Iran

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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
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
Orde Kittrie
Senior Fellow
Charlie Laderman
Adjunct Fellow
Lewis Libby
Distinguished Fellow
Eric B. Lorber
CEFP Senior Advisor
Miad Maleki
Senior Advisor
Clifford D. May
Founder & President
LTG (Ret.) H.R. McMaster
CMPP Chairman
Cameron McMillan
CMPP Senior Research Analyst
Max Meizlish
CEFP Senior Research Analyst
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
Anthony Ruggiero
Nonproliferation and Biodefense Program Senior Adjunct Fellow
Janatan Sayeh
Research Analyst
Jonathan Schanzer
Executive Director
Dmitriy Shapiro
Research Analyst and Editor
Ahmad Sharawi
Research Analyst
Leah Siskind
Director of Impact and AI Research Fellow
Andrea Stricker
Nonproliferation and Biodefense 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
Juan C. Zarate
CEFP Chairman
Featured
October 19, 2025 | Saeed Ghasseminejad,  Toby Dershowitz

Why Iran Won’t Follow FATF Counter-Terrorism Rules

As usual, Tehran will make surface-level concessions and play for time. But it will never commit to genuine counter-terrorism regulation.

The National Interest
FDD Analysis
November 6, 2025 |

Israel Strikes Hezbollah Targets in Lebanon as Terrorist Group Warns Against Direct Negotiations With Jerusalem

Flash Brief
November 5, 2025 | Saeed Ghasseminejad

Iran’s October Oil Exports Hit 2025 Peak, Reflecting Failure of U.S. Sanctions Enforcement

Policy Brief
November 5, 2025 | Janatan Sayeh,  Behnam Ben Taleblu

Iranians Challenge the Regime by Celebrating Cyrus the Great

Policy Brief
November 5, 2025 | David Daoud

Israeli operations in Lebanon against Hezbollah: October 27–November 2, 2025

FDD's Long War Journal
November 4, 2025 | Hussain Abdul-Hussain

Aoun’s Push for Talks with Israel Must Overcome Hezbollah’s Ploys

Hezbollah and Berri likely hope to use talks to get the US and Israel off their backs and keep Hezbollah armed.

This Is Beirut
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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
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
Orde Kittrie
Senior Fellow
Charlie Laderman
Adjunct Fellow
Lewis Libby
Distinguished Fellow
Eric B. Lorber
CEFP Senior Advisor
Miad Maleki
Senior Advisor
Clifford D. May
Founder & President
LTG (Ret.) H.R. McMaster
CMPP Chairman
Cameron McMillan
CMPP Senior Research Analyst
Max Meizlish
CEFP Senior Research Analyst
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
Anthony Ruggiero
Nonproliferation and Biodefense Program Senior Adjunct Fellow
Janatan Sayeh
Research Analyst
Jonathan Schanzer
Executive Director
Dmitriy Shapiro
Research Analyst and Editor
Ahmad Sharawi
Research Analyst
Leah Siskind
Director of Impact and AI Research Fellow
Andrea Stricker
Nonproliferation and Biodefense 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
Juan C. Zarate
CEFP Chairman
In The News
Persian Gulf War lessons from Iraq for U.S. strategy toward Iran
November 6, 2025 | Behnam Ben Taleblu
Iran International {Persian}
Lebanon, Qatar, and the future of Gaza
November 5, 2025 | Jacob Nagel
Radio Galey Israel {Hebrew}
Tehran's terror financing and nuclear, ballistic programs rely on oil revenues from China
November 4, 2025 | Janatan Sayeh
i24 News {French}
Iran and the U.S.: war or negotiation?
November 4, 2025 | Behnam Ben Taleblu
BBC News {Persian}
Israel’s Efforts To Prevent Hezbollah From Rearming Could Be Blueprint for Ridding Gaza of Hamas Weapons
November 4, 2025 | Hussain Abdul-Hussain
New York Sun
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Events

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

November 5, 2025 | 9:30

EVENT: FDD SITREP | U.S. Bombs Iran Nuclear Sites

June 21, 2025 | 5:15
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Projects

Iran Program