In this episode of The President's Daily Brief: It’s been nine months since October 7th, and efforts to reach a ceasefire agreement in Gaza are accelerating. Hamas has reportedly dropped one of its key demands, removing a major hurdle to a hostage deal. We’ll have those details in today’s PDB Spotlight. Later in the show, Iran has a new President, with little-known reformist candidate Masoud Pezeshkian defeating his hardline opponent in this weekend’s runoff election. Plus, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban followed up his visit to Kyiv with a trip to Moscow to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin, sparking outrage among his fellow European Union leaders. And finally, French voters turned out in record numbers for the nation’s second round of parliamentary elections. We’ll have the results in today’s Back of Brief. To listen to the show ad-free, become a premium member of The President’s Daily Brief by visiting PDBPremium.com. Please remember to subscribe if you enjoyed this episode of The President's Daily Brief. Email: [email protected] ☕ Blackout Coffee: https://www.blackoutcoffee.com/PDB Code: PDB Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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