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PDB Afternoon Bulletin | September 8th, 2026: Iran’s Biggest Source of Cash Is About To Run Out & Russia’s Renewed Kyiv Strikes

September 8, 2026·13 min·5-min readnarrativenews
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The episode examines the intensifying U.S. economic blockade on Iran’s oil exports and Russia’s renewed missile attacks on Kyiv immediately after U.S. peace envoys left Ukraine, highlighting the limits of diplomacy amid escalating geopolitical tensions. Both developments underscore how ec

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Mike BakerJared KushnerSteve WitkoffVladimir PutinVolodymyr Zelenskyy

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KeplerInternational Monetary FundRevolutionary Guard Corps

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The Wall Street Journal

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DiplomacyForeign PolicyGeopoliticsGlobal NewsMilitary HistoryPolitical NewsRussia

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