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FDD Morning Brief

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Frequency: 1 episode/3d. Total Eps: 420

The Middle East never stops moving. Neither does the FDD Morning Brief.

Three mornings a week, FDD Executive Director Jonathan Schanzer cuts through the noise with the experts who have spent their careers studying, shaping, and living the region’s most consequential moments. All before your morning coffee gets cold.

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47 years of war with Iran | feat. Rep. Brad Sherman (D-CA)

Monday, October 5, 2026 • Duration 26:00

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Members of the Mecca defense pact are planning to meet in Riyadh today.
Yesterday, Yemeni forces launched a military campaign to retake territory seized by the Houthis.
The IDF went after another Hamas leader over the weekend.
The U.S. Treasury Department took action against a Hamas financing network that’s funneled over $2 million to the terror group through sham charities and cryptocurrency channels.

FDD Senior Research Analyst Natalie Ecanow fills in for Jonathan Schanzer, providing timely situational updates and analysis ahead of a pre-recorded conversation between Jon and Rep. Brad Sherman (D-CA).

Learn more at: https://www.fdd.org/fddmorningbrief

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Beirut battles for its future | feat. Ronnie Chatah

Friday, October 2, 2026 • Duration 29:28

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The Trump administration overrode the human rights conditions on $320 million worth of military aid to Egypt.
American troops are officially out of Iraq.
The Trump administration is going after a Russia-linked shadow banking network that helps Iran evade sanctions.
Syria is now eligible to purchase American weaponry.

FDD Executive Director Jon Schanzer provides timely situational updates and analysis, followed by a conversation with Ronnie Chatah, host of The Beirut Banyan.

Learn more at: https://www.fdd.org/fddmorningbrief

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Is the UN rotten beyond reform? | feat. Ambassador Jeff Bartos

Wednesday, September 30, 2026 • Duration 27:23

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Iran’s currency plummeted to a new low yesterday. We’re talking over 2.5 million rials to the U.S. dollar.
Iran is reportedly offering cash rewards for anyone who captures or kills an American soldier.
Israel eliminated the leader of Hamas’s Northern Gaza Brigade yesterday.
The U.S. is set to withdraw all remaining forces from Iraq today and hand security over to Baghdad.
A flydubai flight headed to Israel from Dubai was emergency diverted to Saudi Arabia due to a violent incident in the cockpit which is now being investigated as a potential terror attack.

FDD Executive Director Jon Schanzer provides timely situational updates and analysis, followed by a conversation with Ambassador Jeff Bartos, the U.S. representative for UN management and reform.

Learn more at: https://www.fdd.org/fddmorningbrief

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Lebanon's sovereignty paradox | feat. Bilal Saab

Monday, September 28, 2026 • Duration 27:49

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The internationally recognized government in Aden says it killed or injured 2,316 Houthis over the last 72 hours.
Iran’s Rev Guards said yesterday that they seized an American submarine drone in the Strait of Hormuz.
Turkey continues to explore ways to get back into the F-35 club.
Hezbollah chief Naim Qassem said this weekend that Israel cannot break the resistance in Lebanon.

FDD Executive Director Jon Schanzer provides timely situational updates and analysis, followed by a conversation with Bilal Saab, senior managing director of TRENDS US.

Learn more at: https://www.fdd.org/fddmorningbrief

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The Divided Nations | feat. Ben Cohen

Friday, September 25, 2026 • Duration 29:19

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China has reportedly sent tons of dual-use components to Iran for use in missiles and drones.
Iran is once again threatening to attack its neighbors, this time going after regional airports.
Turkey agreed to withdraw from a military base in northern Iraq, handing control back to Baghdad. In exchange, Iraq committed to crack down on armed groups that Ankara considers a threat — namely, groups connected to the Kurdistan Workers Party, otherwise known as the PKK.
I mentioned the Saudis just a few minutes ago. And those missiles that were shot down. As it turns out, it was the Greeks who shot down at least one ballistic missile and one drone over Saudi Arabia. And guess what? They did so using the American-made Patriot air defense system.

FDD Executive Director Jon Schanzer provides timely situational updates and analysis, followed by a conversation with FDD Research Fellow Ben Cohen.

Learn more at: https://www.fdd.org/fddmorningbrief

The Houthis' Saudi siege | feat. Edmund Fitton-Brown

Wednesday, September 23, 2026 • Duration 28:33

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The UK has agreed to help Saudi Arabia fight the Houthis by providing aerial refueling services to Saudi planes for the next few weeks.
The Trump administration is reportedly setting up a multi-billion dollar investment fund to help repair the energy infrastructure destroyed by Iran in the Persian Gulf.
In an exclusive for The New York Times, Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi laid out his plan to disarm Iran-backed Iraqi militias.
Israeli troops conducted multiple counterterrorism operations in Judea and Samariah during the Yom Kippur holiday on Monday.

FDD Executive Director Jon Schanzer provides timely situational updates and analysis, followed by a conversation with FDD Senior Fellow Edmund Fitton-Brown.

Learn more at: fdd.org/fddmorningbrief

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China steals America's AI edge | feat. Leah Siskind

Friday, September 18, 2026 • Duration 28:49

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The State Department approved the potential sale of dozens of F-35 fighter jets to Saudi Arabia yesterday.
French President Emmanuel Macron met with Jordan’s King Abdullah and Lebanese President Joseph Aoun yesterday as part of a broader effort to raise funds for the Lebanese Armed Forces, or “LAF.”
The Trump administration sanctioned members of the Palestinian Liberation Organization and Palestinian Authority, including Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, denying them visas to attend the UN General Assembly in New York next week.
Israel and Morocco agreed to upgrade diplomatic ties following a meeting between their foreign ministers on Wednesday.

FDD Executive Director Jon Schanzer provides timely situational updates and analysis, followed by a conversation with FDD AI Fellow Leah Siskind.

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Tehran squeezes Riyadh | feat. Bernard Haykel

Wednesday, September 16, 2026 • Duration 28:33

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Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi is in Beijing today to meet with his Chinese counterpart, Wang Yi.
A Russian bank just got dinged by the US Treasury for laundering dirty Iranian money.
Malaysia seized three shipping containers headed for Israel as they transited through a major Malaysian port.

FDD Executive Director Jon Schanzer provides timely situational updates and analysis, followed by a conversation with FDD Senior Fellow Bernard Haykel.

Learn more at: https://www.fdd.org/fddmorningbrief

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The truth about America's munitions crisis | feat. Mark Cancian

Monday, September 14, 2026 • Duration 15:36

Bradley Bowman, senior director of FDD’s Center on Military and Political Power (CMPP), fills in for Jonathan Schanzer, providing timely situational updates and analysis ahead of a conversation with Mark Cancian, senior adviser with the Defense and Security Department at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS).

Learn more at: https://www.fdd.org/fddmorningbrief

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25 years after 9/11 | feat. Bruce Hoffman

Friday, September 11, 2026 • Duration 29:09

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The Houthis seized the Yemeni port of Mokha yesterday, days after launching a combinedballistic missile and drone attack in Saudi Arabia.
President Trump warned that the U.S. could strike Pickaxe Mountain — the deeply buried, hard-to-reach nuclear facility in central Iran near Natanz.
Algeria severed diplomatic ties with the UAE, citing quote “provocative or hostile” actions.
Iran’s Basij force is reportedly tightening its grip over the country under the direction of its returning commander, Hossein Taeb.

FDD Executive Director Jon Schanzer provides timely situational updates and analysis, followed by a conversation with terrorism expert Bruce Hoffman of the Council on Foreign Relations.

Learn more at: https://www.fdd.org/fddmorningbrief

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