FDD Morning Brief

FDD Executive Director Jon Schanzer hosts a special FDD Morning Brief SITREP featuring FDD experts RADM (Ret.) Mark Montgomery and Jonathan Hessen. They examine the tactical picture in Iran, the threat to the Strait of Hormuz, and what states could become key players in the conflict. Learn more at: https://www.fdd.org/fddmorningbrief/

FDD Executive Director Jonathan Schanzer provides situational updates and analysis, followed by a conversation with Einat Wilf, chair of the Knesset's Oz Party. They assess public sentiment in Israel, the danger of leaving the Islamic Republic weakened but intact, and why the fight against the regime’s ideology could define the region’s future. Learn more: https://www.fdd.org/fddmorningbrief/

THE WAR IN IRAN IS TESTING THE GULF --- FDD Executive Director Jon Schanzer hosts a special SITREP episode of the FDD Morning Brief featuring Ebtesam AlKetbi of the Emirates Policy Center and FDD Senior International Fellow Eyal Hulata. They examine how Operation Epic Fury is impacting Gulf countries. Learn more at: fdd.org/fddmorningbrief

THE MILITARY PARTNERSHIPS FUELING EPIC FURY --- FDD Executive Director Jon Schanzer hosts a special SITREP featuring FDD experts Lt. Col. (Ret.) Jonathan Conricus and Bradley Bowman. They examine the U.S.-Israel military synchronization powering Operation Epic Fury as it unfolds. Learn more at: https://www.fdd.org/fddmorningbrief/

FDD Executive Director Jon Schanzer hosts a special SITREP featuring FDD experts Janatan Sayeh and Cameron McMillan. They provide timely situational updates and analysis on the evolving war with Iran and the military dimensions of Operation Epic Fury. Learn more at: https://www.fdd.org/fddmorningbrief/

FDD Executive Director Jon Schanzer provides timely situational updates and analysis, followed by a conversation with Israeli journalist Nadav Eyal. Learn more at: https://www.fdd.org/fddmorningbrief/

ERDOGAN'S NEO-OTTOMAN AMBITIONS HEADLINE 1: The Palestinian Authority is still paying money to terrorists. HEADLINE 2: The Trump administration continues to heap financial pressure on Iran. HEADLINE 3: A construction project in Gaza seems to be in the works. --- FDD Executive Director Jon Schanzer provides timely situational updates and analysis, followed by a conversation with FDD Turkey Prog...

HEADLINE 1: Iran wants to buy anti-ship missiles from China. HEADLINE 2: India's prime minister touched down in Israel today. HEADLINE 3: In case you missed it, Syria recently transferred thousands of ISIS prisoners to Iraq.  -- FDD Executive Director Jon Schanzer provides timely situational updates and analysis, followed by a conversation with Erin Molan, former television presenter for Sky N...

FDD Executive Director Jon Schanzer provides timely situational updates and analysis, followed by a conversation with FDD Chief Executive Mark Dubowitz. Learn more at: https://www.fdd.org/fddmorningbrief

AN ANCIENT CITY'S MODERN DIVIDE HEADLINE 1: Iran and Russia held joint naval exercises in and around the Gulf of Oman. HEADLINE 2: T he European Union officially designated the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps as a terrorist organization. HEADLINE 3: Israel carried out a large counterterrorism operation in the town of Hebron this week. --- FDD Executive Director Jon Schanzer provides timely s...

HEADLINE 1: More countries are planning to contribute troops to the International Stabilization Force in Gaza. HEADLINE 2: The Lebanese government provided an update on disarming Hezbollah. HEADLINE 3: Qatar is taking some heat right now from an unlikely place: the Israeli left. -- FDD Executive Director Jon Schanzer provides timely situational updates and analysis, followed by a conversation with...

FDD Executive Director Jon Schanzer provides timely situational updates and analysis, followed by a conversation with Steve Hayes, CEO and editor of The Dispatch. Learn more at: https://www.fdd.org/fddmorningbrief

HEADLINE 1: The United States smuggled thousands of Starlink internet terminals into Iran. HEADLINE 2: Remember the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation? A security firm based in North Carolina called UG Solutions helped secure the group’s aid distribution sites. Well, UG Solutions might be coming back. HEADLINE 3: Israel successfully completed new tests with its David’s Sling missile defense system. -- F...

