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Does the MOU play Strait into Tehran's hands? | feat. Bernard Haykel and Jonathan Hessen
Jun 19, 2026
28m 41s
Ankara's media shadow war | feat. Eitan Fischberger
Jun 17, 2026
28m 44s
The Iran ceasefire fallacy | feat. Haviv Rettig Gur
Jun 15, 2026
27m 05s
Is this a done deal? | feat. Miad Maleki, Ahmad Sharawi, and Bradley Bowman
Jun 12, 2026
27m 47s
The Ceasefire War | feat. Lt. Col. (Ret.) Conricus, RADM (Ret.) Montgomery, and Behnam Ben Taleblu
Jun 10, 2026
27m 23s
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| Date | Episode | Topics | Guests | Brands | Places | Keywords | Sponsor | Length | |
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| 6/19/26 |  Does the MOU play Strait into Tehran's hands? | feat. Bernard Haykel and Jonathan Hessen | Does the MOU play Strait into Tehran's hands? | feat. Bernard Haykel and Jonathan HessenFDD Executive Director Jon Schanzer hosts a special SITREP featuring FDD experts Bernard Haykel and Jonathan Hessen.Learn more at: fdd.org/fddmorningbrief | 28m 41s | ||||||
| 6/17/26 |  Ankara's media shadow war | feat. Eitan Fischberger | Headlines:President Trump suggested that Syria should fight Hezbollah instead of Israel.Sources told the Wall Street Journal that the U.S. is going to allow Iran to begin selling oil and fuel as soon as the ceasefire deal is signed.France and Britain are planning to deploy a multinational coalition to the Strait of Hormuz if and when the ceasefire with Iran comes into effect.We spend a lot of time talking about war in the Middle East, but don’t forget that there’s a brutal civil war ravaging Sudan. Foreign powers have gotten involved on both sides — and Iran is one of them.--FDD Turkey Program Director Sinan Ciddi fills in for Jonathan Schanzer, providing timely situational updates and analysis ahead of a conversation with Middle East analyst Eitan Fischberger.Learn more at: https://www.fdd.org/fddmorningbrief | 28m 44s | ||||||
| 6/15/26 |  The Iran ceasefire fallacy | feat. Haviv Rettig Gur | FDD Executive Director Jon Schanzer delivers timely situational updates and analysis, followed by a conversation with Haviv Rettig Gur, host of the Ask Haviv Anything podcast and Middle East Analyst at The Free Press.Learn more at: https://www.fdd.org/fddmorningbrief | 27m 05s | ||||||
| 6/12/26 |  Is this a done deal? | feat. Miad Maleki, Ahmad Sharawi, and Bradley Bowman✨ | Middle EastGeopolitics+3 | Miad MalekiAhmad Sharawi+1 | FDD | — | FDDSITREP+5 | — | 27m 47s | |
| 6/10/26 |  The Ceasefire War | feat. Lt. Col. (Ret.) Conricus, RADM (Ret.) Montgomery, and Behnam Ben Taleblu✨ | ceasefiremilitary analysis+3 | Lt. Col. (Ret.) Jonathan ConricusRADM (Ret.) Mark Montgomery+1 | FDD | — | ceasefiremilitary+5 | — | 27m 23s | |
| 6/8/26 |  How the IRGC engineered its own survival | feat. Rafaela Siewert✨ | IranIsrael+4 | Rafaela Siewert | The Free PressHamas | IranIsrael | IranIsrael+6 | — | 28m 45s | |
| 6/5/26 |  Qatar's $400 billion grip on America | feat. Natalie Ecanow✨ | Qatar's influenceIran's economy+4 | Natalie Ecanow | QatarIran+3 | United StatesLebanon | QatarIran+7 | — | 29m 25s | |
| 6/3/26 |  Where does Europe stand on Iran? | feat. Simone Rodan-Benzaquen✨ | IranEurope+4 | Simone Rodan-Benzaquen | HezbollahIsrael+1 | Bahrain | IranEurope+6 | — | 27m 14s | |
| 6/1/26 |  The deal that dooms the Iranian people | feat. Moj Mahdara✨ | IranMiddle East+4 | Moj Mahdara | HezbollahKataeb Hezbollah+1 | LebanonSyria+4 | IranLebanon+6 | — | 28m 37s | |
