The President's Daily Brief - PDB Afternoon Bulleting | June 23rd, 2025: Iran Fires Missile Barrage At US Troops In Qatar & Iran Begs Russia For More Help

Episode Date: June 23, 2025

In this episode of The PDB Afternoon Bulletin:  First, Iran has launched a direct missile attack on U.S. forces stationed at Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar. The retaliation comes as President Donald Trump floats the possibility of regime change, and Israel shifts their military focus to targeting Iran’s government sites and domestic security apparatus. Later in the show—as his government buckles under the weight of Israeli and U.S. military bombardment, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei is turning to his supposed friends in Russia for help, begging for assistance in an increasingly desperate attempt to cling to power. But will Vladimir Putin offer anything more than empty words? We’ll have the details. 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 Mando: Control Body Odor ANYWHERE with @shop.mando and get 20% off + free shipping with promo code PDB at shopmando.com! #mandopod 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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All right, let's get briefed. First, in the wake of the precision strikes against Iran's nuclear facilities over the weekend, President Trump is now flirting with the idea of regime change to end the rule of the Mullahs in the IRGC. Later in the show, as his government begins to crumble under the weight of Israeli and U.S. military bombardment, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamani is turning to his supposed friends in Russia for help, asking for assistance in an attempt to maintain a hold on power. We'll have the details. But first, there's breaking news out of the Middle East.

Iran has launched a direct missile attack on U.S. forces stationed dead Al-Dade Air Base in Qatar. Tehran's top security body claims the number of bombs used, mirrors those fired by the U.S. in its recent strikes on Iran's nuclear facilities. For now, while confirmed numbers are still pending, it appears that approximately 14 missiles are confirmed to have been launched. The Qatari Ministry of Defense says its air defenses successfully intercepted the missiles. No casualties had been reported. The base was reportedly mostly empty at the time, and Cutter had already closed its airspace as a precaution. Now, the New York Times is reporting that Cutter may have been tipped off in advance, suggesting the attack was

possibly coordinated to avoid loss of life and any unnecessary escalation. Even so, Qatar has condemned the strike, calling it a, quote, flagrant violation of its sovereignty. And this wasn't Iran's only move. Missile launches have also been reportedly targeting U.S. military positions in Iraq. We'll continue tracking developments, but early indications are that the Iranian regime's retaliation was a strategic decision to both limit and telegraph their response. Now, today's PDB afternoon spotlight. Following America's surprise strike on Iran's nuclear program, President Trump is now floating the possibility of regime change, as Israel shifts their military focus to targeting Iran's

government sites and domestic security apparatus. Trump won the mulles over the weekend, and prior to today's launch of missiles targeting U.S. bases in Qatar and reportedly Iraq, that any Iranian retaliation will be met with an overwhelming military response, and although the White House has said, that regime change is not their objective. As Iran digs in their heels and continues to reject negotiations, the president is now teasing the possibility of toppling their government, permanently ending the Mullah's 46-year rule. In a post on Truth Social on Sunday, the president mused, quote, it's not politically correct to use the term regime change,

but if the current Iranian regime is unable to make Iran great again, which he put in all caps, so you know he meant it, why wouldn't there be a regime change, he said. Miga. That's how he finished up his truth social post with Miga. Now, that of course is Trump's acronym for make Iran great again. And that slogan, of course, will undoubtedly show up on ball caps all around Tachran soon. Trump's apparent warning to the Mullus comes as Israel shifts the focus of their military strikes towards targeting Iran's domestic security infrastructure due to Iran's continued targeting of Israeli civilians in missile attacks. On Monday, the IDF launched a torrent of strikes across the capital of Tehran, dropping more than 100 munition over the course of just

two hours, and that's according to a report from the New York Post. Israel's defense ministry said, quote, the Iranian dictator will be punished with full force for attacking the Israeli homefront, end quote. Among the targets hit were the headquarters of Basij, that's the paramilitary volunteer militia within the Islamic Revolutionary Guard. Corps, as well as the internal security headquarters of the IRGC. Now, notably, the Basij are the force that handles internal protest within the Iranian population. The IDF also struck Iran's notoriously brutal even prison, where the regime has housed thousands of its opponents and critics since the Islamic Revolution in 1979. That strike on the prison reportedly blew

