The President's Daily Brief
November 1st, 2024: Iran Planning Another Major Strike on Israel, Putin’s Military Purge, & North Korea’s Missile Milestone
01 Nov 2024
In this episode of The President's Daily Brief: We start with a new report from Israeli intelligence indicating that Iran may be preparing for a significant attack on Israel, potentially timed before the U.S. presidential election on November 5th. Next, we dive into Vladimir Putin’s recent shake-up in military leadership, with at least ten Russian generals reportedly arrested on charges of fraud and corruption in recent months. North Korea just set a new record with its longest-ever ballistic missile flight. We’ll break down the details of this missile, which is said to be more agile and capable of reaching the U.S. mainland. And in today’s Back of the Brief: The U.S. Northern Command reports hundreds of unauthorized drone incursions at military sites across the country, raising concerns about potential security threats. 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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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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. We're starting today's show with a new report from Israeli intelligence that claims Iran is preparing to carry out another major attack on Israel, possibly before the U.S. presidential elections on 5 November. We'll have the developing details on that.
Later, Vladimir Putin, remember him? He's shaking up his military leadership with reports that at least 10 generals have been arrested in recent months on fraud and corruption charges. Fraud and corruption within the Russian military. Who would have thought it?
Plus, North Korea just set a new record with its longest ever ballistic missile flight, a missile said to be more agile and reportedly capable of reaching the U.S. mainland. And in today's back of the brief, U.S. Northern Command reports hundreds of unauthorized drone incursions over military sites across the country in recent years, posing, of course, potential security risks.
Yeah, that would make sense. Is it just me, or wouldn't it make sense to shoot down any unauthorized drones that are flying over sensitive sites? But first, today's PDB Spotlight. According to a report by Axios, Israeli intelligence suggests that Iran is preparing a massive retaliatory attack on Israel in the coming days, possibly before the U.S.
presidential election set, of course, for 5 November. Unlike the previous strikes, which hailed from Iranian territory, this one is expected to come from Iraqi territory. That means it's likely to be carried out by Iranian proxy groups, including Iraq's militias, using a large number of drones and ballistic missiles.
That is, after all, why the Iranian regime has spent all these years and money and effort to build their various proxy groups, so that they could strike at Israel without drawing return fire directly onto the Iranian regime itself.
Although at this stage, following two separate direct attacks on Iran by Israel in retaliation, the regime's concept of hiding behind their proxies might be wearing thin. Along those lines, Axios is reporting that carrying out the attack through pro-Iran militias in Iraq could be an attempt by Tehran to avoid another Israeli attack against strategic targets in Iran.
Meanwhile, two separate rocket barrages fired from Lebanon killed seven people in northern Israel on Thursday, hitting agricultural areas along the border. So much for the cautious optimism over possible ceasefire discussions between Israel and Hezbollah.
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