Podcast Episodes

Know Thine Enemy: The Curious Casefile of Reuel Marc Gerecht

Season 2 Episode 2

Mark Dubowitz sits down with Reuel Marc Gerecht, a former Iranian-targets officer in the CIA turned FDD resident scholar, to discuss the covert odyssey that is his career. From the origins of his fas…

Published on 3 months, 3 weeks ago

The Saudi Factor (featuring Amb. Michael Ratney)

Season 2 Episode 1

Mark Dubowitz is joined by former U.S. Ambassador to Saudi Arabia Michael Ratney to break down the complex Saudi–Iran stalemate — from the 1979 Siege of Mecca and Khomeini’s revolution, which forced …

Published on 3 months, 3 weeks ago

Should the Iranian People Seize This Moment? (featuring Mehdi Parpanchi)

Season 1 Episode 16

In the last week, U.S. and Israeli forces have hit the heart of the Islamic Republic’s power from Fordow and Natanz to Evin Prison and the Basij headquarters. Khamenei has gone dark. The Islamic Repu…

Published on 4 months, 2 weeks ago

Assessing the U.S. Strikes on Iranian Nuclear Facilities (featuring David Albright)

Season 1 Episode 15

The shadow war is over. This weekend, the United States took direct military action against Iran’s nuclear program for the first time, in a coordinated operation with Israel that targeted the regime’…

Published on 4 months, 3 weeks ago

The Israel-Iran War is Here. Now What? (featuring Eyal Hulata)

Season 1 Episode 14

Mossad strikes inside Iran. Top scientists and IRGC leaders are dead. Mark Dubowitz and Eyal Hulata, Israel’s former national security advisor and 23-year Mossad veteran, break down Israel’s boldest …

Published on 4 months, 3 weeks ago

Israel and Iran at War (featuring Barak Ravid and Nadav Eyal)

Season 1 Episode 13

To unpack the latest developments in Israel's ongoing operation against Iran's nuclear infrastructure, Chief Executive Mark Dubowitz hosts a special live edition of FDD's The Iran Breakdown with Isra…

Published on 4 months, 4 weeks ago

10 Years After the Deal, Iran is a Nuclear Threshold State (featuring Amb. Dan Shapiro)

Season 1 Episode 12

About the Episode

In 2015 while serving in the Obama administration, Dan Shapiro supported the Iran nuclear deal. Mark Dubowitz led the fight to stop it.

A decade later, Iran is a nuclear threshold sta…

Published on 5 months ago

Digital Resistance: Using Tech to Empower Iranians and Take Down the Regime (featuring Mehdi Yahyanejad)

Season 1 Episode 11

About the Episode

Mehdi Yahyanejad was raised in the Islamic Republic. Now, he's fighting it from the outside... with code.

From founding the digital platform that helped power Iran’s Green Movement in…

Published on 5 months ago

Rage Against the Regime: Music as Rebellion (featuring Liraz Charhi)

Season 1 Episode 10

About the Episode

Liraz Charhi is an Israeli artist with deep Iranian roots, and her voice is shaking the walls of the Islamic Republic. 

Known for her role on the hit Apple TV+ series Tehran, Liraz jo…

Published on 5 months, 2 weeks ago

Assassins Abroad: Iran's Global War on Dissent (featuring Roya Hakakian)

Season 1 Episode 9

About the Episode

Host Mark Dubowitz is joined by author Roya Hakakian to trace the Islamic Republic’s decades-long war on dissent — both inside Iran and across the globe. Roya shares her personal jou…

Published on 5 months, 3 weeks ago