up in the front section, allowing an unknown number of political prisoners to flee Israel's operations are now increasingly aimed at destabilizing the government of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khameneit, potentially creating the conditions for an internal uprising against his long-time repressive regime. Israeli defense minister Israel Katz said Monday that the IDF is, quote, currently striking with unprecedented force, regime targets and governmental oppression entities in the heart of Tehran. He added, quote, for every attack on the Israeli home front, the Iranian dictator will be punished, and the strikes will continue with full force. The actions come less than a week after Katz called Harmony the modern Hitler, and said the brutal dictator, quote, cannot continue to

exist. The Ayatollah is now reportedly hiding in an underground bunker as he works to maintain a grip on power. Just a quick heads up for our YouTube viewers, you know who you are. If this is your first time watching and you like what you see, hopefully you do, well, make sure to hit that subscribe button. We release two daily briefings during the week and our long-form weekend show, the PDB Situation Report. Subscribe now so you don't miss a single briefing. And for those of you listening on podcast platforms all over the podcast world, you can check out our YouTube channel. Let's just go to at President's Daily Brief. It's that simple. At President's Daily Brief on YouTube. All right. Coming up next, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khomein turns to his supposed friends in Russia

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But despite the high-level overture, Moscow is offering more hand-wringing than hardware. Kremlin mouthpiece Dmitri Peskov confirmed Russia's willingness to help, but made clear that no concrete aid had been pledged. Peskov told state-run tasks, quote, everything will depend on what Iran needs, adding that Tehran had yet to articulate specific requests. In effect, Russia is waiting to be asked, supposedly, offering only limited statements. As we've reported here on the PDB, President Trump and Israeli officials have openly floated the idea of regime change and even the assassination of Khomeini. Those are moves that have set off alarm bells inside the Kremlin. Putin has condemned Israeli airstrikes, but has yet to say a word about the U.S. bombardment.

Instead, the Kremlin continues to push its usual fallback of offering mediation over Iran's nuclear program, because as we all know, Putin loves nothing more than peace. But inside the Kremlin, some Russian lawmakers have reportedly urged the delivery of advanced air defense systems and, support, much like what the U.S. has provided to Ukraine. But Putin, already neck deep in his three-year invasion with Kiv, seems reluctant to pick a second fight with Washington. And while Moscow has bought weapons from Iran for its war in Ukraine and loves to boast about its special recent 20-year strategic partnership with Tehran, it's becoming increasingly clear that this alliance is more symbolic than binding. There's no mutual defense clause, no clear red lines, and

So far, no meaningful aid. Meanwhile, Putin has reportedly secured assurances from Israel that Russian contractors, working on two new reactors at Iran's Boucher nuclear site, will be left alone in any future attacks. A meeting between Putin and Arakshi is still expected, but whether that amounts to anything beyond rhetoric, well, that remains to be seen. At the UN Security Council on Sunday, Russia, China, and Pakistan, joined forces to push for an emergency resolution, demand landing an immediate ceasefire following the American airstrikes on the Islamic regime's three nuclear facilities. Former Russian President Dmitri Medvedev, now deputy head of the Security Council,

took to X with his usual fire and fury and bizarre statements declaring that Iran would proceed with its nuclear weapons program regardless, and even hinting that unnamed nations are ready to provide Tehran with warheads outright. But as we know, well, Medvedev has never met a nuclear saber that he's not willing to rattle. His go-to move is to threaten the use of nukes. He's like the Russian doctor's strange love, but without the one-gloved hand and the cool sunglasses. And that, my friends, is the PDB afternoon bulletin from Monday, the 23rd of June. If you have any questions or comments, please reach out to me at pdb at thefirsttv.com. And of course, as I'm sure you know, to listen to the show ad-free, just become a premium member of the president's daily brief,

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