Iran

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Experts

David Adesnik
Vice President of Research
Samuel Ben-Ur
Research Analyst
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
Richard Goldberg
Senior Advisor
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
Joseph Zacks
Adjunct Fellow
Juan C. Zarate
CEFP Chairman
About

FDD analyzes Iran’s comprehensive threat to U.S. national security, tracking the regime’s nuclear program, ballistic missile development, global terror network, and sanctions evasion, while developing strategies to counter Tehran’s ambitions across the Middle East and beyond.

Featured
August 12, 2026 | Mark Dubowitz,  Richard Goldberg

Tehran is losing its grip on Hormuz, and with it all its leverage

New York Post
FDD Analysis
August 19, 2026 | John Hardie

Russia helps Iran sharpen its sword

FDD's Long War Journal
August 19, 2026 | Janatan Sayeh

Tehran’s Negotiators Are Not a Counterweight to the IRGC

Policy Brief
August 19, 2026 | Clifford D. May

Kim Jong Un's European front

North Korea is learning modern warfare on Ukrainian ground—and Russia is paying the tuition

The Washington Times
August 18, 2026 | Seth J. Frantzman

Countries condemn Iranian attack on Kurdistan Region prime minister’s office

FDD's Long War Journal
August 18, 2026 | Mark Dubowitz,  Richard Goldberg

Energy Wars: America, Iran and the Battle of Hormuz

The Iran Breakdown
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Experts

David Adesnik
Vice President of Research
Samuel Ben-Ur
Research Analyst
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
Richard Goldberg
Senior Advisor
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
Joseph Zacks
Adjunct Fellow
Juan C. Zarate
CEFP Chairman
In The News
A Wargame 15 Years Ago Tested a War With Russia and China at Once. ‘It Didn’t Go Well’ For the US Military and the Iran War Proves It Today
August 19, 2026 | RADM (Ret.) Mark Montgomery
1945
Iran loses key economic lifeline in Middle East that Trump's sanctions couldn't reach as deadlock persists
August 19, 2026 | Miad Maleki
Fox News
Trump’s Iran Strategy May Actually Be Working
August 19, 2026 | Miad Maleki
National Review
Iran Maps European Base Strikes as UAE Cuts Tehran Sanctions Escape Route
August 19, 2026 | Miad Maleki
Tech Times
Trump ignores joint efforts by his favorite dictators to undermine U.S. security
August 19, 2026 | RADM (Ret.) Mark Montgomery
The Philadelphia Inquirer
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Events

EVENT: AI on the Front Line: Lessons from the Iran Conflict

May 6, 2026 | 6:30

EVENT: FDD SITREPs | The Islamic Republic Is Falling

February 28, 2026 | 5:00
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Projects

Iran Program