About this episode
Cliff May and Mark Dubowitz discuss the ideological war waged by the Islamic Republic and its implications.
For more than two decades at FDD, Foreign Podicy host Cliff May and Mark Dubowitz have tracked the evolution of America’s enemies—from al Qaeda to the world’s leading state sponsor of terrorism in Tehran. Long before many grasped the threat, Mark focused on the Islamic Republic’s ideological war, its open commitment to jihad against the “Great Satan” and “Little Satan,” and a decades-long campaign too often misunderstood. On the one-year anniversary of Mark's FDD podcast, The Iran Breakdown, Cliff sits down with him to unpack what too many still miss: what the regime believes, how it wages war, and why it matters now more than ever.
People in this episode
Host: Cliff May
Guest: Mark Dubowitz
Topics covered
- Islamic Republic
- terrorism
- jihad
- Iran
- America's enemies
- political ideology
Keywords
- Islamic Republic
- terrorism
- jihad
- Iran
- Cliff May
- Mark Dubowitz
- FDD
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: FDD, al Qaeda, Islamic Republic
Places: Tehran, America, Great Satan, Little Satan
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