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Podcast: The President's Daily Brief
Episode: PDB Afternoon Bulletin | January 29th, 2026: CIA Launches New Venezuela Operation & EU Terror Listing for Iran’s IRGC
Description: In this episode of The PDB Afternoon Bulletin:
First up—according to new reporting, the CIA is launching a new operation inside post-regime Venezuela, putting U.S. intelligence at the center of Washington’s early efforts on the ground as the country transitions following the collapse of Nicolás Maduro’s regime.Â
Later in the show—the European Union has officially designated Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps as a terrorist organization in response to Tehran’s violent crackdown on nationwide protests, a move that places the IRGC on par with groups like al-Qaida...