Mike Baker

It's Wednesday, the 10th of June.

Welcome to the President's Daily Brief.

I'm Mike Baker, your eyes and ears on the world stage.

All right, let's get briefed.

First up, President Trump follows through on his promise to respond after Iran shot down an American Apache helicopter.

We'll examine the U.S.

retaliatory strikes the targets reportedly hit and whether both sides are looking for a way to avoid a broader conflict.

But, hey, at least that ceasefire is still in place.

Later in the show, Ukraine's military says it's reclaimed more than 600 square kilometers of territory since January, marking one of its most successful stretches in years.

Plus, a NATO fighter jet shoots down a drone that crossed into Latvian airspace from Russia.

We'll explain what happened.

And in today's Back of the Brief, Iran is facing a little-discussed crisis that may prove more dangerous than any foreign adversary, a growing shortage of water.

We'll have the details.

But first, today's PDB Spotlight.

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launched military strikes against Iran after the regime shot down an American Apache attack helicopter near the Strait of Hormuz.

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Central Command announced Tuesday evening that American forces had begun what it described as, quote, self-defense strikes against Iranian targets at President Trump's direction.

CENTCOM called the operation a, quote, proportional response to what it described as Iran's unjustified aggression.

While the Pentagon has not yet released a complete list of targets, multiple reports indicate the strikes are focused on Iranian air defense systems and radar facilities near the Strait of Hormuz.