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The FDD Morning Brief provides timely situational updates on contemporary events. Start your Monday, Wednesday, and Friday mornings at 8:30am (ET) with digestible analysis and the headlines our experts are watching. The FDD Morning Brief can be streamed on YouTube, X, and is available on Spotify and Apple Podcasts.
FDD hosts FDD Morning Brief, a news show with 400 episodes published.
IS LEBANON'S FUTURE BRIGHT OR BLEAK? HEADLINE 1: Saudi Arabia announced $6.4 billion worth of investments in Syria. HEADLINE 2: Another country is poised to join South Africa’s genocide case against Israel at the Interna
IRAN, ISRAEL, AND THE UNITED STATES HEADLINE 1: The U.S. Treasury Department sanctioned a petroleum smuggling and sanctions evasion network that generates cash for the Houthis. HEADLINE 2: A round of nuclear talks is sch
GAZA, SYRIA, AND THE ISRAELI PEOPLE HEADLINE 1: The Israeli army is moving into Deir al-Balah in central Gaza. HEADLINE 2: Hostage families slammed IDF’s Deir al-Balah ground op — fearing for their loved ones’ lives. HEA
THE UN ISN'T JUST A FEW BAD APPLES — IT'S ROTTEN TO THE CORE HEADLINE 1: Israel launched a national awareness campaign warning Israelis of Iranian recruitment attempts. HEADLINE 2: The Yemeni National Resistance Forces i
On this special SITREP episode of the FDD Morning Brief, Executive Director Jonathan Schanzer is joined by FDD Senior Fellow Lt. Col. (Ret.) Jonathan Conricus and FDD CMPP Senior Director Bradley Bowman to assess the fal
WHAT’S HAPPENING WITH HUMANITARIAN AID IN GAZA? HEADLINE 1: Lebanon’s central bank banned banks from interacting with a Hezbollah-linked financial institution called Al-Qard Al-Hassan. HEADLINE 2: Sectarian clashes erupt
ISRAEL, GAZA, IRAN ... AND MORE HEADLINE 1: The IDF’s Gaza war tempo is picking up. HEADLINE 2: Russian President Vladimir Putin reportedly supports a potential nuclear deal that prevents Iran from enriching uranium. HEA
WHAT'S GOING ON INSIDE IRAN RIGHT NOW? HEADLINE 1: The Trump administration continues to escalate its maximum pressure campaign against Iran. HEADLINE 2: Francesca Albanese got sanctioned. HEADLINE 3: Hamas tried to abdu
HAMAS, HEZBOLLAH, AND HTS HEADLINE 1: The Houthis are have resumed attacking ships in the Red Sea. HEADLINE 2: The Trump administration revoked Hayat Tahrir al-Sham’s designation as a Foreign Terrorist Organization. HEAD
FDD Executive Director Jon Schanzer delivers timely updates and expert analysis, followed by a conversation with Col. Richard Kemp, a retired British Army officer who has been on the ground in Israel and Gaza following t
THE IRANIAN PEOPLE VERSUS THE REGIME HEADLINE 1: President Trump signed an executive order lifting sanctions on Syria. HEADLINE 2: Iranian threats against Donald Trump and his administration keep on coming. HEADLINE 3: W
THE STATE OF IRAN'S NUCLEAR PROGRAM, THE WAR IN GAZA, AND THE AXIS OF AGGRESSORS HEADLINE 1: Hamas issued fresh threats against aid workers in Gaza. HEADLINE 2: Over the last three months, the Shin Bet has arrested over
ISRAEL'S SUCCESSES AND IRAN'S STRATEGY HEADLINE 1: Hackers stole approximately $90 million from Iran’s largest cryptocurrency exchange. HEADLINE 2: Iran and Israel are slugging it out like two boxers in the 10th round of
THE REGIME IN IRAN'S ARSENAL, ISRAEL'S SUCCESSES AND SETBACKS, AND THE IRANIAN PEOPLE HEADLINE 1: 20 Arab and Islamic countries signed a statement calling on Israel to stop striking Iran. HEADLINE 2: The IDF took out Ira
ISRAEL, THE ISLAMIC REPUBLIC, AND THE IRANIAN PEOPLE -- As tensions escalate following Israel’s strike on Iran, FDD’s Lt. Col. (Ret.) Jonathan Conricus offers timely analysis and is joined by Iran expert Beni Sabti of Th
Israel has launched precision strikes against nuclear and military facilities in Iran — just days after the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) formally declared Iran in violation of its nuclear nonproliferation co
TURKEY'S NEO-OTTOMAN VISION HEADLINE 1: The U.S. Treasury imposed sanctions on a network of sham charities that fund Hamas and the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, or “PFLP.” HEADLINE 2: Israel carried out
RUSSIA, UKRAINE, AND ... GRETA THUNBERG? HEADLINE 1: Iranian intelligence agencies say they’ve acquired a cache of sensitive Israeli documents. HEADLINE 2: Al Qaeda in Yemen is back in the spotlight. HEADLINE 3: The Unit
TURKEY'S INTERNAL CHALLENGES AND EXTERNAL INFLUENCE HEADLINE 1: Israel’s defense exports increased 13 percent in 2024. HEADLINE 2: Israel is arming jihadi criminals in Gaza. HEADLINE 3: The Syrian government agreed to gi
QATAR'S MALIGN INFLUENCE AND ANTI-ISRAEL PROPAGANDA HEADLINE 1: The Trump administration okay-ed the integration of foreign fighters into the Syrian army. HEADLINE 2: Rumors are swirling about who will replace Muhammed S
Natasha Hausdorff
Barrister, Advocate · Ardent Legal Defender of Israel
2 appearances on this show
Behnam Ben Taleblu
Iran Program Senior Director and Senior Fellow · Foundation for Defense of Democracies
8 appearances on this show
Andrew Fox
New Zealand Country Manager · Henry Jackson Society
4 appearances on this show
Ahmed Fouad Alkhatib
resident senior fellow · Realign for Palestine
6 appearances on this show
Norman Roule
former National Intelligence Manager, ODNI; former Division Chief, CIA Operations Officer, Chief of Station
2 appearances on this show
Eugene Kontorovich
3 appearances on this show
Roy K. Altman
federal judge, author
2 appearances on this show
Miad Maleki
former US Treasury official, research fellow, former CENTCOM official · FDD
2 appearances on this show
Ilan Berman
Senior Vice President · American Foreign Policy Council
4 appearances on this show
Ray Takeyh
Hasib J. Sabbagh Senior Fellow for Middle East Studies · Vandenberg
2 appearances on this show
Dr. Einat Wilf
former MK, author and CEO of the Oz party · Oz
4 appearances on this show
Nadav Eyal
Senior Columnist · Yediot Ahronot
6 appearances on this show
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