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Mike Baker

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The President's Daily Brief
PDB Situation Report | April 25th, 2026: Iran Talks Collapse—What Happens Next?

But maybe the level two trauma centers, we can put some of those underground, maybe make it a little smaller instead of a 36-bed hospital.

The President's Daily Brief
PDB Situation Report | April 25th, 2026: Iran Talks Collapse—What Happens Next?

Now, maybe we have a 10-bed hospital.

The President's Daily Brief
PDB Situation Report | April 25th, 2026: Iran Talks Collapse—What Happens Next?

Maybe we have to cover that Red Cross icon.

The President's Daily Brief
PDB Situation Report | April 25th, 2026: Iran Talks Collapse—What Happens Next?

It sucks.

The President's Daily Brief
PDB Situation Report | April 25th, 2026: Iran Talks Collapse—What Happens Next?

Maybe we have to take the generators that we're using to power.

The President's Daily Brief
PDB Situation Report | April 25th, 2026: Iran Talks Collapse—What Happens Next?

We have to dig a hole.

The President's Daily Brief
PDB Situation Report | April 25th, 2026: Iran Talks Collapse—What Happens Next?

put the generators in that hole and surround it with a tarp and then funnel that exhaust from the generator someplace else.

The President's Daily Brief
PDB Situation Report | April 25th, 2026: Iran Talks Collapse—What Happens Next?

So it gets a little bit cooler as it comes out.

The President's Daily Brief
PDB Situation Report | April 25th, 2026: Iran Talks Collapse—What Happens Next?

So there's a lot of options we need to think about.

The President's Daily Brief
PDB Situation Report | April 25th, 2026: Iran Talks Collapse—What Happens Next?

But right now, we don't really have any defense against drone swarms.

The President's Daily Brief
PDB Situation Report | April 25th, 2026: Iran Talks Collapse—What Happens Next?

And honestly, the best defense we have is hitting the enemy so hard that if they want to launch drones, they can, but they're going to have to do it hungry and in the dark.

The President's Daily Brief
PDB Situation Report | April 25th, 2026: Iran Talks Collapse—What Happens Next?

Because we will hit every single command and control center.

The President's Daily Brief
PDB Situation Report | April 25th, 2026: Iran Talks Collapse—What Happens Next?

We will hit every single truck that's going to the front lines.

The President's Daily Brief
PDB Situation Report | April 25th, 2026: Iran Talks Collapse—What Happens Next?

And it's a problem at the tactical level, maybe the operational level.

The President's Daily Brief
PDB Situation Report | April 25th, 2026: Iran Talks Collapse—What Happens Next?

But at the strategic level, it's going to be just like Iran, where we have people hiding in their bunkers, afraid of their phones or keying their radio.

The President's Daily Brief
PDB Situation Report | April 25th, 2026: Iran Talks Collapse—What Happens Next?

Because we will detect you and we will hit you.

The President's Daily Brief
PDB Situation Report | April 25th, 2026: Iran Talks Collapse—What Happens Next?

Well, but to play devil's advocate, we hit Iran pretty damn hard, and they're still capable of launching missiles and drones, at least to the degree that they need to to create the chaos in the Strait, which is, of course, their only point of leverage.

The President's Daily Brief
PDB Situation Report | April 25th, 2026: Iran Talks Collapse—What Happens Next?

But that's a whole other episode for us to discuss.

The President's Daily Brief
PDB Situation Report | April 25th, 2026: Iran Talks Collapse—What Happens Next?

Final question, Ryan.

The President's Daily Brief
PDB Situation Report | April 25th, 2026: Iran Talks Collapse—What Happens Next?

Obviously, mentioning the Strait of Hormuz, it's caused all sorts of problems in the global energy market.