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August 4th, 2026: The Pentagon Just Admitted It Needs a New Plan for Iran & Russia's Recruitment Crisis
In this episode of The President's Daily Brief: Mixed signals from Washington and Tehran leave the future of the Iran war uncertain. We'll explain why the confusion over peace talks may actually point to a much bigger problem: the Pentagon is running out of good military options. As Russia runs short on volunteers for its war in Ukraine, the Kremlin is resorting to increasingly coercive tactics to fill the ranks. We'll examine how Moscow is pressuring more Russians into military service. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is reportedly asking President Trump to persuade Elon Musk to…
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