HeyJaredFDD Morning Brief
The FDD Morning Brief provides timely situational updates on contemporary events. Start your Monday, Wednesday, and Friday mornings at 8:30am (ET) with digestible analysis and the headlines our experts are watching.
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China steals America's AI edge | feat. Leah Siskind (opens the original)
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Headlines: 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 atten
Tehran squeezes Riyadh | feat. Bernard Haykel (opens the original)
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Headlines: 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.
25 years after 9/11 | feat. Bruce Hoffman (opens the original)
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Headlines: 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 com
The beauty queen of wartime Jerusalem | feat. Swell Ariel Or (opens the original)
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Headlines: Yesterday, the Houthis attacked Saudi Arabia, setting oil facilities on fire and wounding at least 73 people. The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency has just sounded the alarm on Iran's nuclear program. Rafael Grossi says Tehran still won't cooperate with inspectors and has cut off access to all its declared nuclear sites. London has just announced that it is banning all trade with West Bank settlements. -- FDD Executive Director Jon Schanzer provides timely situational up
The FBI's war on terror financing | feat. Lara Burns (opens the original)
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Headlines: Russia is helping Iran develop supersonic cruise missiles. Remember the Gaza flotilla? Well, it’s back. Leaders from the so-called “Freedom Flotilla Coalition” said the group is planning to set sail once again and arrive in Gaza by October. Declassified Canadian intelligence indicates that Ottawa awarded an Iranian agent over $2 million in government contracts. -- FDD Executive Director Jon Schanzer provides timely situational updates and analysis, followed by a conversation with Lara
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