PDB Afternoon Bulletin | May 20th, 2026: U.S. Charges Raúl Castro In 1996 Shootdown & Tehran Warns Of Broader War

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🗓️ 20 May 2026

⏱️ 16 minutes

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In this episode of The PDB Afternoon Bulletin: The Justice Department unveils criminal charges against former Cuban leader Raúl Castro over the 1996 Brothers to the Rescue shootdown, as controversial evidence tied to the attack suddenly resurfaces nearly thirty years later. Iran issues a stark warning to Washington, threatening retaliation beyond the Middle East if the United States or Israel launches new military strikes against the Islamic Republic. 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 Supremacy WW3: Limited time: download Supremacy: World War 3 for free via our link and get an exclusive Elite Bomber Seasonal Unit worth $25 - but only for the next 30 days: https://con.onelink.me/kZW6/k7svq17a VanMan: Go to http://vanman.shop/PDB and use code PDB for 15% off your first order. Cardiff: Get fast business funding without bank delays—apply in minutes with Cardiff and access up to $500,000 in same‑day funding at https://Cardiff.co/PDB Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:21.8	UK slash podcast to learn more. It's Wednesday, the 20th of May. Welcome to the PDB afternoon bulletin. I'm Mike Baker,
0:41.4	your eyes and ears on the world stage. Let's get briefed. First up, after decades buried inside
0:47.3	U.S. intelligence files, a controversial audio recording allegedly tied to former Cuban leader Rao
0:53.5	Castro is suddenly back in the
0:55.6	spotlight as the Justice Department unveils criminal charges tied to the deadly 1996 Brothers
1:01.8	to the Rescue shootdown. Later in the show, Iran issues a warning to Washington, threatening
1:07.7	retaliation beyond the Middle East if the U.S. or Israel launches new strikes
1:12.4	against the Islamic Republic. But first, today's afternoon spotlight. The Department of Justice
1:18.1	has officially unveiled criminal charges against former Cuban leader Rao Castro, accusing the
1:23.7	longtime communist figure of involvement in the deadly 1996 shootdown of two civilian aircraft,
1:30.4	operated by the Miami-based humanitarian group Brothers to the Rescue.
1:35.0	The announcement came during a ceremony at Miami's historic Freedom Tower,
1:38.8	honoring the victims of that attack, a highly symbolic setting,
1:42.5	for what's now shaping up to be one of the most aggressive
1:45.1	actions taken by Washington against the Cuban regime in decades. The charges stem from the February 24th
1:51.8	1996 shootdown of two unarmed Cessna aircraft over the Florida Straits. The planes belong to Brothers
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