The Iran Breakdown with Mark Dubowitz
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Brink: Inside America's Confrontation with Iran
Brink: Inside America's Confrontation with Iran
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Welcome to The Iran Breakdown. Hosted by Mark Dubowitz, this show from FDD is here to guide you through one of the most critical geopolitical and human rights challenges facing the world today.
The Islamic Republic of Iran has been a central player in global headlines for decades: its pursuit of nuclear weapons, development of a massive missile and drove arsenal, funding of terror groups like Hezbollah, Hamas, the Houthis, and others; its oppression of the Iranian people; and its growing alliances with global power states like China, Russia, and North Korea.
But beneath the headlines lies a deeper story: a regime that is losing legitimacy, battered nuclear and missile programs, a crumbling economy, a restless population hungry for freedom, and a global community with many conflicting ideas about how to respond. But a regime still standing and dangerous. And that’s what we’ll cover on The Iran Breakdown.
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- Brink: Inside America's Confrontation with Iran · 1 u 10 minFour American presidents. One persistent enemy. And a confrontation that has brought the Middle East to war. Brett McGurk has spent more than two decades at the center of…
- The Iran Dilemma: A View from Tokyo and Jerusalem · 55 minJapan occupies a unique position: a close ally of the United States, a strong partner of Israel, and a longtime diplomatic interlocutor with Tehran. In this episode of The Iran…
- Inside The Cauldron: Iran, America, Israel, and the End of Khomeinism · 50 minTo understand the war unfolding with Iran today — and where it could lead — you have to understand the history that brought the Middle East to this moment. In this episode of The…
- In the War Room: The Inside Story of Israel’s Fight Against Hamas and the Iranian Axis (feat. Yonah Jeremy Bob & Elliot Kaufman) · 56 minElliot Kaufman and Yonah Jeremy Bob are the co-authors of the new book, In the War Room: The Inside Story of Israel’s Fight Against Hamas and the Iranian Axis – an inside account…
- Iran’s Nightmare: No War, No Relief (feat. Miad Maleki) · 1 u 3 minThe Islamic Republic may discover that surviving the war was the easy part. Its military has been mauled, its deterrence shattered, its proxies weakened, and now an already…
- After Iran: Is Erdogan’s Turkey the Middle East’s Next Great Threat? (feat. Steven A. Cook and Jonathan Schanzer) · 1 u 2 minFor decades, Washington and Jerusalem worried about Iran dominating the Middle East. But as the Islamic Republic weakens, is Erdogan’s Turkey positioning itself to become the…
- Energy Wars: America, Iran and the Battle of Hormuz (feat. Rich Goldberg) · 54 minIn this episode of The Iran Breakdown, Mark Dubowitz sits down with FDD’s Rich Goldberg for a wide-ranging discussion on Iran, the Strait of Hormuz, global energy markets and…
- The Islamic Republic’s Revolutionary DNA (feat. Haviv Rettig Gur) · 57 minWhat makes the Islamic Republic of Iran different from a conventional regime seeking security, prosperity, and survival? Its ideological DNA fuses Maoist revolutionary thought…
- Subterranean Warfare: Can Pickaxe Mountain Be Destroyed? (feat. Yadin Soffer) · 1 u 3 minThe next battlefield isn’t in the sky or at sea—it’s underground. The Islamic Republic, together with Hamas and Hezbollah, spent decades building a subterranean fortress…
- Pickaxe Mountain: Iran’s “Unbustable” Nuclear Bunker? (feat. Andrea Stricker) · 40 minIran isn’t dismantling its nuclear program—it’s burying it deeper underground. At the center of growing U.S. concern is Pickaxe Mountain, a massive underground complex that…
- The End of the Ceasefire as We Know It? (feat. Rich Goldberg) · 51 minThe United States has launched a fresh wave of strikes against Iran, hitting roughly 90 targets along the country's coastline, as tensions over the Strait of Hormuz threaten to…
- Lebanon: More than "a Piece of the Puzzle" (feat. Carine Hajjar) · 48 minThe Israel-Lebanon framework brokered by Secretary Rubio may be historic, but Hezbollah still hasn't disarmed. The deal ties Israeli withdrawal to the Lebanese army securing…
- What Iranians Think About the US-Iran Deal (feat. Medhi Parpanchi) · 53 minThe 60-day MOU between the Islamic Republic of Iran and the United States may dominate headlines, but for 90 million Iranians it changes nothing. The agreement contains no…
- Breaking Down the US-Iran MOU (feat. Robert Greenway) · 58 minPresident Trump has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Iran, opening a 60-day window to negotiate a final deal. The debate is fierce: does the US-Iran MOU go far…
- What Does Winning In Iran Look Like? (feat. Marc Thiessen) · 50 minThe clock is ticking on the Islamic Republic — but what does finishing the job actually look like? With the regime battered, broken, and the pressure campaign at a critical…
- Strait Victory: Bypassing Iran's Hormuz Chokepoint (feat. Richard Goldberg) · 1 u 1 minThe Islamic Republic played one of the few cards it had left: the Strait of Hormuz. How did military planners prepare for this moment? Was a closure inevitable? If the U.S. and…
- Stolen Revolution: Behind Iran's Protest Movements (feat. Bozorgmehr Sharafedin) · 58 minEvery Iranian revolution begins with an ordinary life hitting an extraordinary wall. Stolen Revolution captures those moments — the personal reckonings with a regime that…
- The Iran Deal - What Trump Got, What Iran Got, and What Comes Next (feat. Richard Goldberg) · 1 u 0 minA deal has been struck. The Strait of Hormuz is reopening. Iran's nuclear program is — allegedly — being curtailed. And sanctions relief is on the way. But what did the United…
- The Iran Ceasefire Didn't End the Battle for Hormuz (feat. Aaron MacLean) · 1 u 6 minIs the U.S.-Iran ceasefire built to last? While the bombs have stopped, the strategic Battle for Hormuz continues to threaten global stability. In this episode of The Iran…
- Winning the Iran War — Whether Washington Knows It or Not · 20 minIn this special solo episode of The Iran Breakdown, FDD CEO Mark Dubowitz pushes back hard on the narrative that America is losing the war with the Islamic Republic. Step by…
