The Iran Breakdown with Mark Dubowitz
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Welcome to the Iran Breakdown. Hosted by Mark Dubowitz, this miniseries 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, funding of terror groups like Hezbollah, Hamas, the Houthis, and others; its oppression of its own people, and its growing alliances with global power states like China, Russia, North Korea. But beneath the headlines lies a deeper story, story of a regime that is losing legitimacy, a restless population, hungry for freedom, and a global community with many conflicting ideas about how to respond. And that's what we'll cover in 10 episodes of The Iran Breakdown.
| Episode | Date |
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What Iranians Think About the US-Iran Deal (feat. Medhi Parpanchi)
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Jun 25, 2026 |
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Breaking Down the US-Iran MOU (feat. Robert Greenway)
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Jun 19, 2026 |
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What Does Winning In Iran Look Like? (feat. Marc Thiessen)
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Jun 09, 2026 |
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Strait Victory: Bypassing Iran's Hormuz Chokepoint (feat. Richard Goldberg)
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Jun 03, 2026 |
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Stolen Revolution: Behind Iran's Protest Movements (feat. Bozorgmehr Sharafedin)
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Jun 03, 2026 |
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The Iran Deal - What Trump Got, What Iran Got, and What Comes Next (feat. Richard Goldberg)
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May 26, 2026 |
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The Iran Ceasefire Didn't End the Battle for Hormuz (feat. Aaron MacLean)
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May 14, 2026 |
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Winning the Iran War — Whether Washington Knows It or Not
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May 04, 2026 |
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The Door Tehran Kicked Open: MBS, The Bomb, and The Battle for The Gulf (feat. Bernard Haykel)
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Apr 29, 2026 |
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No March on Tehran: The Military Logic of the Iran War (feat. John Spencer)
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Apr 23, 2026 |
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Operation Economic Fury (feat. Miad Maleki and Rich Goldberg)
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Apr 16, 2026 |
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Regime Revisionism: Tehran's War Before the Iran War (feat. Jay Solomon & Negar Mojtahedi)
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Apr 09, 2026 |
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Iran's Global Game of Drones (& How To Stockpile While Sanctioned) (feat. Kerri Bitsoff)
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Apr 02, 2026 |
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War of the Words in Iran (feat. Ali Ansari)
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Mar 26, 2026 |
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From Tehran to Taipei: How the Iran War Reshapes China’s Taiwan Calculus (feat. Matt Pottinger)
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Mar 26, 2026 |
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Breaking Down The Islamic Republic (Cliff May feat. Mark Dubowitz)
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Mar 20, 2026 |
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Cracking The Regime (feat. Ray Takeyh and Reuel Marc Gerecht)
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Mar 20, 2026 |
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Trump’s Iran Gamble: Operation Epic Fury and Death to the Dictator (feat. Eli Lake)
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Mar 03, 2026 |
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FDD SITREP: The Islamic Republic Is Falling
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Mar 01, 2026 |
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The Iran Breakdown SITREP: U.S. Israeli Strikes Against the Islamic Republic
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Feb 28, 2026 |
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The Islamic Republic's Weaponization of Global Terror (feat. Edmund Fitton-Brown)
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Feb 20, 2026 |
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A Reagan-Approved Blueprint for Iran (feat. Charlie Laderman, Nazee Moinian)
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Feb 13, 2026 |
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48 Hours in Iran (feat. Behnam Ben Taleblu)
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Jan 29, 2026 |
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In the Eye of the Storm (feat. Rich Goldberg)
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Jan 28, 2026 |
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Iran Protests, Day 18 | A Decisive Moment for Iran
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Jan 14, 2026 |
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Iran Protests: Day 16 | Mark's Generation Jihad interview
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Jan 12, 2026 |
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Day 12 of the Iran Protests (January 8 update)
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Jan 09, 2026 |
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The Empire Strikes Back? (feat. Tal Kelman)
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Dec 22, 2025 |
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The Widening Gulf Between Iran and the Gulf (Behnam Ben Taleblu feat. Norm Roule)
