Headlines:

• The IDF said it eliminated Hezbollah chief Naim Qassem’s personal secretary in a strike near Beirut.
• Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam said that Beirut isn’t going to let any other government negotiate for a ceasefire on its behalf.
• The Trump administration is reportedly considering moving troops out of NATO countries after several of them hamstringed American efforts in Iran.
• Iran continues to strangle the Strait of Hormuz.

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FDD Executive Director Jon Schanzer hosts a special SITREP episode of the FDD Morning Brief featuring FDD Senior Fellow Lt. Col. (Ret.) Jonathan Conricus and FDD CMPP Senior Director Bradley Bowman.

They examine the implications of the ceasefire and negotiations between the United States and the Islamic Republic of Iran.

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Headlines:

• Yesterday, the IDF said it completed the deployment of ground troops to a so-called anti-tank line in south Lebanon.
• An American journalist kidnapped in Iraq last week is on her way home.
• A firefight broke out adjacent to the Israeli consulate in Istanbul yesterday.
• Massive explosion at the Panama Canal yesterday.

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FDD Executive Director Jon Schanzer provides timely situational updates and analysis, followed by a conversation with NUFDI Research Director Khosro Isfahani.

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Today's headlines:

• The regime in Tehran somehow managed to shoot down an American F-15 fighter jet over the weekend.
• The aviators from that downed F-15 are both ok.
• Donald Trump’s Truth Social post yesterday seems to suggest that the April 6 deadline for Iran to open the Strait of Hormuz has been extended until tomorrow night.
• The internet blackout continues inside Iran. 
• The war in Lebanon continues. 
• Tough day in Israel yesterday, with a building in Haifa absorbing a direct hit from a ballistic missile, while cluster munitions also hit dozens of locations across central Israel. 
• Turkey is somehow getting its oil tankers out of the Strait of Hormuz. 

Featured FDD piece: "Islamist Turkey: A Base for Muslim Brotherhood Jihadism" - FDD Memo, Sinan Ciddi and William Doran

FDD Executive Director Jon Schanzer provides timely situational updates and analysis, followed by a conversation with Freedom House's Yana Gorokhovskaia.

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Today's headlines:

• Turkey is working with Iranian authorities to secure permission for 11 Turkish-owned ships to sail through the Strait of Hormuz.
• Israeli forces eliminated the commander of Hezbollah’s southern front.
• The International Energy Agency, International Monetary Fund, and World Bank are joining forces to coordinate a response to the ongoing war with Iran.

Featured FDD piece: "Islamist Turkey: A Base for Muslim Brotherhood Jihadism" - FDD Memo, Sinan Ciddi and William Doran

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FDD Turkey Program Director Sinan Ciddi fills in for Jonathan Schanzer, providing timely situational updates and analysis ahead of a conversation with world-renowned Turkey scholar Hay Eytan Cohen Yanarocak.

Today's headlines:

• Trouble continues in the Strait of Hormuz.
• Kosovo announced that it plans to deploy troops to the U.S.-backed international stabilization force for Gaza.
• The Iranian ambassador is still in Lebanon, and the Lebanese government is still effectively beholden to Hezbollah.
• Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi wants President Trump to end the war.

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FDD Research Analyst Mariam Wahba delivers headlines ahead of a conversation between FDD Executive Director Jon Schanzer and "Oh My World!" host Hagar Chemali.

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FDD Executive Director Jon Schanzer provides timely situational updates and analysis, followed by a conversation with FDD Senior Fellow Major General (Ret.) Amir Eshel.

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Today's headlines:

• U.S.-Israeli air superiority continues
• Iranian air defenses remain down
• Israel eliminated the head of Iran’s navy
• The Islamic Republic is preparing for a ground war
• U.S. President Donald Trump has extended the deadline for the regime to make a deal
• Beirut declared Iran’s ambassador to Lebanon persona non grata and instructed him to leave the country
• Hezbollah continues to batter northern Israel with rockets
• The U.S. embassy in Iraq told American citizens to leave Iraq immediately
• IDF chief of staff informed the cabinet that the army could collapse on itself if the war continues at this pace due to manpower shortages

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FDD Executive Director Jon Schanzer provides timely situational updates and analysis, followed by a conversation with Ilan Berman, Senior Vice President of the American Foreign Policy Council.

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FDD Executive Director Jon Schanzer provides timely situational updates and analysis, followed by a conversation with Rep. Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ).

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FDD Executive Director Jon Schanzer provides timely situational updates and analysis, followed by a conversation with former U.S. Special Representative for Iran Brian Hook.

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FDD Executive Director Jonathan Schanzer provides timely situational updates and analysis, followed by a conversation with FDD Adjunct Senior Fellow Peter Doran, who authored the FDD Monograph "Winning the Race of the Red Queen: How U.S. Sanctions Can Outpace Russia’s Evasion."

They discuss how Russia and Iran have adapted to U.S. sanctions, why economic pressure often falls short, and what it will take for Washington to regain the upper hand.

Learn more: https://www.fdd.org/fddmorningbrief/