Iran

Subissues:
Iran Sanctions Iran Nuclear Iran Missiles Iran Human Rights Iran Politics and Economy Iran Global Threat Network Iran in Latin America Hezbollah Iran-backed Terrorism

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
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
May 8, 2026 | David Daoud

Israel assassinates commander of Hezbollah Radwan Force

FDD's Long War Journal
May 8, 2026 |

Iran Attacks U.S. Navy Vessels Transiting Strait of Hormuz

Flash Brief
May 7, 2026 | Craig Singleton,  Elaine K. Dezenski,  RADM (Ret.) Mark Montgomery,  Joe Dougherty

Previewing the Trump-Xi Summit 

Media Call
May 7, 2026 | David Daoud,  Jonathan Schanzer

The Final Lebanon War?

A security zone in southern Lebanon could help Israel degrade Hezbollah faster than it can recover.

The Dispatch
May 7, 2026 | Matt Pottinger,  Seamus Boyle

KMT Risks Missing the Lessons of the Wars in Ukraine and Iran

Taiwan's opposition Kuomintang is poised to pass a defense budget that falls short of the lessons wars in Ukraine and the Middle East have made unmistakably clear on drones, layered air defense, and offensive deterrence. With the 2026 and 2028 elections approaching, can it afford to keep signaling weakness on the issue that matters most?

CommonWealth Magazine
View All Analysis

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
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
Trump calls Iranian regime's attack in Strait of Hormuz a "love tap"
May 8, 2026 | Peter Doran
Newsmax2
Should Trump insist on Iranian regime change?
May 7, 2026 | Jonathan Schanzer
Prove It with Batya!
Trump insists a deal with Iran is possible
May 7, 2026 | Edmund Fitton-Brown
Talk TV
The world waits on a potential peace deal as the U.S.-Iran war drags on
May 7, 2026 | Mark Dubowitz
NPR
Israel launches precision airstrikes in Beirut, targets senior Hezbollah Radwan Force commander
May 7, 2026 | David Daoud
ILTV
View All News

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
View More Events

Projects

Iran Program