PDB Afternoon Bulletin | April 22nd, 2026: Iran Just Changed Its Strategy in the Strait of Hormuz & U.S. Squeezes Iraq Over Militias

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The episode discusses Iran's changing strategy in the Strait of Hormuz and U.S. actions regarding Iraq and militias.

In this episode of The PDB Afternoon Bulletin: Iran appears to change its strategy in the Strait of Hormuz, attacking and seizing commercial ships in a sharp escalation just as Donald Trump unilaterally extends the ceasefire to allow time for negotiations. The Trump administration blocks nearly $500 million in cash bound for Iraq, using control over Baghdad’s oil revenues to pressure leaders to crack down on Iran-backed militias targeting Americans. To listen to the show ad-free, become a premium member of The President’s Daily Brief by visiting https://PDBPremium.com. Please remember to subscribe if you enjoyed this episode of The President's Daily Brief. YouTube: youtube.com/@presidentsdailybrief Ethos Life Insurance: Protect your family with life insurance from Ethos. Get up to $3 million in coverage in as little as 10 minutes at: https://ethos.com/PDB Pocket Hose-Ballistic: Text PDB to 64000 for your 2 free gifts with the purchase of any Pocket Hose Ballistic hose. By Texting 64000, you agree to receive recurring automated marketing messages from Pocket Hose. Message frequency varies and data rates may apply. Text STOP at any time to opt out. Text HELP for additional…

People in this episode

Host: The First TV

Topics covered

• Iran strategy
• Strait of Hormuz
• U.S. foreign policy
• Iraq militias
• Trump administration
• commercial shipping

Keywords

• Iran
• Strait of Hormuz
• Trump
• Iraq
• militias
• ceasefire
• foreign policy

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Mentioned in this episode

Places: Iraq, Strait of Hormuz

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