June 22nd, 2026: Iran Just Closed The Strait Of Hormuz Again
6/22/202629 min
In this episode of The President's Daily Brief:
• First up—Iran says the Strait of Hormuz is closed again, just days after signing a Memorandum of Understanding with the United States. We'll look at why the fighting in Lebanon is threatening to derail the deal before negotiations have even begun.
• Later in the show—after more than 50 days of disruptive roadblocks, Bolivia's president is escalating the government's response to deadly anti-government protests, deploying the military and declaring emergency powers to restore order.
• Plus—Ukraine continues turning the screws on occupied Crimea, forcing Russian authorities to suspend civilian gasoline sales after a series of strikes targeting fuel supplies across the peninsula.
• In today's Back of the Brief—relations between Poland and Ukraine hit another rough patch after President Zelenskyy returned Poland's highest state honor in a dispute rooted in World War II history.
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Mike Baker· Host0:28
[upbeat music] It's Monday, the twenty-second of June. Now, for all you dads listening and watching the PDB in the US, I hope you had a most excellent Father's Day. And here's, of course, to all the amazing moms who tolerate the dads. 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. First up, Iran says the Strait of Hormuz is closed again, uh-oh, just days after signing a memorandum of understanding with the US, and the key flashpoint continues to be Lebanon and Hezbollah, which is exactly what the Iranian regime intended when they insisted that Hezbollah be included as part of the MOU. We'll look at why the fighting in Lebanon is threatening to derail the deal. Later in the show,