The President's Daily Brief
March 31st, 2025: Inside Iran’s Underground ‘Missile City’ & Syria Unveils Surprising New Government
31 Mar 2025
In this episode of The President's Daily Brief: Iran unveils a sprawling underground missile base, dubbed “Missile City,” packed with long-range ballistic and cruise missiles. We’ll break down the strategic message behind the video—and its surprising vulnerability. Hamas signals readiness to release five hostages, including an American-Israeli, in exchange for a temporary ceasefire under a new Egyptian-brokered proposal. Syria’s new president forms a surprisingly diverse transitional government, signaling a break from decades of Assad-family rule. In today’s Back of the Brief: U.S. forces carry out a precision airstrike against ISIS operatives in Somalia in coordination with the Somali government. 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. YouTube: youtube.com/@presidentsdailybrief TriTails Premium Beef: Visit https://TryBeef.com/PDB for 2 free Flat Iron steaks with your first box over $250 Birch Gold: Text PDB to 989898 and get your free info kit on gold Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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It's Monday, the 31st of March. Well, look at that. We've survived another month. Welcome to the President's Daily Brief. I'm Mike Baker, your eyes and ears on the world stage. And also look at that. I'm not on the road. I'm back off the road for once and in the Idaho compound. Good to be home. All right, let's get briefed.
We'll start things off today with a show of force from the Iranian regime. Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps, the IRGC, has just unveiled a sprawling underground missile base packed with weapons capable of reaching across the region and beyond. We'll look at what their saber-rattling means and why one design flaw could be Iran's biggest vulnerability.
Later in the show, Hamas says it's ready to release five hostages, including an American Israeli, in a new Egyptian-brokered deal for a temporary ceasefire. Plus, Syria's new president unveils a surprisingly diverse transitional government, marking a key step away from Assad-era rule and toward renewed ties with the West.
Given the recent rise in sectarian violence in Syria, this is an important step by the current interim leadership. And in today's back of the brief, U.S. forces strike ISIS targets, remember ISIS, in Somalia, taking out several militants in a coordinated operation with the Somali government. But first, today's PDB Spotlight.
Iran is flexing its military muscle as the pressure from Washington continues to ramp up. In the latest move meant to showcase defiance, Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, the IRGC, has released video footage of what they're calling Missile City, which of course is different from Paradise City, a great gunner's tune, not to mention Big City, a classic from Merle Haggard.
I doubt the mullahs have listened to either, but I digress. The 85-second video, initially published by Iranian state media, shows a vast network of underground tunnels. The exact location is unknown, but it's likely carved into the mountainous terrain of western Iran.
The facility holds thousands of precision-guided ballistic and cruise missiles with ranges that seem to stretch from 850 to 1,550 miles. For reference, those missiles are capable of heading deep into Israel, across the Gulf to U.S. bases in Qatar and Bahrain, and even brushing southern Europe's edges like Greece or Italy.
Two of Iran's top military leaders are seen touring the site, boasting that Iran's military power is now, quote, 10 times stronger than it was in 2024. Now, it's worth noting that there's a glaring design flaw in Iran's missile city, at least the one showcased in the most recent video.
Those tunnels appear to lack blast doors or separated compartments, and the missiles are stored out in the open, stacked one on top of the other. Well, that all sounds safe. It doesn't take a genius, of course, or a rocket scientist, to realize that a single penetrating strike, say from a bunker buster from a USB-2, could trigger a chain reaction and possibly destroy the whole site.
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