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April 27, 2015 CTV News FDD Senior Fellow Daveed Gartenstein-Ross discusses the foiled terror plot by Italian authorities. ... April 27, 2015 CNN International FDD Senior Fellow Daveed Gartenstein-Ross discusses the hostages killed in a U.S. drone strike. ... April 27, 2015 Expert: Obama “Siding with Iran” in Yemen Conflict The Obama administration is “siding with Iran” while operating “over the heads of the Saudis” in its deliberations over the future of Yemen, Tony Badran, a researc... April 27, 2015 ISIS Now Says It Didn’t Bomb Afghanistan ISIS loyalists may have claimed credit for Saturday bombing that killed at least 35 people in eastern Afghanistan. But U.S. officials now believe that Taliban fighters—not the Middle East-b... April 27, 2015 Former Treasury Dept. Official: Sanctions Relief Allows Iran to Boost Support for Terrorism In testimony before a House of Representatives hearing Wednesday, former Treasury Department official Jonathan Schanzer warned that the sanctions relief being offered to Iran as part of o... April 24, 2015 Happening Now FDD Senior Fellow Thomas Joscelyn discusses counterterrorism operations in Italy and the U.S. ... April 24, 2015 WDSU 6 FDD Research Analyst Behnam Ben Taleblu discusses the Iranian nuclear negotiations. ... April 24, 2015 The Steve Malzberg Show FDD Senior Fellow Ali Alfoneh comments on the Iranian nuclear negotiations. ... April 24, 2015 Hamas Wins Student Election at Major West Bank University, Signaling PA Political Weakness The terrorist organization Hamas won the student elections in Birzeit University in the West Bank on Wednesday, defeating Fatah, the main constituent party of the Palestinian Authority which rule... April 23, 2015 The John Batchelor Show FDD Senior Fellow Thomas Joscelyn discusses the Islamic Caucasus Emirate in Russia and developments in the Middle East. ... April 23, 2015 The John Gambling Show FDD Senior Fellow Emanuele Ottolenghi discusses developments in the Middle East. Listen to him from 29:55 - 43:06. ... April 23, 2015 Happening Now FDD VP for Research Jonathan Schanzer discusses the latest counter-terrorism news and the death of two hostages held by al Qaeda.... April 23, 2015 On The Hunt FDD Senior Fellow David Weinberg discusses the conflict in Yemen. ... April 23, 2015 On The Hunt FDD Senior Fellow David Weinberg discusses U.S. drone strike policy. ... April 23, 2015 CNN Newsroom FDD Senior Fellow Reuel Marc Gerecht discusses U.S. counter-terrorism policy. ... April 22, 2015 FDD’s Schanzer and Zarate Testify about Terror Finance Threats WASHINGTON, DC – As Congress and the administration explore ways to stem the threat of terrorists destabilizing important regions and attacking U.S. interests and those of its allies, Dr. J... April 22, 2015 The Lead with Jake Tapper FDD Senior Fellow Daveed Gartenstein-Ross comments on ISIS recruitment. ... April 22, 2015 Russia Recruits U.S. Allies in Eastern Europe by Raising Doubts About Security Commitment Russia is trying to slowly strip away U.S. allies in Eastern Europe by playing up fears that Washington will not come to their aid, as promised nearly a decade ago, because of a lack of foreign s... April 22, 2015 Chaos in Middle East Could Last for ‘at Least a Decade,’ Expert Tells ‘Post’ The breakdown of states throughout the Middle East since the outbreak of the Arab Spring has led the people in the region to fall back on primordial attachments, enhancing the power of sectariani... April 22, 2015 Experts: Terrorism Groups Find New Revenue Sources As the number of terrorist groups around the world increases, so do the ways in which they're raising money to fund their activities, experts say. ... "The fu... April 22, 2015 Ex-Treasury Official Warns Iran Funds Going to Terror Groups A former Treasury Department official raised concerns on Wednesday about terrorists obtaining some of the international community's financing to Iran. The U.S. is ceding $11.9 billi... April 21, 2015 The Arlene Bynon Show FDD Senior Fellow Ali Alfoneh discusses the role of Congress in the Iran nuclear negotiations. ... April 21, 2015 Saudi-Funded French Weapons Arrive in Lebanon The first shipment of French weapons and military equipment arrived in Lebanon on Monday under a Saudi-funded deal worth $3 billion. The arms and supplies will supposedly bolster the Lebanese arm... April 21, 2015 State Department Won’t Rule Out $50 Billion ‘Signing Bonus’ For Iran The State Department on Monday would not rule out giving Iran up to $50 billion as a so-called “signing bonus” for agreeing to a nuclear deal later this year, according to comments ma... April 21, 2015 ‘Endangered Species’: Christianity at the Brink of Extinction in Turkey “The historic Istanbul cathedral and museum, Hagia Sophia, witnessed its first Quran recitation under its roof after 85 years Saturday,” reported the Anatolian News Agency of Turkey.... April 21, 2015 Iranian Support for Yemen’s Houthis Goes Back Years Iran has long supported Houthi rebels in Yemen with arms, training and financing. Now, as a convoy of Iranian ships heads toward Yemen's Gulf of Aden, a U.S. carrier group is headed... April 21, 2015 Iran Is Already Winning As global talks over Iran’s nuclear program resume in Vienna this week, one