August 17th, 2026: Trump’s Secret Talks With the Men Who Control Iran & Ukraine Strikes Russia’s Starlink

The President's Daily Brief · Aug 17, 2026 · 1m

In this episode of The President's Daily Brief: The Trump administration reportedly bypassed Iran’s official negotiators and opened a secret backchannel directly to the Revolutionary Guard. We reveal who carried Washington’s messages—and what the operation exposed about who truly controls Tehran. Ukraine strikes the Russian rocket center connected to Moscow’s developing alternative to Starlink, attempting to cripple the network before it becomes fully operational. China launches a new Arctic shipping route to Europe, using Russia’s northern coastline to bypass increasingly dangerous maritime…