September 30th, 2026: Iran’s Hormuz Strategy Is Starting to Break & Russia’s Drone Problem Grows

The President's Daily Brief · Sep 30, 2026 · 20m · transcript

In this episode of The President’s Daily Brief:

• Iran’s ability to restrict oil traffic through the Strait of Hormuz is weakening as regional exports rebound, potentially eroding one of Tehran’s most important sources of leverage.

• The Kremlin is pressuring Russian companies to pay for their own drone defenses as Ukrainian strikes increasingly threaten industrial sites deep inside Russia.

• U.S. military cyber and national-security forces are being brought into efforts to protect November’s midterm elections from foreign hackers and influence operations.

• South Korea says North Korean…