August 17th, 2026: Trump’s Secret Talks With the Men Who Control Iran & Ukraine Strikes Russia’s Starlink
The President's Daily Brief for August 17 examines the deepening chaos within Iran’s leadership, revealing how the Trump administration bypassed official channels to negotiate directly with the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) amid uncertainty over who truly controls the regime. T
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