June 27th, 2025: Leaked Details: Trump, Netanyahu, And Rubio’s Secret Peace Plan Call & BRICS Summit Snubs
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It's Friday, the 27th of June. Welcome to the President's Daily Brief. I'm Mike Baker, your eyes and ears on the world stage. And yes, in our continuing game of Where's Waldo, I'm still on the road. All right, let's get briefed. Today, we're learning details about a high-level call between President Trump

Prime Minister Netanyahu and Secretary of State Marco Rubio immediately following the Iran strikes, where they reportedly discussed a sweeping new peace plan for the Middle East, including Arab rule in Gaza and a push to expand the Abraham Accords. We'll give you those details later in the show. A rough start for the upcoming BRICS summit as two of the bloc's top leaders – well, they are the two bloc's top leaders –

Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin announced that they won't be attending. So it's just essentially a poorly attended party with D-list celebrities. We'll explain what's behind their absence and what it means for the bloc. Plus, the Pentagon is rolling out a 250-mile military buffer zone along the U.S. southern border. We'll explain what it is, why crossings are hitting record lows, and what it means for border enforcement going forward.

And in today's Back of the Brief, if you're looking for a new vacation spot this summer, well, North Korea. That's right, North Korea is opening a brand new coastal resort, complete with a ribbon cutting, by Kim Jong-un. But first, today's PDB Spotlight.

We'll begin with chatter that President Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu are gearing up for a historic peace push in the Middle East, one that could solve the decades-old Palestinian question and see Arab neighbors finally normalize ties with Israel.

According to a report from the Hebrew-language newspaper Israel Hayom, immediately following the U.S. strikes on Iran's nuclear sites last weekend, President Trump, Netanyahu, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, and Israeli Minister of Strategic Affairs Ron Dermer got on a phone call to discuss a comprehensive Middle East peace plan involving Arab governance in Gaza and a major expansion of the Abraham Accords.

After celebrating the success of what's being dubbed Operation Midnight Hammer, the group quickly turned to discussing their ambitious plan to reset relations across the war-torn Middle East. Trump and Netanyahu reportedly reached a final consensus on the general terms of a framework for regional peace, which they plan to swiftly implement. So, if everything goes smoothly, and that, of course, is a large-scale IF in capital letters,

What can we expect to see in the weeks and months ahead? Well, sources familiar with the call told Israel Chaom that the broader plan hinges on ending the current war in Gaza. Specifically, they claim Netanyahu has agreed to wrap up the war against the Hamas terror group within the next two weeks. It does appear a deal is within reach. That's at least according to statements this week from Trump and mediators in Qatar and Egypt. No word yet from Hamas.

Under Trump and Netanyahu's alleged plan, conditions for peace in Gaza will involve replacing Hamas as the governing body of the battered enclave with a coalition of four Arab nations, including Egypt and the UAE. The remaining Hamas leadership would face exile to other countries, while the remaining Israeli hostages would be freed. Additionally, multiple nations will agree to accept, or could agree to accept, or might possibly agree,

agree to accept any Gaza inhabitants seeking to leave the Gaza Strip as it is being rebuilt. Meanwhile, Israel will tentatively declare its willingness to resolve the decades-old Israeli-Palestine conflict under a two-states framework, though we should stress this will reportedly be contingent on the Palestinian Authority first undertaking significant reforms.

Now the details of how they plan to achieve all of this, well, those details aren't clear. But the report from Israel Chaom, as of the US, will also acknowledge what they describe as "limited Israeli sovereignty over the troubled West Bank, which is partially controlled by the Palestinian Authority."

This would then, theoretically, pave the way for a major expansion of the Abraham Accords. That framework was first brokered by the Trump administration back in 2020, normalizing ties between Israel, the UAE, and Bahrain, and later Morocco and Sudan. Its expansion would allegedly see Saudi Arabia, Syria, and a number of other Muslim countries formally recognize Israel and establish official relations that could be a breakthrough that would

fundamentally transform the Middle East. Now, I do want to stress that finding a long-term solution to the war in Gaza and Israel's acceptance of a two-state framework will prove foundational to the subsequent goals that the Trump administration is now hoping to achieve. While it appears the expansion of the Abraham Accords could include a host of Arab nations,

The major prize that the Trump administration is chasing is, of course, Saudi Arabia. As our regular listeners know, Saudi Arabia has historically conditioned any official recognition of Israel on Jerusalem's acceptance of a Palestinian state.

But if Riyadh joins the Accor, it could prompt a flood of other nations to follow, including Indonesia, Qatar, Kuwait, and Oman, as well as several African Muslim-majority nations. As for Syria, well, that new regime there is already reportedly holding daily diplomatic talks with Jerusalem on normalizing ties. Israel's national security advisor also recently told lawmakers that

that Lebanon, the longtime stronghold of Hezbollah, could potentially join the Abraham Accords. Lending credibility to the report, Trump's special envoy Steve Witkoff said Wednesday that the administration hopes to make an announcement regarding the Abraham Accords in the near future, teasing that it will include "countries that people would never have contemplated that would come in before." Now,

Achieving this alleged peace plan for the region will, of course, be a tall order. That is a statement of the obvious, to say the least. But given that it obviously requires buy-in from Hamas, the problem is that Hamas has refused consistently to entertain any suggestion that they disarm, give up power, or release the remaining hostages.

