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. Since 2022, FDD has maintained an interactive Iran protests tracker that monitors the ongoing demonstrations in Iran.
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
- 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
- Iran
- Iran Sanctions
- Iran Missiles
- Iran Human Rights
- Iran Politics and Economy
- Iran Global Threat Network
- Sanctions and Illicit Finance
Andrea Stricker
Saeed Ghasseminejad
- Iran
- Iran Human Rights
- Iran Politics and Economy
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.
Monographs
FDD's Iran team conducts detailed analysis on a range of threats posed by the Islamic Republic of Iran
Products
IDF details role and methods of Hezbollah’s local liaison operatives
FDD's Long War Journal
All of a sudden, Putin is willing to throw Iran under the bus
America should take advantage of this situation to show Russia’s other partners the emptiness of the Kremlin’s friendship
The Telegraph
‘Completely False’: Tehran's Top Prosecutor Denies 800 Executions Were Halted After Trump Intervention
Flash Brief
Don’t forget Iran!
There is truly a historic opportunity at work, based on the civilian protest movement. The world should not squander it.
Jewish News Syndicate
Erdogan chooses the ayatollahs over the Iranian people
Washington Examiner
Iran denies Trump's claim he stopped 800 executions
Fox LiveNOW
Protests in Iran: what's next and should the U.S. intervene?
Center for Individual Freedom
Defense officials project Iran will develop intercontinental ballistic missile fleet by 2035
The Washington Times
Assessing the Lebanese Army’s push to disarm Hezbollah
Jewish News Syndicate
Events
Containment Redux: Persian Gulf War Lessons from Iraq for U.S. Strategy Toward Iran
November 5, 2025 | 2:30 pm