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The Islamic republic’s aspirations have always revolved around the challenge of how to do more with less. If the regime can survive Trump’s attempt to strangle it and provoke an uprising, the theocrats and guardsmen just might figure it out, writes @ReuelMGerecht & Ray Takeyh:
Washington must field next-generation bunker-busters capable of reaching sites like Pickaxe Mountain, and work with Israel on methods such as subterranean drills that can collapse tunnel complexes from above, writes @StrickerNonpro: fdd.org/analysis/iran-…
fdd.org/analysis/iran-…
Iran pushes hard on its nuclear rebuild — daring Trump to strike again
“It’s a necessity more important than bread.” That’s how Iran’s rulers regard their drive to acquire nuclear weapons, an activist hard-liner recently declared. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth’s...
🎙️ NEW Foreign Podicy: What the hell is going on in Canada — and Europe? @DrCaseyBabb joins @CliffordDMay to discuss extremism, antisemitism, and threats to Western democracies — plus his new book “The Moral Case for Zionism,” out October 22 👇 youtube.com/watch?v=nx58G1…
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Canada’s Anti-Zionist Crack Up (Cliff May feat. Casey Babb)
Casey Babb is Director of The Promised Land at the Macdonald-Laurie...
Protests break out in Syria against ‘Israeli incursions and attacks’ as tensions rise @sfrantzman in FDD’s @LongWarJournal: bit.ly/4zPACkH
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Protests break out in Syria against ‘Israeli incursions and attacks’ as tensions rise
Protests took place in Syria on October 23 as Syrians condemned “Israeli incursions and attacks,” according to Syrian state media. The protests came a day after Syrians claimed an unarmed civilian...
The constant Hezbollah attacks on Israel that immediately followed the October 7, 2023, Hamas atrocities underlined UNIFIL’s failure to deliver on its mandate. @BenCohenOpinion explains: bit.ly/47wFwXT
bit.ly/47wFwXT
Lebanon’s Call for Another Extension of UNIFIL’s Mandate Won’t End Hezbollah’s Threat
Lebanon’s government is becoming increasingly nervous as the expiration date for the mandate of UNIFIL, the UN peacekeeping force in Lebanon, draws closer. Meeting with French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel...
Iran is Not Bowing to Pressure Even with inflation soaring and its economy cracking, Tehran strategy remains the same. @ReuelMGerecht and Ray Takeyh in @washingtonpost: bit.ly/47xrRzZ
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Iran is not bowing to pressure
Excerpt Locked in a war of attrition with the United States, the Islamic republic has clear objectives. President Donald Trump’s recent decision to send another aircraft carrier to the region and...
The U.S. Should Back Israel’s Push for Advanced Space Technology New FDD Policy Brief by Emmerson Overell: bit.ly/4ifBXdB
bit.ly/4ifBXdB
The U.S. Should Back Israel’s Push for Advanced Space Technology
When a Hezbollah missile damaged Israel’s Elah Valley satellite communications station in March, it showed that space power can be threatened on Earth. The IDF’s announcement on October 19 that...
Four presidents. One persistent enemy. On today’s episode of The Iran Breakdown, @brett_mcgurk, author of Brink, joins @mdubowitz to explain what Washington got right and wrong on Iran, and whether America is winning. x.com/i/broadcasts/1…
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Four presidents. One persistent enemy. On today’s episode of The Iran Breakdown, @brett_mcgurk, author of Brink, joins @mdubowitz to explain what Washington got right and wrong on Iran, and whether America is winning.
Iran Pushes Hard on its Nuclear Rebuild — Daring Trump to Strike Again @StrickerNonpro in @nypost: bit.ly/4yyDSjt
bit.ly/4yyDSjt
Iran pushes hard on its nuclear rebuild — daring Trump to strike again
“It’s a necessity more important than bread.” That’s how Iran’s rulers regard their drive to acquire nuclear weapons, an activist hard-liner recently declared. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth’s...