HEADLINE 1: Turkish forces aren’t leaving Syria anytime soon. HEADLINE 2: Israel indicted two more individuals for allegedly spying on behalf of Iran. HEADLINE 3: Indonesia is planning to participate in the International Stabilization Force in Gaza. -- FDD Executive Director Jonathan Schanzer provides timely updates and in-depth analysis of the latest Middle East headlines, followed by a conversat...

FDD Executive Director Jon Schanzer provides timely situational updates and analysis, followed by a conversation with Reuel Marc Gerecht, a former CIA Iranian-targets officer and current FDD resident scholar. Learn more at: https://www.fdd.org/fddmorningbrief

HEADLINE 1: Even with talks this weekend, Iran continues to escalate in the Middle East. HEADLINE 2: Israel continues to even the score from October 7. HEADLINE 3: And I really don’t like this: Egypt and Turkey signed a military cooperation agreement in Cairo. -- FDD Executive Director Jon Schanzer provides timely situational updates and analysis, followed by a conversation with Ghaith Al-Omari, s...

HEADLINE 1: UNRWA is back in the news. And that’s generally not a good thing for the UN’s most corrupt agency. HEADLINE 2: Earlier this week, the IDF dropped some sort of non-toxic chemical substance near the Blue Line. The Israelis have been consistently clearing greenery to ensure unhindered lines of sight. UNIFIL was outraged. HEADLINE 3: Lebanon’s army chief headed to Florida this week for mee...

IS THIS THE END OF UNRWA? HEADLINE 1: The Islamic Republic of Iran has designated every European military as a terrorist organization.  HEADLINE 2: Looks like the EU Commission has fired a senior official after a scandal involving Qatari influence and lavish gifts. HEADLINE 3: Hamas claims that it has killed several members of Israel-backed paramilitary groups operating in Gaza. HEADLINE 4: The Is...

HEADLINE 1: Turkish authorities detained six people suspected of spying for Iran. HEADLINE 2: The Saudis are in town, led by the crown prince’s brother. HEADLINE 3: South Africa reportedly is moving ahead with investigations into naval drills that took place in early January. -- FDD Executive Director Jon Schanzer provides timely situational updates and analysis, followed by a conversation with FD...

HEADLINE 1: A delegation of Hamas officials arrived on Monday in…wait for it…Turkey. HEADLINE 2: This is not a parody: Hamas wants to be part of Gaza’s new government. HEADLINE 3: The USS Abraham Lincoln arrived in Middle Eastern waters yesterday. AND BONUS HEADLINE 4: The IDF is still hammering Hezbollah in Lebanon. -- FDD Executive Director Jon Schanzer delivers timely situational updates and an...

FDD Senior Research Analyst Natalie Ecanow timely situational updates and analysis, followed by a pre-recorded conversation between Jonathan Schanzer and Michael Rubin, a senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute and director of policy analysis at the Middle East Forum. For all episodes: https://bit.ly/4qHfzNp

IS VENEZUELA CHINA'S REALITY CHECK? HEADLINE 1: Israel banned 29 Turkish individuals from entering the country. HEADLINE 2: Iran is reportedly turning to cryptocurrency to resuscitate its economy. HEADLINE 3: The Treasury Department slapped sanctions on a network of nonprofits tied to Hamas. HEADLINE 4: Israel is still schwacking Hezbollah in Lebanon. -- FDD Executive Director Jon Schanzer pro...

HEADLINE 1: Israel began demolishing UNRWA’s headquarters in East Jerusalem. HEADLINE 2:  U.S. Ambassador to Turkey Tom Barrack, who also serves as Trump’s Syria envoy, thinks that things are going well in Damascus. HEADLINE 3: The IDF began a sweeping counterterrorism operation in the West Bank city of Hebron. -- FDD Executive Director Jon Schanzer provides timely situational updates and analysis...

FDD Executive Director Jon Schanzer provides timely situational updates and analysis, followed by a conversation with Steven A. Cook, the Eni Enrico Mattei Senior Fellow for MENA at the Council on Foreign Relations. Learn more at: https://www.fdd.org/fddmorningbrief/

THE NEW SYRIA AND ISRAEL'S SECURITY HEADLINE 1: Argentina is going after the Muslim Brotherhood. HEADLINE 2: The U.S. Treasury Department rolled out a new sanctions package in support of the Iranian people.  HEADLINE 3: It’s official. Phase two of the Gaza ceasefire has begun. HEADLINE 4: Things are still going boom in Lebanon. -- FDD Executive Director Jon Schanzer delivers timely situational...