August 29th, 2025: Iran's Nuclear Defiance & Putin's Major Escalation In Ukraine

Listen to this episode from The President's Daily Brief on Spotify. In this episode of The President's Daily Brief:    First—Iran is back in the spotlight, as Britain, France and Germany announce plans to trigger crippling snapback sanctions on the Islamic regime previously suspended under the nearly defunct 2015 nuclear deal. The news comes as the U.N.’s nuclear watchdog warns that their inspectors are still being barred access to the mullahs’ main nuclear enrichment sites. Later in the show—Israeli forces raided a former air-defense base near Damascus on Wednesday in their furthest foray into Syria since the fall of the Assad regime, reportedly dismantling devices used by Turkey to spy on Israel. Plus—Russia unleashes their second largest air assault on Ukraine since the war began, killing at least 21 civilians and damaging offices belonging to the European Union and the UK. In our 'Back of the Brief—President Trump officially hits India with secondary tariffs over their purchases of Russian oil, a move that could gut India’s exports and cost the nation tens of billions of dollars. 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 Stash Financial: Don’t Let your money sit around. Go to ⁠https://get.stash.com/PDB⁠ to see how you can receive $25 towards your first stock purchase. Jacked Up Fitness: Get the all-new Shake Weight by Jacked Up Fitness at ⁠https://JackedUpShakeWeight.com⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices