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welcome back to the PDB despite talk of a deal, the situation around the Strait of Hormuz remains tense as US Forces continue actively enforcing the naval blockade against Iran. According to U.S. central Command, American forces operating in the Gulf of Oman disabled an Iranian flagged oil tanker Wednesday after the vessel allegedly ignored repeated warnings and attempted to continue toward an Iranian port in violation of the blockade. CENTCOM identified the vessel as the Mt Hosna, describing it as an unladen tanker transiting the international waters en route to Iran. The incident reportedly unfolded around 9am Eastern Time. According to the military, American forces repeatedly warned the crew that the ship was violating blockade restrictions and ordered it to change course. When the tanker failed to comply, the US Military moved to disable the vessel rather than destroy it. CENTCOM says an F A 18 Super Hornet launched from the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln fired several rounds from its onboard 20 millimeter cannon at the ship's rudder, knocking out the vessel's steering capability. The military later confirmed the tanker was no longer transiting toward Iran. Well, that's because they knocked out the rudder. In a statement, Centcom said the U.S. blockade against ships attempting to enter or depart Iranian ports remains in full effect, adding that American forces would continue operating, quote, deliberately and professionally to ensure compliance. Now one detail drawing particular attention is the weapon system used in this strike. The fighter jet involved was equipped with the M6182 Vulcan cannon. Who doesn't have one of those stashed away at home? It's a six barrel rotary gun mounted on Navy F A18 aircraft and according to the Marine Corps, the cannon is capable of firing up to 6,000 rounds per minute. And for those of you keeping score at home, that's a lot of rounds. Military officials say the weapon was used in a limited and targeted fashion to disable the ship's rudder without sinking the vessel or causing a larger maritime incident. CENTCOM also gave an update on its broader blockade efforts Wednesday, announcing that 52 commercial ships have been directed to turn around as part of the operation targeting Iranian ports. The latest action comes just one day after President Trump said that while Project Freedom that scores the U.S. effort to reopen Safe Passage through the Strait of Hormuz has temporarily paused. The broader blockade on Iranian ports remains fully in effect. Meanwhile, Europe is inching closer to becoming more directly involved in the strait. Reuters is reporting that France has deployed its aircraft carrier, the Charles de Gaulle, and its accompanying strike group to the Red Sea as part of preparations for a possible multinational mission tied to security operations around the Strait of Hormuz. The French carrier group is reportedly accompanied by both Italian and Dutch warships. And the good news for the environment is that the entire armada is powered by hot air. According to Reuters, France and Britain have spent weeks discussing a proposal. Whoa. It would take that long, wouldn't it? That would eventually establish a multinational force designed to secure commercial shipping routes through the strait once conditions allow. French officials say the mission would require coordination with Iran and participation from multiple partner nations. Yeah, sounds like a few more weeks of meetings might be in order. You wouldn't want to rush into anything. Alright. Shifting focus to the Ukraine conflict. Midnight has already come and gone in Ukraine, and according to Kyiv, so has any illusion that its unilateral ceasefire would hold as Russia carried out overnight missile and drone strikes almost immediately after the pause was supposed to take effect. Ukraine's ceasefire began at midnight between the 5th and 6th of May, after President Zelensky proposed an immediate halt to the fighting without a set end date, urging Russia to follow suit. But almost immediately, it became clear the fighting was not going to stop, which should surprise a total of 0 people. We discussed this possibility when Russia first floated its own unilateral ceasefire proposal tied to its Victory Day celebrations in Moscow. The timelines for the proposed ceasefires never matched, the objectives were different, and skepticism, of course, was there from the start. Ukraine wanted an immediate ceasefire beginning overnight between the 5th and 6th. Russia, meanwhile, proposed only a brief pause from the 8th to the 9th of May, centered around that massive Victory Day military parade in Red Square that, of course, marks the Soviet victory over Nazi Germany during World War II. From Kyiv's perspective, this was less about peace negotiations and more about Russia just wanting to secure calm during one of the Kremlin's most symbolic political holidays. Within hours of Ukraine's ceasefire taking effect, Kyiv says those concerns were validated. Ukraine's air force says warnings of incoming drones and guided aerial bombs began shortly after midnight. Officials say that Russia launched more than 100 drones alongside two ballistic missiles, a cruise missile