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FDD Morning Brief

The FDD Morning Brief provides timely situational updates on contemporary events. Start your Monday, Wednesday, and Friday mornings at 8:30am (ET) with digestible analysis and the headlines our experts are watching. The FDD Morning Brief can be streamed on YouTube, X, and is available on Spotify and Apple Podcasts.

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22:40

FDD Morning Brief | feat. Barak Barfi (May 19)

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2025/05/19

IS SYRIA'S NEW REGIME MALIGN OR MODERATE?HEADLINE 1: Israel is working on a plan to relocate civilians in Gaza if a ceasefire doesn’t materialize soon.HEADLINE 2: It’s official: Hamas’s October 7th attack was designed to derail Saudi-Israel normalization.HEADLINE 3: Another day, another Israeli caught spying for Iran.--FDD Executive Director Jon Schanzer delivers timely situational updates and analysis, followed by a conversation with Barak Barfi, a Middle East scholar who specializes in Arab

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26:36

FDD Morning Brief | feat. Nadim Koteich, hosted by...

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2025/05/16

TRUMP'S GULF TRIP AND THE IMPLICATIONS FOR THE REGIONHEADLINE 1: President Trump’s whirlwind Middle East tour was rife with record-breaking deals.HEADLINE 2: Congressional Republicans have reiterated their support for full Iranian nuclear dismantlement.HEADLINE 3: Trump’s sharp policy reversal on U.S. sanctions against Syria during his Gulf tour was coupled with a major request: that Syria join the Abraham Accords with Israel.--FDD Research Fellow Hussain Abdul-Hussain fills in for Jonathan

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FDD Morning Brief | feat. Andrea Stricker, hosted by...

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2025/05/14

THE REGIONAL RAMIFICATIONS OF U.S.-SAUDI NUCLEAR COOPERATIONHEADLINE 1: Tehran’s oil-for-missiles pipeline to Beijing just got sanctioned.HEADLINE 2: Israel targeted Muhammad Sinwar in a strike yesterday HEADLINE 3: Yesterday, President Trump announced that he’s lifting sanctions on Syria to — quote — “give them a chance at greatness” — end quote.--FDD Senior Research Analyst Natalie Ecanow provides timely updates and analysis, followed by a conversation between Jonathan Schanzer and Andrea

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24:56

FDD Morning Brief | feat. Andrew Ghalili (May 12)

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2025/05/12

NUCLEAR TALKS, CONGRESS, AND MAXIMUM SUPPORT FOR THE IRANIAN PEOPLEHEADLINE 1: The IDF is closing in on victory in the Hamas stronghold of Rafah in southern Gaza, with heavy fighting now focused on the neighborhood of Janina.HEADLINE 2: After 43 years, Israel brought home the body of a fallen soldier—Sgt. First Class Zvi Feldman—from deep inside Syria. HEADLINE 3: The IDF almost attacked Yemen.--FDD Executive Director Jon Schanzer delivers timely situational updates and analysis, followed by a

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23:03

FDD Morning Brief | feat. Behnam Ben Taleblu (May 9)

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2025/05/09

IRAN, SYRIA, THE HOUTHIS ... AND MOREHEADLINE 1: The United States dropped the demand for normalization with Israel as a condition for advancing civil nuclear cooperation discussions with Saudi Arabia. HEADLINE 2: A mob at Columbia University disseminated pamphlets praising a Palestinian terrorist. There’s a reason people call this school Birzeit on the Hudson.HEADLINE 3: Israel’s ‘Qatargate’ scandal has gotten even messier. --FDD Executive Director Jon Schanzer delivers timely situational updates

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26:00

FDD Morning Brief | feat. Lt. Col. (Ret.) Jonathan...

