PDB Afternoon Bulletin | May 28th, 2026: U.S. Warplanes Take Out More Iranian Targets Near Hormuz & Trump’s NATO Drawdown

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🗓️ 28 May 2026

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In this episode of The PDB Afternoon Bulletin: First up — the U.S. and Iran are still officially negotiating peace… while simultaneously exchanging drones, missiles, and retaliatory strikes for the second time in less than a week. We’ll have the latest on the growing tensions near the Strait of Hormuz and why President Trump now says Iran is “negotiating on fumes.” Later in the show — new reports say the Pentagon plans to sharply reduce America’s combat commitments to NATO as President Trump pushes European allies to shoulder more of their own defense burden. The proposed cuts could reportedly impact fighter jets, warships, and strategic bombers available to the alliance during a future crisis. 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 Blocktrust: Move your retirement into the next generation of assets, go to https://mikebakercrypto.com now to claim your $2,500 Bitcoin bonus. 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 Chapter: Compare every medicare plan call 915-671-5252 today! Chapter and its affiliates are not connected with or endorsed by any government entity or the federal Medicare program. Chapter Advisory, LLC represents Medicare Advantage HMO, PPO, and PFFS organizations and stand alone prescription drug plans that have a Medicare contract. Enrollment depends on the plan’s contract renewal. While we have a database of every Medicare plan nationwide and can help you to search among all plans, we have contracts with many but not all plans. As a result, we do not offer every plan available in your area. Currently we represent 50 organizations which offer 18,160 products nationwide. We search and recommend all plans, even those we don't directly offer. You can contact a licensed Chapter agent to find out the number of products available in your specific area. Please contact https://Medicare.gov, 1-800-Medicare, or your local State Health Insurance Program (SHIP) to get information on all of your options. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hey, Mike Baker here with a quick reminder. Now, if you enjoy the president's daily brief,
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0:25.6	It's Thursday, the 28th of May. Welcome to the PDB afternoon bulletin. I'm Mike Baker,
0:43.0	your eyes and ears on the world stage. All right. Let's get briefed. First up, the U.S.
0:48.5	and Iran are still officially, supposedly, negotiating for some sort of a peace agreement, while simultaneously shooting at each other
0:56.6	for the second time in less than a week. It really is the crappiest ceasefire in the history of
1:02.1	ceasefires. I'll have the details. Later in the show, new reports say the Pentagon plans to
1:07.7	sharply reduce America's combat commitments to NATO as President Trump pushes
1:12.3	European allies to take on more of their own defense.
1:16.0	But first, today's afternoon spotlight.
1:19.3	For the second time in less than a week, the U.S. and Iran have exchanged direct fire,
1:24.2	underscoring just how fragile, or maybe the word I'm looking for, is fictional,
1:28.4	the current ceasefire between the two countries really is. According to multiple reports,
1:33.4	U.S. forces conducted new military strikes against Iranian positions Wednesday after Tehran
1:39.0	launched several one-way attack drones near the Strait of Hormuz. American officials say the drones were
1:44.9	targeting both U.S. naval assets and commercial shipping operating near the strategically
1:50.2	vital waterway. U.S. fighter aircraft, including F-A18s, F-16s, and F-35s, reportedly intercepted
1:58.6	for Iranian drones before American forces then struck a drone control
2:03.5	station located near the Iranian port city of Bandar Abbas. Officials say the site was preparing to launch
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