In this episode of The President's Daily Brief:

• Iran’s leaders fear another popular uprising, and the return of Hossein Taeb—the notorious “Suppression Sheikh”—reveals how Tehran intends to expand surveillance and prevent another revolt.

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• Russia pounds Kyiv with drones and cruise missiles, killing at least 16 people as Ukraine’s shortage of air-defense interceptors becomes increasingly lethal.

• Romanian F-16s destroy an explosive Russian sea drone after it reaches one of Europe’s most important new gas projects in the Black Sea.

• In today’s Back of the Brief, suspicious prediction-market bets may be revealing American military operations before the first missile is fired.

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