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2025/05/07

HOUTHIS, HAMAS, AND THE HOSTAGESHEADLINE 1: Israel prepares for “Operation Gideon’s Chariots” — a new, expanded ground offensive in Gaza.HEADLINE 2: The United States and Iran are set to resume nuclear talks.HEADLINE 3: Things are heating up a little in Lebanon. --FDD Executive Director Jon Schanzer delivers timely situational updates and analysis, followed by a conversation with FDD Senior Fellow and former IDF International Spokesperson Lt. Col. (Ret.) Jonathan Conricus.Learn more at:

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20:55

FDD Morning Brief | feat. Lord Andrew Roberts (May 5)

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2025/05/05

DOCUMENTING THE TRUTH ABOUT THE OCTOBER 7 MASSACREHEADLINE 1: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called on Qatar to stop playing games.HEADLINE 2: The UK arrested 8 men on suspected terror offenses.HEADLINE 3: Israel carried out a strike near the presidential palace in Damascus, Syria.--FDD Executive Director Jon Schanzer provides timely updates and analysis, followed by a conversation with British historian and author Lord Andrew Roberts, who chaired the United Kingdom's October 7

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23:08

FDD Morning Brief | feat. Frannie Block (May 2)

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2025/05/02

THE IMPACT OF FOREIGN FUNDING TO AMERICAN UNIVERSITIESHEADLINE 1: On Wednesday, two Israeli reservists were wounded in a roadside bomb attack in the northern West Bank. HEADLINE 2: Seven Iranian entities were slapped with U.S. sanctions on Wednesday.HEADLINE 3: Reuters published details from a 33-page document its reporters found in Damascus after the Assad regime was toppled.--FDD Executive Director Jon Schanzer delivers timely situational updates and analysis, followed by a conversation with

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23:10

FDD Morning Brief | feat. Amb. David Friedman (Apr. 30)

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2025/04/30

ABRAHAM ACCORDS, TWO-STATE PARADIGM, AND U.S.-IRAN NUCLEAR TALKSHEADLINE 1: The Navy lost a $60 million fighter jet because of a Houthi missile attack.HEADLINE 2: An Israeli district court sentenced an Israeli citizen to 10 years in prison for treason.HEADLINE 3: Sectarian clashes broke out near Damascus in what people are still calling the new Syria.--FDD Executive Director Jon Schanzer provides timely updates and analysis, followed by a conversation with former U.S. Ambassador to Israel David

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23:38

FDD Morning Brief | feat. Batya Ungar-Sargon (Apr. 28)

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2025/04/28

TARIFFS, TRUMP DOCTRINE, AND WHITE HOUSE DIVISIONSHEADLINE 1: The Palestinian Liberation Organization has a new vice president.HEADLINE 2: The Houthis launched yet another ballistic missile at Israel on Saturday morning.HEADLINE 3: Qatar and Saudi Arabia are settling Syria’s debt to the World Bank.--FDD Executive Director Jon Schanzer delivers timely situational updates and analysis, followed by a conversation with author and Free Press columnist Batya Ungar-Sargon.Learn more at:

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FDD Morning Brief | feat. Rachel Gur (Apr. 25)

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2025/04/25

SOCIOECONOMIC AND POLITICAL REALITIES IN ISRAEL POST-OCTOBER 7HEADLINE 1: The Palestinian Liberation Organization Central Council held a two-day meeting this week.HEADLINE 2: Iran may be operating a new, deeply buried tunnel and an expanded security perimeter near the Natanz nuclear site.HEADLINE 3: Interim Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa says he is open to normalizing ties with Israel.--FDD Executive Director Jon Schanzer provides timely updates and analysis, followed by a conversation with

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23:58

FDD Morning Brief | feat. Saeed Ghasseminejad (Apr. 23)

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2025/04/23

SANCTIONS, ILLICIT FINANCE, AND THE IRANIAN PEOPLEHEADLINE 1: Egypt and Qatar reportedly tabled a new ceasefire proposal.HEADLINE 2: Another day, another round of Iran sanctions.HEADLINE 3: Egypt and China kicked off their first-ever joint air force exercise.--FDD Executive Director Jon Schanzer delivers timely situational updates and analysis, followed by a conversation with Saeed Ghasseminejad, senior Iran and financial economic advisor at FDD.Learn more at:

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71:33

FDD’s Air and Missile Defense Program Launch

FDD Morning Brief ·

2025/04/22

To help protect the United States and its allies from the rising threat of missile and drone attacks, FDD is excited to inaugurate its new Air and Missile Defense Program, housed within the Center on Military and Political Power (CMPP).This state-of-the-art program conducts rigorous, timely research regarding the air and missile defense capabilities necessary to protect the United States, its forward-deployed forces, and its allies and partners from adversary missiles, aircraft, and drones. The

