July 18th, 2025: Russia Threatens 'Preemptive Strikes' Against NATO & US Intel Suggests Iran Strikes Only Destroyed One Nuclear Site

In this episode of The President's Daily Brief: First—we’ll have the latest developments from the war in Ukraine, as Russian leaders threaten the U.S. and NATO allies with "preemptive strikes" over President Donald Trump’s pledge to boost weapons shipments to Ukraine. Later in the show—a new U.S. intelligence assessment finds that last month’s strikes on Iran’s nuclear sites only fully destroyed one of Iran’s three main facilities. The assessment warns that the mullahs could likely restart enrichment activity at the other two sites within just a few months. Plus—China threatens to torpedo a deal that would grant America control over two key ports near the Panama Canal. We’ll discuss the implications for President Trump’s vision of American dominance over the critical trade passage. In our 'Back of the Brief—the Trump administration sanctions the leadership of Venezuela’s notoriously violent Tren de Aragua gang in their latest attempts to crack down on the group’s drug and human trafficking operations. To listen to the show ad-free, become a premium member of The President’s Daily Brief by visiting PDBPremium.com. Please remember to subscribe if you enjoyed this episode of The President's Daily Brief. YouTube: youtube.com/@presidentsdailybrief DeleteMe: Visit https://joindeleteme.com/BRIEF & Get 20% off your DeleteMe plan. TriTails Premium Beef: Visit https://trybeef.com/pdb & get $10 off 20 Lbs Ground Beef Special