Introducing The Iran Breakdown

In this special edition of Foreign Podicy, we are pleased to share an exclusive preview of FDD's new podcast series hosted by Mark Dubowitz: The Iran Breakdown.  For decades, Iran has frequently (notoriously) made global headlines, and it continues to regularly dominate the news to this day. Unfortunately, the issues are often dark, violent, and complicated, from its ruthless human rights violations against the Iranian people to its global export of terror and its very real race to a nuclear bomb. But there are even deeper stories beneath the headlines: a regime losing legitimacy, a restless population hungry for freedom, and an international community with conflicting ideas about how to manage the threat posed by Tehran's authoritarian rulers. The regime is close to having a nuclear bomb. Is it also close to collapsing? Over the course of 10 episodes, Mark will be joined by top Iran experts to silence the noise and bring clarity to the fundamental dynamics that shape the Islamic Republic. The regime in Tehran is behind some of the most critical—and consequential—geopolitical and human rights challenges facing the world today. The Iran Breakdown is here to make it make sense. In this sneak peek, Mark gets a masterclass on the Iran nuclear file from his FDD colleague Rich Goldberg, who previously served as the White House National Security Council's director for countering Iranian weapons of mass destruction. Rich helped coordinate key elements of President Trump’s maximum pressure campaign against Tehran, aimed at denying the regime pathways to nuclear weapons. Like Mark, Rich is sanctioned by the Islamic Republic of Iran.