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Dec 16, 2025 |
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Is Iran Unraveling? (feat. David Patrikarakos)
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Nov 19, 2025 |
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No Country for Old Mullahs (Behnam Ben Taleblu feat. Dr. Ali Ansari)
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Nov 14, 2025 |
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Iran and the Axis of Aggressors, Part II: Russia (feat. Clifford D. May)
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Oct 01, 2025 |
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Snapback to Reality: Using the Almighty Dollar to Force a Regime Reckoning (feat. Miad Maleki)
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Sep 27, 2025 |
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From Gaza to Doha to Tehran: Nowhere to Hide (feat. Rich Goldberg)
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Sep 17, 2025 |
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Iran and the Axis of Aggressors, Part I: China (feat. Craig Singleton and Grant Rumley)
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Sep 03, 2025 |
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Nothing Short of Complete and Utter Dismantlement (feat. Jacob Nagel)
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Sep 03, 2025 |
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American Economic and Financial Power and the Iran File (feat. Juan Zarate)
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Aug 20, 2025 |
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American Military and Political Power and the Iran File (feat. Bradley Bowman)
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Aug 06, 2025 |
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American Intelligence and Information Power V. Iran (feat. Reuel Marc Gerecht)
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Aug 06, 2025 |
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Know Thine Enemy: The Curious Casefile of Reuel Marc Gerecht
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Jul 23, 2025 |
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The Saudi Factor (feat. Amb. Michael Ratney)
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Jul 23, 2025 |
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Should the Iranian People Seize This Moment? (featuring Mehdi Parpanchi)
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Jun 25, 2025 |
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Assessing the U.S. Strikes on Iranian Nuclear Facilities (featuring David Albright)
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Jun 23, 2025 |
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The Israel-Iran War is Here. Now What? (featuring Eyal Hulata)
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Jun 18, 2025 |
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Israel and Iran at War (featuring Barak Ravid and Nadav Eyal)
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Jun 15, 2025 |
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10 Years After the Deal, Iran is a Nuclear Threshold State (featuring Amb. Dan Shapiro)
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Jun 11, 2025 |
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Digital Resistance: Using Tech to Empower Iranians and Take Down the Regime (featuring Mehdi Yahyanejad)
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Jun 11, 2025 |
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Rage Against the Regime: Music as Rebellion (featuring Liraz Charhi)
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May 28, 2025 |
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Assassins Abroad: Iran's Global War on Dissent (featuring Roya Hakakian)
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May 21, 2025 |
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Going Ballistic: Inside Iran's Military Strategy and Arsenal
(featuring Behnam Ben Taleblu)
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May 21, 2025 |
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Terror Without Borders, Part II: Hamas, Houthis, Shi'ite Militias, Oh My (featuring Mark Montgomery, Bill Roggio, and Beni Sabti)
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May 07, 2025 |
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Bonus Breakdown: Iran Nuclear Talks — Deal or No Deal? (featuring Barak Ravid)
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May 07, 2025 |
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Terror Without Borders, Part I: Hezbollah, Inc. and Beyond (featuring Matt Levitt)
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Apr 23, 2025 |
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Diplomacy, Deception, and Iran's War Against America (featuring Jay Solomon)
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Apr 23, 2025 |
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The Israeli Perspective (featuring Yair Lapid and Eyal Hulata)
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Apr 02, 2025 |
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Woman, Life, Freedom (featuring Masih Alinejad)
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Apr 02, 2025 |
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Iran Before the Revolution (featuring Ray Takeyh)
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Mar 19, 2025 |
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The Iran Nuclear File (featuring Rich Goldberg)
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Mar 19, 2025 |
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Iran v. The Islamic Republic (featuring Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi)
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Mar 19, 2025 |
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Introducing "The Iran Breakdown"
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Feb 26, 2025 |