By The FirstIn this episode of The President’s Daily Brief:
• President Trump reportedly came within minutes of ordering U.S. strikes against Yemen’s Houthis before calling the operation off as the group continues its offensive toward the strategically vital Bab el-Mandeb Strait.
• The U.S. Coast Guard is closely monitoring Chinese research vessels operating near Alaska, amid concerns their Arctic missions could provide Beijing with valuable military or intelligence information.
• Vladimir Putin’s United Russia party strengthens its control of parliament after securing another dominant majority in Russia’s first parliamentary election since the invasion of Ukraine.
• In today’s Back of the Brief, Washington proposes a new notification mechanism with Beijing for artificial-intelligence incidents that could threaten national security.
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September 18th, 2026: China Is Being Pulled Into Saudi Arabia’s Houthi War & Russia’s Parliamentary Election
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– Russia’s wartime parliamentary election gets underway with parties supportive of President Vladimir Putin dominating the ballot and the leading antiwar party excluded from the vote.
– The United States has removed Venezuela from its list of countries judged to have failed to combat illegal drug trafficking for the first time in more than 20 years, while President Trump says Colombia could eventually follow.
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September 17th, 2026: U.S. Destroys Iranian Boats & China Supercharges Cyber Spying
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• The U.S. military opens fire on two Iranian boats after officials say they attempted to seize an American unmanned vessel, marking another direct confrontation between U.S. and Iranian forces.
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September 16th, 2026: Ukraine Launches a New Ground Offensive Against Russia & NATO Faces New Baltic Tensions
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• The United States is urging Syria to consider sending forces into Lebanon to help disarm Hezbollah, but Damascus fears the move could drag it into the wider regional war.
• NATO fighter jets shoot down a drone over Lithuania while a Russian warship fires flares near a Danish military helicopter in another tense encounter in the Baltic.
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September 15th, 2026: Iran’s Government Is Splintering Over the War & China Fears the AI Revolution
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• New reporting reveals a deep power struggle inside Iran, where hard-line security figures allegedly sabotaged a peace agreement with Washington by attacking commercial ships without the knowledge of President Masoud Pezeshkian or other senior leaders.
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September 14th, 2026: China Helped Iran Carry Out Strike That Killed 3 U.S. Troops & Russian Drone Strikes Near Poland
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• U.S. officials say Iran obtained high-resolution satellite imagery from Chinese entities before launching the July missile strike that killed three American troops at a U.S. base in Jordan, raising new questions about the outside support behind Tehran’s improving targeting.
• Iran-backed Houthi forces seize a strategic island near the entrance to the Red Sea, increasing pressure on another critical shipping route for Middle Eastern oil.
• A Russian drone strikes an evacuated Kyiv-Warsaw train near the Polish border on a rail line frequently used by foreign leaders traveling into Ukraine.
• Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney explores the possibility of Canada becoming an “associate member” of the European Union as relations between Ottawa and Washington continue to deteriorate.
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