That's a problem. Finally, the delicate nature of the plan is reportedly what caused Trump to lash out at Netanyahu on Tuesday morning when it looked like the fragile ceasefire with Iran was at risk of imminent collapse. But that deal is holding for now. On Wednesday evening, Trump wrote an effusive post on Truth Social praising Netanyahu and calling for a dismissal of the Prime Minister's ongoing corruption trial, which Trump described as a, quote, witch hunt.

Alright, that was a lot to digest. Coming up next, a rough start for the upcoming early July BRICS summit as Xi and Putin back out. And the Pentagon rolls out a 250-mile military buffer zone along the U.S.'s southern border. I'll have those details when we come back.

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Neither Chinese President Xi Jinping nor Russian leader Vladimir Putin will actually be in the conference room when BRICS leaders gather in Rio de Janeiro for an upcoming summit, undercutting the bloc's optics as it aims to expand its clout. Officially, Beijing is citing a scheduling conflict, and Premier Li Jian will once again sub in for Xi, just as he did at the G20 summit in India last year. But unofficially,

it doesn't exactly inspire confidence. The 17th annual BRICS summit, set for early July, was expected to spotlight China's leadership role in the alliance. Xi's decision to bow out has reportedly rattled the host, Brazilian President Lula da Silva, who had gone out of his way to court Beijing earlier this year with a high-profile visit.

Chinese diplomats have tried to smooth things over, highlighting two recent Xi-Lula meetings, including one during the China Community of Latin American and Caribbean States Forum back in May, as evidence of strong bilateral ties.

But behind the scenes, tensions appear to be simmering. According to reporting from the South China Morning Post, Xi's withdrawal may have less to do with scheduling and more to do with symbolism. Lula's decision to invite India Prime Minister Modi to a state dinner without extending the same courtesy to Xi was reportedly seen in Beijing.

as a slight. Somebody's got their nose out of joint. Had Xi attended, the visual narrative could have relegated him to a supporting role, an outcome that Chinese officials

are eager to avoid. One diplomatic source told the Post that there was, quote, an expectation that the Chinese president would reciprocate Lula's goodwill vis-a-vis Beijing. That expectation, it seems, has now been shelved. Though China's foreign ministry has yet to formally confirm Xi's absence, a spokesman told a Brazilian outlet that China remains fully committed to Brazil's role as a host. The spokesman stated, quote, in a volatile and turbulent world,

BRICS nations maintain their strategic resolve and work together for global peace, stability, and development." Well, that's nice. That may be the official line, but Xi's absence tells a different story. He's attended every BRICS summit since 2013, making this year's no-show not just unusual, but impossible to ignore. Meanwhile, Putin won't be flying to Rio either. While the Kremlin insists he remains committed to the summit's goals,

The Russian leader will only participate via video link due to an outstanding arrest warrant issued against him by the International Criminal Court, the ICC. As we've tracked here on the PDB, the warrant places ICC members, Brazil among them, in a bit of a bind. Under international law, Lula's government would be obligated to arrest...

if he set foot in the country. Now, Putin has shrugged off the legal risks before, making a highly publicized visit to ICC member Mongolia in 2023 that drew swift condemnation from the West. But a summit meant to signal Brinks' unity is hardly the venue for such brinksmanship.

So what was poised to be a showcase of BRIC's growing international relevance is instead raising embarrassing questions about the bloc's unity at a time when it's trying to reshape the global order.

Turning to the U.S., the Pentagon is drawing a new line along the U.S. southern border, establishing a 250-mile National Defense Area, or, well, NDA, because it's obviously not an official Washington plan without an acronym. And they're doing it in Texas. It's the longest stretch yet as illegal border crossings plummet to record lows. Announced on Wednesday, the designation will extend through Cameron and Hidalgo counties along the Rio Grande.

where troops assigned to Joint Task Force Southern Border, operating under NORTHCOM, are being tasked with patrolling and monitoring the area. While the personnel won't conduct law enforcement operations, they are authorized to detain migrants and hand them over to Border Patrol agents. It's a move intended to plug enforcement gaps without breaching legal limits on military policing. The Pentagon says the NDA sits on land transferred from the International Boundary and Waters Commission.

and will fall under the jurisdiction of Joint Base San Antonio. Temporary barriers are already being installed along with signage marking the military-controlled perimeter.

Officials are calling it a critical expansion of NORTHCOM's Homeland Defense mission designed to enhance coordination among the patchwork of agencies working along the southern border In a statement, the Air Force called the initiative "a reflection of U.S. NORTHCOM's ongoing mission as the DoD's operational lead for Homeland Defense, ensuring the territorial integrity of the U.S.'s southern border"

but this isn't an isolated move. The Texas Corridor joins a growing network of these NDAs rolled out since January. In April, a 170-mile zone was established in New Mexico linked to Fort Huachuca in Arizona. That was followed by a 63-mile designation near Fort Bliss in May, with another 100-mile stretch reportedly in the pipeline for Arizona.

