Monday, August 24th, 2026 - Iran’s Regime Is Starting to Crack From Within & Piracy Rises In the Gulf of Aden

August 24
25 mins

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In this episode of The President's Daily Brief:


  • A public split erupts inside Iran’s government as senior politicians call for an end to the war while security hardliners threaten to escalate the conflict.


  • Somali pirates seize a suspected Iranian shadow-fleet tanker in the region’s second hijacking in four days, marking the largest surge in piracy there in more than a decade.


  • Russia allegedly uses a notorious “double-tap” attack against a Ukrainian shopping center, killing civilians before striking again as rescuers arrive.


  • In today’s Back of the Brief, Iranian hackers may be opening another front against the West after reportedly shutting down a British power plant for four days.


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