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Welcome to the Iran Breakdown. Hosted by Mark Dubowitz, this miniseries from FDD is here to guide you through one of the most critical geopolitical and human rights challenges facing the world today.The Islamic Republic of Iran has been a central player in global headlines for decades: its pursuit of nuclear weapons, funding of terror groups like Hezbollah, Hamas, the Houthis, and others; its oppression of its own people, and its growing alliances with global power states like China, Russia, North Korea. But beneath the headlines lies a deeper story, story of a regime that is losing legitimacy, a restless population, hungry for freedom, and a global community with many conflicting ideas about how to respond. And that's what we'll cover in 10 episodes of The Iran Breakdown.
FDD hosts The Iran Breakdown with Mark Dubowitz, a news show with 60 episodes published.
Is the U.S.-Iran ceasefire built to last? While the bombs have stopped, the strategic Battle for Hormuz continues to threaten global stability. In this episode of The Iran Breakdown, FDD CEO Mark Dubowitz is joined by Aa
The U.S. and Israel have conducted joint military action against the Islamic Republic of Iran. Dubbed "Operation Epic Fury" by Washington and "Lion's Roar" by Jerusalem, the strikes were launched on Febru
In this special solo episode of The Iran Breakdown, FDD CEO Mark Dubowitz pushes back hard on the narrative that America is losing the war with the Islamic Republic. Step by step, he makes the case that Tehran has just s
Riyadh is pressing Washington with a blunt message: don't leave the job half-finished. Saudi Arabia publicly condemned the strikes — and privately urged Trump to launch them. Now MBS faces the question he's long telegrap
No tanks. No invasion. No march on Tehran. Instead: a methodical campaign to dismantle Iran’s war machine — missiles, drones, command networks, and the economy keeping it all alive. But can you break a regime by breaking
Iran isn’t just under pressure. It’s under siege. Its currency is collapsing. Its ports are constrained. Billions are bleeding out as war damage mounts and oil revenue tightens. This isn’t sanctions as usual. It’s econom
Back in January, the regime carried out the deadliest crackdown in modern Iranian history. As it gunned down protesters in the streets, it launched a parallel war online. A coordinated campaign to turn a domestic uprisin
For years, Washington has leaned on sanctions to contain Iran’s most dangerous capabilities. Tehran’s drone and missile programs didn’t just survive under pressure, they adapted, scaled, and in many ways thrived, fueled
This war isn’t just being fought with missiles and drones. There's also a war of the words, a narrative battle. While the regime pushes its narrative at home and abroad, the West struggles to keep up — and the Iranian pe
On the battlefield, the Iran war is expanding, and the real negotiations aren’t happening in backchannels — they’re happening in the Strait of Hormuz. The Iran war isn’t just about Iran. It’s about energy, leverage, and
We’re marking one year of The Iran Breakdown by bringing you a special conversation from our sister FDD podcast. In this episode of Foreign Podicy , host Cliff May sits down with Mark Dubowitz to unpack a question at the
The regime is down — but it's not out. So... what does collapse actually look like? Not strikes... Not decapitations... The moment the regime loses control. Mark asks Ray Takeyh and Reuel Marc Gerecht to answer the only
The U.S. and Israel again struck deep inside Iran. The Supreme Leader is dead. The region is on edge. The question is no longer whether this is war — but how long will it last and what will be the impact. The conflict ha
Bonus Episode of The Iran Breakdown: Mark Dubowitz joins FDD's Jonathan Schanzer and Rich Goldberg for a late night FDD SITREP following the death of Khamenei. --- In the early hours of February 28, the United States and
📺: Watch this episode on YouTube here. Missiles cripple armies, but sanctions topple regimes. Juan Zarate, the strategist who pioneered U.S. financial warfare, joins Mark to break down how sanctions and isolation bled I
How does Iran fit into the global ecosystem of terrorism — and why does the West struggle to see the full picture? For decades, policymakers treated ISIS, al-Qaeda, and Iran’s proxy network as separate threats. But that'
📺: Watch this episode on YouTube here. Ronald Reagan didn’t defeat the Soviet empire with tanks — he defeated it with pressure, principle, and moral clarity. Can the same strategy work in Iran? A recent FDD Memo, “ Free
One of the gravest human rights crises in recent history is happening right now in Iran. The Islamic Republic has carried out mass killings on a scale not seen in modern Iranian history, slaughtering an estimated 33,000,
The regime in Iran has slaughtered tens of thousands of Iranians and plunged the country into an internet blackout — and dared the world to look away. Still, President Trump warned that American support was coming as U.S
A deal has been struck. The Strait of Hormuz is reopening. Iran's nuclear program is — allegedly — being curtailed. And sanctions relief is on the way. But what did the United States actually get? What did the Islamic Re
Ali Ansari
Professor of Iranian History and Founding Director of the Institute for Iranian Studies · University of St Andrews
2 appearances on this show
Behnam Ben Taleblu
Iran Program Senior Director and Senior Fellow · Foundation for Defense of Democracies
4 appearances on this show
Bill Roggio
1 appearance on this show
David Albright
urbanist · Institute for Science and International Security
1 appearance on this show
Edmund Fitton-Brown
former Coordinator of the Monitoring Team · United Nations
1 appearance on this show
Eli Lake
staff writer · The Free Press
1 appearance on this show
Eyal Hulata
3 appearances on this show
John Spencer
Professor Emeritus of Law, Honorary President of the European Criminal Law Association · Modern War Institute
1 appearance on this show
Juan Zarate
Co-Founder and Chairman · Center on Economic and Financial Power at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies
1 appearance on this show
Mark Dubowitz
CEO of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies · Foundation for Defense of Democracies
1 appearance on this show
Mark Montgomery
Former Director of Operations, U.S. Pacific Command · Foundation for the Defense of Democracies
1 appearance on this show
Matt Pottinger
former U.S. Deputy National Security Adviser
1 appearance on this show
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