The President's Daily Brief

February 26th, 2026: Inside Nicolás Maduro's Last Days as Venezuela's Leader & CIA Launches Iran Operation

February 26, 2026·23 min·4-min readnarrativenews
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A five-minute phone call between President Trump and Nicolás Maduro, misinterpreted by both leaders, became the catalyst for Maduro’s downfall, exposing a cascade of strategic miscalculations that culminated in his capture and imprisonment in Brooklyn. The episode dissects how personal mi

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Books, people, and resources mentioned in this episode.

People

President TrumpNicolás MaduroDelcy RodríguezTahir Garaev

Companies

RosnevTwo Rivers Group

Research & Papers

Budapest Memorandum

Topics

AuthoritarianismBreaking NewsCriminal JusticeDiplomacyForeign PolicyGeopoliticsInvestigative Journalism

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