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FDD is a nonpartisan national security and foreign policy institution. Defending democracies without fear or favor. Views are our experts' own.

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On June 22, the legislative caucus of Taiwan’s governing party, the Democratic Progressive Party, urged the island’s major opposition parties to support its proposed $6.6B special defense bill aimed at expanding the island’s domestic drone industry. More from @JackBurnham802:
Taiwan Debates Spending To Close Drone Development Gap
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Washington should work to align regional allies such as Egypt, Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Turkey around the core shared goal of preventing Sudan from becoming a hub for Islamist networks and target the supply chains and financial networks enabling foreign backing—@themariamwahba:
Sudan Turns Away From Iranian Weapons in Hopes of Courting Washington
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Israel’s Offer to Lebanon: Land for Hezbollah’s Disarmament The interests of Lebanon and Israel align on the core issue of disarming Hezbollah. @hahussain in @ThisIsBeirut_:
Israel’s Offer to Lebanon: Land for Hezbollah’s Disarmament
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Turkey will host NATO’s annual summit of heads of state in July. Washington should use the NATO summit as an occasion to impress upon Erdogan that threats against its European allies, Greece and Cyprus, are unacceptable, stresses @SinanCiddi:
EU Report Slams Authoritarian Rule in Turkey, Urges Sanctions Against Justice Minister
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So, is the new Iran deal anything like the old one? What are we to make of the sanctions relief the regime received today, officially via the US Treasury? I joined @thelauracoates on @CNN tonight alongside @KannoYoungs to explain and offer a different point of comparison/concern.
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So Iran got General License X. What did the US get? VP Vance alleges the IAEA will soon be able to visit Iranian nuclear sites. FM Aragchi disagrees. Who is right, what is the context, and why does it matter? I joined @stevelai on @BBCWorld to unpack.
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Trump Administration Provides Billions in Unrestricted Oil Sanctions Relief to Iran New analysis from @maxmeizlish:
Trump Administration Provides Billions in Unrestricted Oil Sanctions Relief to Iran
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BBC NEWS فارسی
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آیا واقعا ایران و آمریکا از مسیر پرهزینه مخاصمه رو بر می‌گردانند؟ جاناتان شانزر، تحلیلگر پیشین حوزه تامین مالی تروریسم در وزارت خزانه‌داری آمریکا و همچنین، مدیر اجرایی بنیاد دفاع از دموکراسی، اف‌دی‌دی، از سازمان‌های حامی اعمال تحریم و فشار حداکثری بر ایران
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The weaker Hezbollah becomes, the weaker Iran will be at the negotiating table. 📺 For the full @FDD Morning Brief episode with @TheFP's @EliLake and @JanatanSayeh: bit.ly/4eoehTF
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Taiwan Debates Spending To Close Drone Development Gap @JackBurnham802 explains:
Taiwan Debates Spending To Close Drone Development Gap
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Zero enrichment. Full dismantlement. Anywhere, anytime inspections. @RC_Greenway doesn't think Trump will walk those demands back — but he also doesn't expect Iran to comply with them. The Iran Breakdown with @mdubowitz 🎧 youtube.com/watch?v=pp66JY…
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Republicans are embracing allegations that data center opposition in the U.S. is being fueled by foreign actors @ari_ben_am tells @thehill that the operation helps lawmakers “blame the anti-data center discourse on China instead of tackling it as an issue and answering it
GOP embraces speculation about China’s role in data center backlash
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Europe should coordinate with the US to present one cohesive Western approach to negotiating the end of the conflict. Speaking with one voice will amplify diplomatic pressure and limit Russia’s flexibility to garner concessions and manipulate negotiations—@ivanastradner:
Ukraine Takes an Important — if Small — Step Toward Joining the EU
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