FDD | Iran Program

About

To address the threat posed by the Islamic Republic in Iran to America and its allies, FDD conducts detailed research, develops actionable and comprehensive policy options, and appears regularly in media. FDD’s Iran Program covers every angle of the Iran portfolio and includes some of Washington’s top experts on sanctions, illicit finance, nonproliferation, terrorism, human rights, and the regime’s domestic power apparatus.

FDD examines a range of issues include potential pathways to a nuclear weapon, ballistic missile program, support for terrorism and terrorist proxies, illicit financial activities, worldwide media operations, and domestic repression.

FDD’s Iran Program team is led by FDD Chief Executive Mark Dubowitz, who is widely recognized as one of the key influencers in shaping policies to counter the threats from the regime in Iran. FDD’s Iran Program includes fellows and analysts with a range of backgrounds, including intelligence, nuclear nonproliferation and verification, military, cyber, and Farsi language skills.

Experts

Mark Dubowitz

Chief Executive

Iran Sanctions
Iran Human Rights
Syria
Iran Missiles
Iran
Iran Global Threat Network
Hezbollah
Iran-backed Terrorism
Sanctions and Illicit Finance
Cyber
Iran Nuclear

Behnam Ben Taleblu

Senior Fellow

Iran
Iran Sanctions
Iran Missiles
Iran Human Rights
Iran Politics and Economy
Iran Global Threat Network
Sanctions and Illicit Finance

Toby Dershowitz

Senior Vice President for Government Relations and Strategy

Alireza Nader

Senior Fellow

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Expert Testimony

FDD's Iran experts are regularly called to testify before Congress on a range of topics including the Islamic Republic of Iran's nuclear weapons program, illicit finance issues, sanctions, and Iran-backed global threats.

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Monographs

FDD's Iran team conducts detailed analysis on a range of threats posed by the Islamic Republic of Iran

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Products

FDD Analysis

July 6, 2022 | Emanuele Ottolenghi

Mystery Cargo

Senior Iranian and Venezuelan officials are traveling around the world on a cargo plane. Argentina detained them. But what are they up to?

The Dispatch

July 5, 2022 | John Hardie

Biden Administration Foreign Policy Tracker: July

FDD Tracker: June 3, 2022-July 5, 2022

July 1, 2022 | Jacob Nagel

Iran's nuclear aspirations cannot be legitimized

Senior Israeli officials who endorse a nuclear deal with Iran are undermining Israel's interests. Without an agreement, Iran's efforts to become a nuclear threshold state will be from a position of weakness, while Israel and the US will have legitimacy, urgency, and targets with which to inflict critical harm.