and guided bomb attacks across the country. One of the first reported strikes hit a civilian vehicle in the northern Sumy region, killing a passenger and injuring the driver. According to regional authorities. In Kharkiv, Russian drone strikes damaged residential buildings across the city. And in Zaporizhzhia, where Russian attacks the previous day had already killed 12 people and wounded another 20. Officials say Moscow launched additional strikes targeting industrial infrastructure using guided aerial bombs followed by Iranian designed shahed drones. Further north glide bomb attacks reportedly killed six people in Kramatorsk and wounded another dozen. Additional strikes in Dnipro and the Poltava region also left multiple people dead. Zelensky described the strike in the Boltava region as especially vile, accusing Russian forces of carrying out a double tap strike while emergency crews were responding to the the first impact. Ukraine's foreign minister posted on X that the attacks showed Russia's calls for peace ahead of Victory Day have nothing to do with diplomacy and show that Russia rejects peace. And we've seen versions of this before, of course. Just weeks ago, a ceasefire tied to Orthodox Easter collapsed almost immediately, with both sides accusing each other of violations and no meaningful pause in the fighting. At the same time, the Kremlin's messaging remains contradictory. Russia's Defense Ministry warned Ukraine not to disrupt Victory Day festivities, threatening retaliation if Kyiv interfered with the celebrations, essentially calling for restraint while continuing strikes of their own. So now the focus shifts to Russia's proposed ceasefire beginning on 8 May, because after Kyiv says Moscow ignored Ukraine's immediate pause in the fighting, we're about to see whether Ukraine chooses to honor Putin's Victory Day pause. Up next in the back of the brief, a new report warns that antisemitic assaults against Jewish Americans are now at their highest level ever recorded, with attacks surging across the US More on that when we come back. Hey, Mike Baker here with some advice on home security and being prepared. 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in today's back of the Brief, a troubling new report is painting an alarming picture for Jewish communities across the US with violent attacks against Jewish Americans reaching levels not seen in nearly 50 years. And once we start digging into the numbers here, the picture becomes more concerning because this isn't just about antisemitic incidents increasing overall. In fact, some categories actually declined last year. The problem is that the attacks are becoming more violent. According to the Anti Defamation League's annual audit released Wednesday, physical assaults against Jewish Americans rose 4% in 2025, reaching their highest level since the organization began tracking the data back in 1979. The audit notes that assaults involving a deadly weapon surged 39%. The ADL recorded more than 6200 antisemitic incidents nationwide last year. Now that's down 33% from 2024. But even with that decline, 2025 still marked the third highest year on record for antisemitic incidents in the US. Now, when you hear that overall incidents declined, it is easy to assume, well, the broader threat is easing. But according to the data, that's not what's happening. What appears to be happening instead is a concentration around more serious attacks, fewer overall incidents, but a higher level of violence attached to them. New York, which is home to the largest Jewish population in the country, accounted for 44% of all violent anti Semitic assaults nationwide. At the same time, the Empire State still saw an overall decline in antisemitic incidents in 2025. Again, that sounds contradictory at first, but it reinforces the larger pattern that we're seeing throughout this report. The overall number of incidents in New York dropped 19% last year, but the statewide total still remained roughly double what it was before 7 October 2023. Hamas terror attacks outside of New York, Los Angeles county and northern New Jersey remained among the largest hotspots for antisemitic activity nationwide. According to the ADL, 2025 marked one of the most violent and deadly periods for American Jews since the organization began tracking these incidents. It was also the first time since 2022 that anti Semitic violence in the US resulted in fatalities. We discussed those incidents here on the pdb, which included two Israeli diplomats who were gunned down outside the Capitol Jewish Mus in Washington, D.C. back in May of 2025, another attack, saw a victim later die from injuries sustained during a firebombing in Colorado. And that, my friends, is the President's Daily brief for Thursday 7th May. Now, if you have any questions or comments, please reach out to me at pdb@the first tv.com and finally, I hope you'll take a moment to check out our YouTube channel. It is chock full of stuff. All the news, none of the fluff. Just mosey on over to YouTube if you if you care to mose and search up at President's Daily Brief. If you fancy what you see. Well, I hope you'll hit that subscribe button. 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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