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PDB Afternoon Bulletin | June 23rd, 2026: The Good News And Bad News From Hormuz & Iranian 'Jellyfish' Drones Down U.S. Jet
In this episode of The PDB Afternoon Bulletin: The good news: the Strait of Hormuz is no longer at a standstill. The bad news: the global shipping industry still isn't convinced the crisis is over. We examine why traffic through one of the world's most important waterways remains well below pre-war levels despite signs of recovery and what it could mean for global energy markets. Later in the show—a bizarre new detail emerges from the war with Iran. A U.S. fighter pilot shot down over Iranian territory reportedly described seeing a swarm of Iranian drones moving through the sky in what he…
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