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
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
Kyle Sajoyan
Research Analyst
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
September 24, 2026 | Mark Dubowitz,  Miad Maleki

Blockade bites hard at Iran’s borders — Trump can’t cave now

New York Post
FDD Analysis
October 2, 2026 | Reuel Marc Gerecht,  Ray Takeyh

Revenge Is a Central Pillar of Iranian Foreign Policy

A diplomatic agreement can’t bring real peace with a regime that has a long history of terrorism.

The Wall Street Journal
October 2, 2026 | Clifford D. May,  Edmund Fitton-Brown,  Bridget Toomey

The Houthis, Tehran, and the Deep Red Sea

Foreign Podicy
October 2, 2026 | Will Selber

US charges engineer with supporting Houthis, Louisiana brothers and Florida man with financing Hamas

FDD's Long War Journal
October 1, 2026 | Mark Dubowitz,  Elliot Kaufman,  Yonah Jeremy Bob

In the War Room: The Inside Story of Israel’s Fight Against Hamas and the Iranian Axis

The Iran Breakdown
October 1, 2026 | Bridget Toomey

Washington Decides Complete Ban on Iran-Iraq Flights Is Not Worth the Political Cost

Policy Brief
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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
Kyle Sajoyan
Research Analyst
In The News
Saudi Arabia launches war against Houthis
October 2, 2026 | Edmund Fitton-Brown
Tousi TV
Trump’s Iran crackdown collides with NATO ally seeking access to America’s prized fighter jet
October 2, 2026 | Ahmad Sharawi,  Sinan Ciddi
Fox News
Iran's regime continues to use proxies in Middle East
October 2, 2026 | LTG (Ret.) H.R. McMaster
CBS News
Iran likely to step up use of stablecoins as US sanctions tighten, analyst says
October 1, 2026 | Max Meizlish
Iran International
The Battle of Hormuz Is Turning
October 1, 2026 | Richard Goldberg
The Wall Street Journal
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Events

EVENT: Axis of Aggressors: Confronting America's Authoritarian Adversaries

September 17, 2026 | 10:30

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

May 6, 2026 | 6:30
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Projects

Iran Program