Washington should make Turkish entrenchment a central issue in its efforts to broker a security agreement between Syria and Israel, ensuring that any understanding addresses Israeli security concerns and prevents Syrian territory from becoming a source of confrontation between
After nearly three years of staying out of the wars in the Middle East, Egypt may finally be ready to engage, providing Saudi Arabia with “all necessary and possible” support to defend itself against Houthi attacks, write @BridgetKToomey and @themariamwahba.
The U.S. should not waver on its support for the trilateral framework for negotiations launched by the United States with Lebanon and Israel, which aims to replace international peacekeepers with Lebanon’s own army and security forces, as a means of moving forward. —
Egypt May Finally Step Up Against the Houthis New FDD Policy Brief by @BridgetKToomey and @themariamwahba: bit.ly/4Br5eei
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Egypt May Finally Step Up Against the Houthis
After nearly three years of staying out of the wars in the Middle East, Egypt may finally be ready to engage. On October 18, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi pledged to provide Saudi Arabia with...
If Washington fails to address Hezbollah's residual financial infrastructure now, Syria's economic reopening could let the group rebuild the networks it needs to regenerate. @AhmadA_Sharawi: fdd.org/analysis/2026/…
fdd.org/analysis/2026/…
Hezbollah’s Shadow Economy in Post-Assad Syria
U.S. Department of State, Media Note, “Rewards for Justice – Up to $10 Million Reward Offer for Information on Hizballah’s Financial Networks: Muhammad Qasir, Muhammad Qasim al-Bazzal, and Ali Qasir,” October 23, 2020. (https://2017-2021.state.gov/rewards-for-justice-up-to-10-million-reward-offer-for-information-on-hizballahs-financial-networks-muhammad-qasir-muhammad-qasim-al-bazzal-and-ali-qasirhttps://2017-2021.state.gov/rewards-for-justice-up-to-10-million-reward-offer-for-information-on-hizballahs-financial-networks-muhammad-qasir-muhammad-qasim-al-bazzal-and-ali-qasir)Greg Myre, “In Syria, the Assads leave a bitter legacy after a half-century of repressive rule,” NPR, December 8, 2024. (https://www.npr.org/2024/12/08/g-s1-37298/in-syria-the-assads-leave-a-bitter-legacy-after-a-half-century-of-repressive-rule)Tom Perry, […]
Washington should press Qatar, a close U.S. partner, to condition reconstruction assistance on verified Lebanese progress toward Hezbollah’s disarmament, write @DavidADaoud & @NatalieEcanow: fdd.org/analysis/qatar…
fdd.org/analysis/qatar…
Qatar’s Lebanon Assistance Cannot Excuse Beirut From Disarming Hezbollah
Qatar is preparing — for the second time this year — to help Lebanon turn the lights back on. On October 16, Qatari Prime Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani announced plans to modernize Lebanon’s...
Qatar says it doesn’t support the Muslim Brotherhood. The Muslim Brotherhood says otherwise. On the FDD Morning Brief @EFischberger joins @JSchanzer to unpack how Doha backs the Brotherhood’s religious authority — the same body issuing fatwas calling for jihad against Israel
The constant Hezbollah attacks on Israel that immediately followed the October 7, 2023, Hamas atrocities underlined UNIFIL’s failure to deliver on its mandate. More from @BenCohenOpinion: bit.ly/47wFwXT
bit.ly/47wFwXT
Lebanon’s Call for Another Extension of UNIFIL’s Mandate Won’t End Hezbollah’s Threat
Lebanon’s government is becoming increasingly nervous as the expiration date for the mandate of UNIFIL, the UN peacekeeping force in Lebanon, draws closer. Meeting with French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel...
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Elliot Kaufman and Yonah Jeremy Bob
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The Inside Story of Israel's Fight Against Hamas and the Iranian Axis
Yonah Jeremy Bob, Elliot Kaufman · 2026 · Simon and Schuster
