. I'm Mike Baker. Your eyes and ears on the world stage. All right, let's get briefed. First up,
0:22.8	day three of Operation Epic Fury and the cost of the war for the U.S. has climbed. We'll have the
0:28.7	latest from the battlefield, and we'll take a closer look at how and why the Iranian regime is
0:33.5	finding itself increasingly isolated on the world stage. Later in the show, Israel opens another front in the war,
0:40.9	launching strikes against Hezbollah targets in Lebanon after the terror group
0:45.2	fires missiles across the border into Israel.
0:48.7	But first, today's afternoon spotlight.
0:51.4	The U.S. death toll on Operation Epic Fury has now climbed to four. U.S. Central
0:55.8	Command announced this morning that one of the service members who had been injured critically on
0:59.6	Sunday has died. In addition to those fatalities, 18 American personnel were seriously injured
1:05.3	in that same incident. We're also learning a bit more about what happened. The casualties occurred when an Iranian missile struck Camp Arifjan in Kuwait.
1:14.6	That base is not a frontline combat outpost, but it's a critical logistics and command hub for U.S. Army operations across the Middle East.
1:22.6	It houses pre-positioned equipment and key regional headquarters elements, making it central to
1:28.2	sustaining and coordinating American forces across the theater. That, of course, also makes it a
1:33.5	significant target for Iran. There was another series development today, a major friendly fire
1:39.2	incident. Three U.S. Air Force fighter jets were mistakenly shot down by Kuwaiti air defenses.
1:45.8	All six personnel ejected safely, were recovered, and are reported to be in stable condition.
1:51.1	Kuwait has acknowledged the incident and the cause remains under investigation.
1:55.6	Now, there's another facet of this conflict that I want to look at this afternoon, and that's
2:00.1	Iran's alliances, because, as you
2:02.2	know, wars aren't just fought on the battlefield. They're also fought in diplomatic backrooms and
2:07.4	energy markets and in the quiet calculations of world leaders, deciding just how much risk
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