February 23rd, 2026: Iran’s Supreme Leader Prepares For 'Assassination Scenario’ & Supreme Court Delivers Tariff Blow

In this episode of The President's Daily Brief:

• Iran’s Supreme Leader prepares for what insiders describe as an “assassination scenario,” quietly naming multiple layers of successors and restructuring command authority as Tehran braces for potential U.S. military strikes.

  
  

• The Supreme Court delivers a landmark ruling against President Trump’s tariff strategy, limiting executive authority over trade policy and potentially shifting leverage to China in the ongoing economic standoff.

  
  

• Pakistan launches cross-border strikes into Afghanistan targeting militant hideouts, as humanitarian officials report multiple casualties and tensions rise along the volatile frontier.

  
  

• And in today’s Back of the Brief — President Trump orders the Pentagon to begin releasing long-classified files related to UFOs and unidentified aerial phenomena, signaling a major transparency move on one of Washington’s most mysterious subjects.

  
  

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