April 8th, 2026: Trump HALTS Iran Strikes Before Deadline & Russia’s Secret Support of Iran
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Why did Trump delay military strikes on Iran?
It's Wednesday, the 8th of April. Now, if you're in the U.S., well, that means you've got one week until tax day. Sorry about that. But regardless, welcome to the President's Daily Brief. I'm Mike Baker. Your eyes and ears on the world stage.
What intelligence does Ukraine have about Russia's support for Iran?
All right. Let's get briefed. First up, just hours before the Trump-imposed deadline for Iran, President Trump announced he's extending that deadline by two weeks, claiming that an agreement is in the works with the Iranian regime. So we've gone from possibly destroying an entire civilization to a possible negotiated ceasefire agreement in the space of a day. I'll have the details. Later in the show, Ukraine claims it has new intelligence, indicating that Russia is helping to give Iran a battlefield edge, providing satellite surveillance and cyber capabilities to refine strikes across the Middle East.
How did Russia and China block the UN resolution on the Strait of Hormuz?
Plus, just in case you needed yet another example of just how feckless the United Nations is... Russia and China block an effort in the UN to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. And in today's Back of the Brief, the CIA reportedly turned to cutting-edge technology to recover a downed airman in Iran using a classified system that can track the electromagnetic signature of a heartbeat. Now, we would not know about this, except that people supposedly briefed on the program apparently can't keep their yaps shut. Secrets are just so hard to keep. when you have no discipline.
What role did Pakistan play in the Iran ceasefire negotiations?
But first, today's PDB Spotlight. Well, it looks like the Iranian civilization will live to see another day. Just hours before his 8 p.m. deadline yesterday, President Trump announced he would hold off on a major bombing campaign against Iran for another two weeks, a campaign that he stated earlier would send Iran back to the Stone Age. The White House made the decision to back off their deadline and to not, in Trump's own words, destroy an entire civilization. He announced an agreement.
What challenges are there in the US-Iran negotiations?
A ceasefire is in the works with what Trump described as a brand new reasonable regime. Trump wrote on Truth Social, "...this will be a double-sided ceasefire. The reason for doing so is that we have already met and exceeded all military objectives and are very far along with a definitive agreement concerning long-term peace with Iran and peace in the Middle East." He added, "...almost all of the various points of past contention have been agreed to between the United States and Iran, but a two-week period will allow the agreement to be finalized and consummated." Now, you will not be surprised to learn that there are very few details available about these discussions or about those points of past contention that apparently have been resolved.
For now, that's where things stand.
How is Russia assisting Iran with military intelligence?
The war hasn't ended, but at least for the moment, Trump is holding fire. The announcement came after two days of frantic negotiations as diplomats raced against the clock to find a way out of what was shaping up to be a major escalation in the war with Iran. In the final hours before that deadline, there were signs that both sides were at least inching closer. U.S. officials described the talks as, quote, serious, with progress made over the previous 24 hours. The question inside the White House shifted from whether a deal was possible to whether it could be reached in time.
What was the outcome of the UN resolution regarding Iran?
At the center of those last-minute efforts was Pakistan Prime Minister Shabazz Sharif working in coordination with his country's military leadership, including Field Marshal Asim Munir, They put forward a proposal for a two-week ceasefire, coupled with a temporary reopening of the Strait of Hormuz. The idea was simple, create just enough breathing room for diplomacy to catch up with the battlefield. And it wasn't coming out of nowhere. For weeks now, Pakistan, along with Egypt and Turkey, has been acting as the primary go-between, shuttling proposals back and forth between Washington and Tehran. Behind the scenes, the U.S.
What advanced technology did the CIA use to locate a downed airman in Iran?
and Iran had been exchanging proposals and counter-proposals, trying to land on a framework that could stop the fighting, at least temporarily.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
Why did Trump delay military strikes on Iran?
0:12–0:27
2
What intelligence does Ukraine have about Russia's support for Iran?
0:27–1:07
3
How did Russia and China block the UN resolution on the Strait of Hormuz?
1:07–1:45
4
What role did Pakistan play in the Iran ceasefire negotiations?
1:45–2:14
5
What challenges are there in the US-Iran negotiations?
2:14–3:03
6
How is Russia assisting Iran with military intelligence?
3:03–3:38
7
What was the outcome of the UN resolution regarding Iran?
3:38–4:14
8
What advanced technology did the CIA use to locate a downed airman in Iran?
4:14–21:42
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