# July 21st, 2026: Ukraine Just Found Russia’s New Weak Spot & Houthis Close Strait To Saudis Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-president-s-daily-brief-5344929/july-21st-2026-ukraine-just-found-russia-s-new-weak-spot-houthis-close-strait-to-saudis Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-president-s-daily-brief-5344929/july-21st-2026-ukraine-just-found-russia-s-new-weak-spot-houthis-close-strait-to-saudis.md Podcast: [The President's Daily Brief](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-president-s-daily-brief-5344929) Published: 2026-07-21T10:00:00+00:00 Episode link: https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/mgln.ai/e/101/clrtpod.com/m/pscrb.fm/rss/p/arttrk.com/p/MG4HN/traffic.megaphone.fm/THFD2117804972.mp3 Audio file: https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/mgln.ai/e/101/clrtpod.com/m/pscrb.fm/rss/p/arttrk.com/p/MG4HN/traffic.megaphone.fm/THFD2117804972.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-president-s-daily-brief-5344929/episodes/july-21st-2026-ukraine-just-found-russia-s-new-weak-spot-houthis-close-strait-to-saudis Duration seconds: 1396 ## Resource In this episode of The President's Daily Brief: Ukraine appears to have found a new pressure point inside Russia. We examine why Kyiv is now targeting Russia's largest commercial logistics companies—and how disrupting the country's supply network could become the next phase of the drone war. Yemen's Houthis are expanding the fight. We'll explain why the group's newly announced naval blockade targeting Saudi Arabia and the Bab el-Mandeb Strait could threaten global shipping and energy markets. A U.S.-brokered plan enters a critical new phase in southern Lebanon as Israeli troops begin withdrawing from parts of the country and Lebanese forces move into areas long held by Israel. In today's Back of the Brief: Hamas has chosen a new leader. We introduce you to Khalil al-Hayya and examine what his leadership could mean for the future of the terrorist organization and the conflict with Israel. To listen to the show ad-free, become a premium member of The President’s Daily Brief by visiting https://PDBPremium.com. Please remember to subscribe if you enjoyed this episode of The President's Daily Brief. YouTube: youtube.com/@presidentsdailybrief Acre Gold: Turn your pocket change into physical 24-karat gold and enter to win a limited-edition Hot Wheels gold bar at https://GetAcreGold.com/PDB Wild Alaskan Company: Get $35 off your first box of wild-caught, sustainable seafood—delivered right to your door. Go to: https://www.wildalaskan.com/PDB  Poncho Outdoors: Gear up for summer with Poncho and grab $10 off plus free shipping at https://ponchooutdoors.com/PDB  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-president-s-daily-brief-5344929/episodes/july-21st-2026-ukraine-just-found-russia-s-new-weak-spot-houthis-close-strait-to-saudis/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-president-s-daily-brief-5344929/july-21st-2026-ukraine-just-found-russia-s-new-weak-spot-houthis-close-strait-to-saudis.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.