Once finalized, the military footprint along the southern border will top 580 miles. Still, the rapid expansion hasn't gone unchallenged. Just last month, a New Mexico judge threw out trespassing charges against 98 migrants detained inside the NDA, ruling that they had no way of knowing that they'd crossed into a restricted military area.

But the Trump administration is leaning in, buoyed by numbers that it says prove the strategy is working. Over the first 22 days of June, just over 5,400 migrant apprehensions and fewer than 1,000 known gotaways were recorded. That's marking a historic low.

Since Trump's return to office in January, monthly encounters have stayed below 10,000, with daily getaways averaging just 46, down from more than 1,800 during Biden's mid-2023 surge.

So, you ask yourself, what's driving this reversal? Well, analysts point to a hardened enforcement posture. That makes sense. Among the revived measures are the end of catch and release and the suspension of the CBP-1, to name just a few. The administration has also deployed additional personnel, including National Guard and active duty military, to the border. Tom Holman, Trump's border czar, said the numbers speak for themselves. He

He stated, quote, zero illegal migrants were released into the U.S. in May. He credits what he calls a deterrence-first model. Okay, well, good news for holiday goers. Coming up next in the back of the brief, surfs up in Pyongyang. North Korea is jumping into the beachfront resort business. More on that when we come back.

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In today's Back of the Brief, we turn to North Korea, where little Rocket Man is now becoming little surfer dude. Kim Jong-un is beginning to dabble in the luxury tourism business. According to a report from France's AFP, the Hermit Kingdom completed construction this week on a massive new beachside resort, long pet project of the North Korean dictator.

The seaside getaway, located on the country's isolated eastern coastline, will open its doors to North Korean tourists on July 1st and potentially to foreign tourists from friendly countries like Russia in the future.

Kim personally visited the site this week for a lavish inaugural ceremony celebrating the resort's completion. He was joined by his wife and daughter, considered to be his likely successor, and appeared to be in exceedingly good spirits over the achievement, calling it, quote, "...one of the greatest successes this year." Well, it was certainly more of a success than that failed Navy boat launch the other week.

State media released a picture of Kim lounging in a chair while watching a man fly down the resort's water slide. Oh, what I wouldn't pay to have that video. The dictator also declared that his regime would embark on building more large-scale tourist destinations, quote, in the shortest time possible. The sprawling retreat, which state media called a, quote, world-class cultural resort, will reportedly accommodate nearly 20,000 people and features colorful water slides,

multiple swimming pools, and various sports and recreation facilities, including a boat ramp where you can watch newly commissioned Navy vessels flop over on their sides. That's going to be a crowd favorite.

Tourism has long been a focus of Kim, despite North Korea's tightly controlled society. The hermit kingdom only reopened their borders in August of 2023 after closing them for nearly four years due to the COVID pandemic. But foreign tourism has always been limited, as you might imagine, with tour companies reporting an average of 5,000 Western visitors each year prior to the pandemic.

In February, Western tour operators returned to the country, bringing in visitors from the UK, France, Germany and Australia. Who are these people? But the regime abruptly halted tourism again just weeks later without explanation. But visitors from Russia, which has an increasingly cozy relationship with the Kim regime...

Well, they're granted more access, aren't they lucky? Russian tourists returned to the country late last year, and in early May, Moscow and Pyongyang broke ground on the first road bridge directly linking the two countries. The bridge, which will take roughly 18 months to complete, will significantly expand passenger and commercial traffic between the two countries.

Russia's transport ministry said it should be able to handle roughly 300 vehicles and nearly 3,000 people per day. Kim hailed it as a way to strengthen economic cooperation and boost tourism and trade, as the belligerent powers continue to deepen their ties. And that, my friends, is the President's daily brief for Friday, the 27th of June. Well, look at that, it is Friday. We've made it through another week.

and as if you didn't know fridays mean new episodes of our extended weekend show the pdb situation report now mark your calendars and set your watches the new episode hits the airwaves this evening at 10 pm on the first tv and our guests this week you're going to love this include the former deputy director of massad's global operations odette alem we're talking about the initial damage assessments from the 12-day iran israel conflict and whether iran's nuclear program has been

has been significantly damaged it's a very interesting conversation also on the show the heritage foundation steve yates now he looks at china and russia's reaction to the u.s strikes in iran which is really very fascinating and what that may mean for xi jinping's strategy towards taiwan you can catch the latest as well as past episodes of the situation report of course on our youtube channel please check that out it's president's daily brief

as well as on Spotify, Apple, or any of your favorite podcast platforms. I'm Mike Baker, and I'll be back later today with the PDB Afternoon Bulletin. Until then, stay informed, stay safe, stay cool.

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