Podcast Episodes

Going Ballistic: Inside Iran's Military Strategy and Arsenal
(featuring Behnam Ben Taleblu)

Season 1 Episode 8

About the Episode

Host Mark Dubowitz is joined by Behnam Ben Taleblu, senior director of FDD's Iran Program and author of Arsenal: Assessing Iran's Ballistic Missile Program, for a masterclass on the …

Published on 5 months, 3 weeks ago

Terror Without Borders, Part II: Hamas, Houthis, Shi'ite Militias, Oh My (featuring Mark Montgomery, Bill Roggio, and Beni Sabti)

Season 1 Episode 7

About the Episode

In this episode of The Iran Breakdown, host Mark Dubowitz continues to expose and examine Tehran’s proxy wars. This time, we unravel Tehran’s relationship with the Houthis in Yemen; …

Published on 6 months, 1 week ago

Bonus Breakdown: Iran Nuclear Talks — Deal or No Deal? (featuring Barak Ravid)

Season 1

About the Episode

It's the world’s most dangerous nuclear standoff. Can President Trump get Iran to dismantle its nuclear program — or is Tehran just playing for time? In this episode of The Iran Brea…

Published on 6 months, 1 week ago

Terror Without Borders, Part I: Hezbollah, Inc. and Beyond (featuring Matt Levitt)

Season 1 Episode 7

About the Episode

Hezbollah is not a rogue actor. It’s a tool of the Islamic Republic.  

That’s because Iran doesn’t just fund terror — it runs a global terror empire. And Hezbollah is the crown jewel.…

Published on 6 months, 3 weeks ago

Diplomacy, Deception, and Iran's War Against America (featuring Jay Solomon)

Season 1 Episode 6

About the Episode

Mark Dubowitz sits down with journalist Jay Solomon to unpack the new round of U.S.-Iran nuclear negotiations and trace the arc from Obama’s secret backchannels to Trump’s second sho…

Published on 6 months, 3 weeks ago

The Israeli Perspective (featuring Yair Lapid and Eyal Hulata)

Season 1 Episode 5

About the Episode

"Death to Israel, the little satan!"

It's all too familiar, this rallying cry of Islamic Republic regime officials and their sympathizers — they've been chanting this for almost 50 ye…

Published on 7 months, 1 week ago

Woman, Life, Freedom (featuring Masih Alinejad)

Season 1 Episode 4

About the Episode

In today’s episode, host Mark Dubowitz is joined by one of the Iranian regime's most fearless enemies, Masih Alinejad. Masih is not just a journalist or an activist—she’s a one-woman…

Published on 7 months, 1 week ago

Iran Before the Revolution (featuring Ray Takeyh)

Season 1 Episode 2

About the Episode

Whether you’re a seasoned Iran watcher or just starting to explore the topic, understanding the Islamic Republic requires going back to the events that led to the 1979 Islamic Revolu…

Published on 7 months, 3 weeks ago

The Iran Nuclear File (featuring Rich Goldberg)

Season 1 Episode 3

About the Episode

Welcome to The Iran Breakdown, hosted by Mark Dubowitz.

If you know anything about Mark, you know he lives and breathes one mission: stopping a nuclear Iran and ending the Islamic Rep…

Published on 7 months, 3 weeks ago

Iran v. The Islamic Republic (featuring Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi)

Season 1 Episode 1

Welcome to inaugural episode of The Iran Breakdown, hosted by Mark Dubowitz.

About the Episode

There’s a truth we’ll come back to again and again on this show: The Iranian people are extraordinary. Whe…

Published on 7 months, 3 weeks ago