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Podcast: The President's Daily Brief
Episode: PDB Afternoon Bulletin | January 19th, 2026: Iran TV Hijacked & Venezuela’s New Power Play
Description: In this episode of The PDB Afternoon Bulletin:
First up— Iran’s tightly controlled propaganda apparatus suffers a rare and embarrassing breach, as hackers hijack state television to broadcast footage of exiled crown prince Reza Pahlavi and images of anti-government protests the regime has worked to suppress.
Later in the show— CIA Director John Ratcliffe makes a high-stakes trip to Caracas, meeting with Venezuela’s interim president Delcy RodrÃguez in the most senior U.S. engagement since Nicolás Maduro’s ouster.
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