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August 15th, 2025: Trump's High-Stakes Chess Match With Putin & Iran's Water Crisis Prompts Offer From Netanyahu

In this episode of The President's Daily Brief: First—President Donald Trump lays out the gameplan for his summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin, saying he’s approaching the meeting like a high stakes game of chess. Meanwhile, Putin is heaping praise on Trump ahead of their encounter, and suggesting the talks could yield a new deal on nuclear arms control. Later in the show—Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sends a message encouraging the citizens of Iran to take back control of their country, offering to help solve the nation’s rapidly intensifying water crisis, but only if…

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