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Experts

David Adesnik
Vice President of Research
Bradley Bowman
CMPP Senior Director
Ryan Brobst
CMPP Deputy Director
Lt. Col. (Ret.) Jonathan Conricus
Senior Fellow
Toby Dershowitz
Senior Advisor
Mark Dubowitz
Chief Executive
Eric S. Edelman
CMPP Board of Advisors
Major General (Ret.) Amir Eshel
Senior Fellow
Annie Fixler
CCTI Director and Senior Fellow
Daniel Flesch
Adjunct Fellow
Seth J. Frantzman
Adjunct Fellow
Reuel Marc Gerecht
Resident Scholar
Saeed Ghasseminejad
Senior Iran and Financial Economics Advisor
Richard Goldberg
Senior Advisor
Aaron Goren
Research Analyst and Editor
Eyal Hulata
Senior International Fellow
Tzvi Kahn
Research Fellow and Senior Editor
Maj. Gen. (Ret.) Tal Kelman
Senior Fellow
Orde Kittrie
Senior Fellow
Charlie Laderman
Adjunct Fellow
Lewis Libby
Distinguished Fellow
Eric B. Lorber
CEFP Senior Advisor
Miad Maleki
Senior Fellow
Clifford D. May
Founder & President
LTG (Ret.) H.R. McMaster
CMPP Chairman
Cameron McMillan
CMPP Senior Research Analyst
Max Meizlish
CEFP Research Fellow
Jacob Nagel
Senior Fellow
Emanuele Ottolenghi
Senior Fellow
Chip Poncy
CEFP Senior Advisor
Bill Roggio
Senior Fellow and Editor of FDD's Long War Journal
Logan Rolleigh
CMPP Research Assistant
Janatan Sayeh
Research Analyst
Jonathan Schanzer
Executive Director
Ahmad Sharawi
Senior Research Analyst
Leah Siskind
Director of Impact and AI Research Fellow
Andrea Stricker
Nonproliferation Program Deputy Director and Research Fellow
Behnam Ben Taleblu
Iran Program Senior Director and Senior Fellow
Bridget Toomey
Research Analyst
Joe Truzman
Senior Research Analyst and Editor at FDD's Long War Journal
Joseph Zacks
Adjunct Fellow
Juan C. Zarate
CEFP Chairman
Featured
April 15, 2026 | Miad Maleki

For Iran, Hormuz Is More a Weakness Than a Weapon

How a U.S. Blockade Threatens the Regime’s Grip

Foreign Affairs
FDD Analysis
April 20, 2026 | Janatan Sayeh

Ceasefire with Tehran doesn’t end the regime’s war on Iranians

A state with public backing does not flood its cities with checkpoints, expand executions and shut down the internet.

Jewish News Syndicate
April 20, 2026 | Bridget Toomey

US Treasury designates 7 Iran-backed Iraqi militia commanders as terrorists

FDD's Long War Journal
April 20, 2026 | Sinan Ciddi

Turkey-Israel tensions deepen amid Erdogan’s confrontational policy

Ankara’s anti-Israel campaign under Erdogan signals a deeper strategic confrontation and rising Middle East tensions.

The Jerusalem Post
April 19, 2026 | Jacob Nagel

Trump cannot settle for uranium removal in efforts to remove Iran’s nuclear threat

The US-Israel campaign against Iran has made progress, but key threats like Iran’s nuclear and missile programs still remain unresolved and require urgent attention.

The Jerusalem Post
April 18, 2026 | Ahmad Sharawi

Iran’s war against regional states: UAE bore the brunt, Iraqi Kurdistan still under fire

FDD's Long War Journal
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Experts

David Adesnik
Vice President of Research
Bradley Bowman
CMPP Senior Director
Ryan Brobst
CMPP Deputy Director
Lt. Col. (Ret.) Jonathan Conricus
Senior Fellow
Toby Dershowitz
Senior Advisor
Mark Dubowitz
Chief Executive
Eric S. Edelman
CMPP Board of Advisors
Major General (Ret.) Amir Eshel
Senior Fellow
Annie Fixler
CCTI Director and Senior Fellow
Daniel Flesch
Adjunct Fellow
Seth J. Frantzman
Adjunct Fellow
Reuel Marc Gerecht
Resident Scholar
Saeed Ghasseminejad
Senior Iran and Financial Economics Advisor
Richard Goldberg
Senior Advisor
Aaron Goren
Research Analyst and Editor
Eyal Hulata
Senior International Fellow
Tzvi Kahn
Research Fellow and Senior Editor
Maj. Gen. (Ret.) Tal Kelman
Senior Fellow
Orde Kittrie
Senior Fellow
Charlie Laderman
Adjunct Fellow
Lewis Libby
Distinguished Fellow
Eric B. Lorber
CEFP Senior Advisor
Miad Maleki
Senior Fellow
Clifford D. May
Founder & President
LTG (Ret.) H.R. McMaster
CMPP Chairman
Cameron McMillan
CMPP Senior Research Analyst
Max Meizlish
CEFP Research Fellow
Jacob Nagel
Senior Fellow
Emanuele Ottolenghi
Senior Fellow
Chip Poncy
CEFP Senior Advisor
Bill Roggio
Senior Fellow and Editor of FDD's Long War Journal
Logan Rolleigh
CMPP Research Assistant
Janatan Sayeh
Research Analyst
Jonathan Schanzer
Executive Director
Ahmad Sharawi
Senior Research Analyst
Leah Siskind
Director of Impact and AI Research Fellow
Andrea Stricker
Nonproliferation Program Deputy Director and Research Fellow
Behnam Ben Taleblu
Iran Program Senior Director and Senior Fellow
Bridget Toomey
Research Analyst
Joe Truzman
Senior Research Analyst and Editor at FDD's Long War Journal
Joseph Zacks
Adjunct Fellow
Juan C. Zarate
CEFP Chairman
In The News
The battlefield vulture — China’s postwar build-back playbook
April 20, 2026 | Max Meizlish
The Epoch Times
Strait of Hormuz: ground zero for America vs. Iran
April 20, 2026 | RADM (Ret.) Mark Montgomery
State of Tel Aviv
IRGC Commander likely controls negotiations
April 20, 2026 | Reuel Marc Gerecht
Fox News
Middle East negotiations have been ‘erratic’ so far
April 20, 2026 | Bill Roggio
CTV News
U.S.-Iran talks set for this week in Pakistan
April 20, 2026 | Seth J. Frantzman
Fox LiveNOW
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Events

EVENT: FDD SITREPs | The Islamic Republic Is Falling

February 28, 2026 | 5:00

EVENT: Containment Redux: Persian Gulf War Lessons from Iraq for U.S. Strategy Toward Iran

November 5, 2025 | 10:30
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Projects

Iran Program