| 5/29/26 |  The unfinished war on terror | feat. Joseph Zacks✨ | war on terrorcounterterrorism+4 | Joseph Zacks | IranTreasury Department+5 | Strait of HormuzBeirut | terrorismIran+6 | — | 25m 48s | |
| 5/27/26 |  Law and order in the Iran war | feat. Natasha Hausdorff✨ | Iran warIsraeli operations+4 | Natasha Hausdorff | Shin BetMossad+3 | United Arab EmiratesLebanon+2 | IranIsrael+6 | — | 26m 26s | |
| 5/25/26 |  What's the deal with the Iran deal? | feat. Lt. Col. (Ret.) Jonathan Conricus & Behnam Ben Taleblu✨ | Iran dealMiddle East policy+3 | Lt. Col. (Ret.) Jonathan ConricusBehnam Ben Taleblu | FDD | — | Iran dealnuclear negotiations+3 | — | 38m 08s | |
| 5/22/26 |  The anti-Israel propaganda pipeline feeding mainstream media | feat. Jacki Alexander✨ | anti-Israel propagandaHezbollah+4 | Jacki Alexander | HezbollahIran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps+1 | GermanyLebanon+1 | HezbollahIran+6 | — | 28m 47s | |
| 5/20/26 |  Can the IDF stop Hezbollah's FPV drones? | feat. Ryan Brobst✨ | Iran sanctionsHamas leadership+4 | Ryan Brobst | FDDHamas+4 | — | Iran sanctionsHamas+6 | — | 24m 29s | |
| 5/18/26 |  Hezbollah's West Africa money trail | feat. Daniel Swift✨ | HezbollahWest Africa+5 | Daniel Swift | FDDThe New York Times | United Arab EmiratesKingdom of Saudi Arabia+2 | HezbollahWest Africa+6 | — | 28m 47s | |
| 5/15/26 |  Washington's week with Beirut and Beijing | feat. David Daoud and Craig Singleton✨ | U.S.-China summitHezbollah disarmament+3 | David DaoudCraig Singleton | HezbollahFatah | IsraelUnited Arab Emirates+2 | HezbollahIsrael+3 | — | 27m 42s | |
| 5/13/26 |  Why bombs alone won't beat Iran | feat. Andrew Fox✨ | Iran conflictMiddle East politics+3 | Andrew Fox | Henry Jackson SocietyIsrael+5 | — | IranUAE+6 | — | 22m 28s | |
| 5/11/26 |  Groundhog Day in Gaza | feat. Ahmed Fouad Alkhatib✨ | GazaHamas+4 | Ahmed Fouad Alkhatib | HamasNew York Times+2 | TurkeyIran+3 | GazaHamas+5 | — | 28m 28s | |
| 5/8/26 |  A broke and belligerent Iran | feat. Norman Roule✨ | IranUS-Iran relations+3 | Norman Roule | Center for Strategic and International StudiesTrump administration | IranUnited States+2 | Iransanctions+5 | — | 25m 13s | |
| 5/6/26 |  Qatar's ICC influence operation | feat. Eugene Kontorovich✨ | Iran nuclear programMiddle East geopolitics+3 | Cliff MayEugene Kontorovich | FDDGeorge Mason University Scalia Law School | United StatesBahrain+4 | Irannuclear bomb+5 | — | 25m 08s | |
| 5/4/26 |  A Middle East in flux | feat. Ahmad Sharawi, guest hosted by Sinan Ciddi✨ | Middle Eastdrone warfare+4 | Ahmad Sharawi | HezbollahIDF+3 | U.S.Iran | HezbollahIDF+5 | — | 30m 23s | |
| 5/1/26 |  The blockade bleeding Iran dry | feat. Max Meizlish, guest hosted by Natalie Ecanow✨ | Iranblockade+3 | Max Meizlish | FDDVolkswagen | — | Iranblockade+6 | — | 24m 48s | |
| 4/29/26 |  From Epic Fury to Economic Fury | feat. Rich Goldberg✨ | Middle East politicsOPEC+3 | Richard Goldberg | United Arab EmiratesOrganization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries+2 | IsraelUkraine | UAEOPEC+6 | — | 25m 28s | |
| 4/27/26 |  Israel on trial | feat. Roy K. Altman✨ | IsraelHezbollah+4 | Roy K. Altman | HamasIslamic Republic of Iran+1 | IsraelWest Bank+2 | IsraelHamas+8 | — | 29m 06s | |
| 4/24/26 |  Can Lebanon break free from Hezbollah? | feat. Hussain Abdul-Hussain✨ | LebanonHezbollah+4 | Hussain Abdul-Hussain | HezbollahIran+3 | LebanonUnited States+1 | LebanonHezbollah+6 | — | 25m 38s | |
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20 placements across 18 markets.
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20 placements across 18 markets.