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It's Thursday, the 9th of April.

Welcome to the President's Daily Brief.

I'm Mike Baker, your eyes and ears on the world stage.

All right, let's get briefed.

First up, well, it's one thing to say we've got a ceasefire.

It's another to actually have a ceasefire.

And so far...

It's more a theory than an actuality.

The Strait of Hormuz is supposed to be open, but ships aren't moving.

Iran is still in control of the critical waterway, and the reality on that water looks very different from the headlines.

Later in the show, Iran-linked hackers target U.S.

oil, gas, and water systems, triggering a federal warning and raising fresh concerns about vulnerabilities inside America's critical infrastructure.

Plus, Israel is making it clear that Hezbollah is not part of the ongoing ceasefire, ramping up its campaign in Lebanon with its most intense strikes yet.

And in today's Back of the Brief, the balance shifts in Ukraine's drone fight, with Kiev now deploying significantly more drones than Russia.