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71:26

The Trajectory of U.S. Economic Statecraft

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2025/04/21

The current economic “moment” is seeing a generational re-ordering of global trade, alliances, and capital. The Trump Administration is unleashing an unprecedented and muscular use of economic power, with tariffs on historical allies and adversaries alike, ramped up sanctions on Iran and Venezuela, new investment incentives and reviews, and willingness to endure economic pain to remake the global order. The framework and objectives for this new use of economic power, however, continue to evolve.What

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FDD Morning Brief | feat. Juan Zarate (Apr. 21)

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2025/04/21

SANCTIONS, TARIFFS, AND MOREHEADLINE 1: Turkish Intelligence Chief Ibrahim Kalin met with Hamas leaders over the weekend. HEADLINE 2: The U.S. and Iran held a second round of nuclear talks in Rome.HEADLINE 3: Hamas launched a deadly attack against Israeli troops in northern Gaza.--FDD Executive Director Jon Schanzer provides timely updates and analysis, followed by a conversation with Juan Zarate, former deputy national security advisor for combating terrorism under George W. Bush and chairman and

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FDD Morning Brief | feat. Debra Messing (Apr. 18)

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2025/04/18

MORAL COURAGE IN THE WAKE OF OCTOBER 7HEADLINE 1: Qatar Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani arrived in Moscow yesterday for talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin.HEADLINE 2: Hamas is on the verge of bankruptcy.HEADLINE 3: The U.S. Treasury sanctioned the International Bank of Yemen.HEADLINE 4: Lebanese forces detained multiple people who fired rockets into Israel last month.--FDD Executive Director Jon Schanzer provides timely updates and analysis, followed by a conversation with actress and

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71:30

Persistent Access, Persistent Threat: Ensuring...

FDD Morning Brief ·

2025/04/17

The U.S. military has a vested interest in the security of the nation’s critical transportation infrastructure. During a conflict, America’s adversaries are likely to attack U.S. critical infrastructure in an attempt to constrain Washington’s policy options, including its capacity to mobilize the armed forces. Over the past year, the intelligence community has revealed how deeply Chinese hackers known as Volt Typhoon penetrated U.S. transportation, energy, and water systems. Meanwhile, other Chinese

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FDD Morning Brief | feat. Ryan Brobst (Apr. 16)

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2025/04/16

CAN THE UNITED STATES SUSTAIN SIMULTANEOUS MILITARY SUPPORT FOR ISRAEL, UKRAINE, AND TAIWAN?HEADLINE 1: Jordan arrested 16 people linked to the Muslim Brotherhood who were involved in a plot to undermine Jordan with targeted attacks.HEADLINE 2: The European Union announced a new aid package for the Palestinian Authority. HEADLINE 3: Lebanese President Joseph Aoun says 2025 is the year that the Lebanese Armed Forces must gain a monopoly of arms in his country.--FDD Executive Director Jon Schanzer

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FDD Morning Brief | feat. Mark Dubowitz (Apr. 14)

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2025/04/14

IRAN, OMAN, AND THE UNITED STATESHEADLINE 1: The IDF struck a Hamas command center inside Gaza’s al-Ahli hospital.HEADLINE 2: Syrian President Abu Mohammed Al-Jolani was on a charm offensive this weekend. Yes, I still called him by the name he used when he was openly leading an Al-Qaeda affiliate group.HEADLINE 3: The U.S. and Saudi Arabia are reportedly planning to sign a nuclear energy cooperation agreement.--FDD Executive Director Jon Schanzer delivers timely situational updates and analysis on

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23:30

FDD Morning Brief | feat. Carine Hajjar (Apr. 11)

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2025/04/11

LEBANON, ISRAEL, AND THE FUTURE OF THE MIDDLE EASTHEADLINE 1: The Trump administration rolled out another round of Iran sanctions.HEADLINE 2: Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is a wanted man in Argentina.HEADLINE 3: Israeli and Turkish officials met in Azerbaijan to discuss Syria.--FDD Executive Director Jon Schanzer delivers timely situational updates and analysis, followed by a conversation with Carine Hajjar, an opinion and editorial writer and Editorial Board member at The Boston

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