can’t help wonder whether, in a larger sense, the die of an Iranian regional, military and economic victory... April 20, 2015 Special Report with Bret Baier FDD Senior Fellow Emanuele Ottolenghi comments on the implications of sanctions relief and Iranian attempts to subvert regional order. ... April 20, 2015 Strategy Room FDD Senior Fellow Ali Alfoneh discusses Russia's strategy in the Middle East. ... April 20, 2015 FOX 11 FDD Senior Fellow Daveed Gartenstein-Ross discusses ISIS threats and social media use. ... April 20, 2015 Nuclear Deal That Iran’s Moderates Want May Entrench Hard-Liners Even if an agreement to curb Iran’s nuclear program is reached, it would leave one big question unanswered. Would a deal help strengthen the country’s moderates, or would it... April 20, 2015 Obama May Be Smiling Today but the Congressional Fight Over an Iran Deal is Far From Over On April 14th, Obama announced that he wouldn't veto a bill, pushed by Senator Bob Corker (R-Tennessee) and passed unanimously in committee in the Senate, that would give the Senate a 60-day... April 20, 2015 Andy Marshall: I Had No Idea Who Yoda Was Andy Marshall is a legendary figure in Washington defense circles. For 42 years until his retirement this January, he ran the Office of Net Assessment at the Pentagon, a sort of internal think ta... April 20, 2015 Obama Admin Needs Clearer Strategy in Middle East, Analysts Say As terrorist groups have multiplied and spread throughout Asia, the Middle East and North Africa, analysts stressed Wednesday the need for the Obama administration to communicate a stronger strat... April 20, 2015 Ileana Ros-Lehtinen: Obama Consulting Congress is ‘Like Fantasy Football’ Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, Florida Republican, said Wednesday that suggesting Obama might consult Congress on matters of foreign policy or national security is “kind of like fantasy football... April 17, 2015 Analysis: Framework Deal Opens Floodgates for Investment in Iran The framework nuclear agreement Iran and world powers signed this month has opened the floodgates toward an end of sanctions and to new business deals. No Western head of state visited I... April 16, 2015 Opinion Journal FDD Journalist-in-Residence Claudia Rosett comments on Cuba's connection to terrorists and authoritarian regimes. ... April 16, 2015 New Jersey Tonight FDD Senior Fellow Ali Alfoneh discusses the proposed nuclear framework that emerged out of Lausanne. ... April 14, 2015 Hamas, PA Could Be Next Pawns in Saudi-Iranian Proxy War Top Palestinian Authority officials are appealing to Saudi Arabia to use an "iron hand" toward Iranian-backed rival Hamas, a development that underscores the ill will within the so-called unity g... April 13, 2015 The Iran Talks: Nuclear Schizophrenia The Iranian and American negotiators in Switzerland apparently have decided to kick the nuclear can a little farther down the road and hope like hell that sometime soon—at least before the... April 13, 2015 Lou Dobbs Tonight FDD Journalist-in-Residence Claudia Rosett comments on the high-level meeting between President Obama and his Cuban counterpart President Raul Castro. ... April 13, 2015 Nuclear Deal Could Lead to Increases Influence for Iran FDD Senior Fellow Emanuele Ottolenghi discusses the increasing influence of Iran. ... April 13, 2015 Opinion Journal FDD Research Analyst Oren Adaki discusses the increasing U.S. involvement in the battle against Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi militants. ... April 13, 2015 Sen. Menendez to Pivot From Bribery Case to Iran Bill Embattled Sen. Robert Menendezwill have a diminished role when he returns to the Senate next week. But he probably won't speak with a diminished voice when a key committee takes up his... April 13, 2015 The Means of Coercing Iran In the negotiations between now and the end of June, the European allies will look to the United States to lead the negotiation. President Obama has expressed his intention to take any agre... April 13, 2015 Kurdish Official Hits Administration Over Delayed Weapons Kurdish peshmerga forces fighting the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) are only receiving a fraction of promised U.S. military support, a top Kurdish official warned on Monday. "Pr... April 10, 2015 BBC World Service Radio FDD Senior Fellow Ali Alfoneh discusses the regional implications of the conflict in Yemen. ... April 10, 2015 Iran Nuclear Deal Hits a Stumbling Block: the Supreme Leader The nuclear deal Iran and world powers are trying to negotiate hit a roadblock Thursday when Iran’s supreme leader said economic sanctions on his country must be lifted as soon as an accord... April 10, 2015 Saudis May Go Nuclear to Counter Iran Despite Deal Washington's reassurances that the framework nuclear deal reached Thursday will prevent Iran from acquiring a nuclear bomb may not be enough to keep Saudi Arabia from taking increasingly bol... April 10, 2015 Iran’s Supreme Leader Demands ‘Instant’ Suspension of All Sanctions as Part of Nuke Agreement Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Thursday demanded that all sanctions on Iran be lifted at the same time as any final agreement with world powers on curbing Tehran's nuclear...

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