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Mark Dubowitz
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- Iran Sanctions
- Iran Human Rights
- Syria
- Iran Missiles
- Iran
- Iran Global Threat Network
- Hezbollah
- Iran-backed Terrorism
- Sanctions and Illicit Finance
- Cyber
- Iran Nuclear
Jonathan Schanzer
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- Palestinian Politics
- Iran
- Iran Sanctions
- Iran Global Threat Network
- Hezbollah
- Iran-backed Terrorism
- Turkey
- Jihadism
- Sanctions and Illicit Finance
Enia Krivine
Senior Director, Israel Program & Senior Director, National Security Network
Behnam Ben Taleblu
Senior Fellow
- Iran
- Iran Sanctions
- Iran Missiles
- Iran Human Rights
- Iran Politics and Economy
- Iran Global Threat Network
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Overnight Brief: December 1, 2023
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- "How dare these Western pro-Hamas liberals say they speak for me, an Arab who has suffered from Islamic terror," New York Post
- "Deploy the Precision Strike Missile to the Middle East," Breaking Defense
- "Iran continues to use drones in its shadow war against Israel," The Jerusalem Post
- "The Gray Lady Quietly Retracts Yet Another Slander Against Israel," The Washington Free Beacon
- "US International energy policy toward the 2024 elections," Equilibrium
- "Treasury’s New North Korea Sanctions Highlight the Problem With North Korea Sanctions," FDD Policy Brief
- "As Iran’s Economy Grows, Inflation Remains an Achilles’ Heel," FDD Policy Brief
- "Terror attacks amid continued ‘pause’ in Gaza fighting," FDD's Long War Journal
- "U.S. destroyer shoots down Iranian-built drone over the Red Sea," FDD's Long War Journal
- "Israel eliminates Palestinian Islamic Jihad commander," FDD's Long War Journal
- "Yes, al Qaeda is still a threat," Generation Jihad (by FDD's Long War Journal)
- "Hamas Terrorists Murder Three in Jerusalem," FDD Flash Brief
- "Israel Extends Pause in Fighting by One Day," FDD Flash Brief
- "Israel SitRep: Nov. 30, 2023," FDD Israel at War Situation Report
The Must-Reads
- Israel resumes combat operations in Gaza as cease-fire stalls
- Israel plans to kill Hamas leaders around the world after war
- JPost’s Editorial: Israelis will not feel safe until Hamas is eradicated
- Washington Examiner’s Tom Rogan: US clearly wants Israel to rely more on ground force operations over airstrikes
- Saudis discuss defense ties with Iran in further sign of detente
- German government’s meeting with Iranian dissident ends in acrimony
- Ukraine's Zelenskiy calls for fortifications in key frontline areas
- At least 10 killed in Iraq roadside bomb attack
- US issues new North Korea sanctions targeting 8 people and hacking group Kimsuky
- North Korea's Kim calls for military readiness against any 'provocation'
- Taiwan reports more Chinese military activity as election nears
- Somali maritime police intensify patrols as fears grow of resurgence of piracy in the Gulf of Aden