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
- 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
Canada’s House of Commons Presses Trudeau to Designate IRGC
Flash Brief
Hezbollah Attack Kills IDF Soldier
Flash Brief
Iran Uses Malaysia to Fund Terror Proxies
Flash Brief
Syrian fighters belonging to Islamic Jihad killed in southern Lebanon
FDD's Long War Journal
The Netzarim corridor has become a magnet for Hamas attacks
Even if the attacks don’t harm anyone and not all of them are reflected on the ground the way Hamas describes them, they symbolize the way Hamas wants to wage the next phase of its war.
The Jerusalem Post
Biden and Trump's approach to the Iran nuclear deal
BBC News {Persian}
On the Israel-Hamas war and the significance of Rafah
The Common Denominator
IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi visits Iran
Iran International {Persian}
Grossi Trip to Tehran Saves Face for Both Iran and the IAEA
Iran International
Events
Iran’s Historic Aerial Assault on Israel: SITREP and Policy Options
April 14, 2024 | 3:00 pm
Iran Attacks Israel with Drones and Missiles | FDD SITREP with Jonathan Schanzer and Lt. Col. (Ret.) Jonathan Conricus
April 13, 2024 | 7:15 pm