Log inSign up
Behnam Ben Taleblu بهنام بن طالب لو
FDD
4,208 posts
user avatar
Behnam Ben Taleblu بهنام بن طالب لو
FDD
@therealBehnamBT
Iran prgm senior director & senior fellow @fdd | Iran & MENA security 🚀☢️/politics📜🛢️+ US FP | 1st gen Iranian-American | RT & follows not endorsement
DC (in exile from NYC)
fdd.org/team/behnam-be…
Joined March 2025
6,812
Following
10.6K
Followers
  • Pinned
    user avatar
    Behnam Ben Taleblu بهنام بن طالب لو
    FDD
    @therealBehnamBT
    Jun 18
    With a deal now at hand, what’s the good, bad, and ugly in the agreement with Iran? And does the US need to be weary of what comes next given the regime’s aversion to changing its ideology and foreign policy? I joined @kilmeade on @foxandfriends this am to discuss!
    00:00
    4.6K
  • user avatar
    Behnam Ben Taleblu بهنام بن طالب لو
    FDD
    @therealBehnamBT
    May 29, 2025
    With truck driver strikes entering its 2nd week in Iran, this timely piece by @FDD’s @JanatanSayeh traces the importance of strikes in the larger cycle of recent nationwide anti-regime uprisings and points out the missing ingredient today: US support
    U.S. Support for Iran’s Labor Strikes Is Long Overdue
    From fdd.org
    15K
  • user avatar
    Behnam Ben Taleblu بهنام بن طالب لو
    FDD
    @therealBehnamBT
    Apr 12, 2025
    Deal or no deal, it is important to remember that the impediment to a safer Middle East is not just Iran’s nuclear quest, but the nature of the regime in Tehran. President Trump, whom this regime tried to kill, should not lose sight of that.
    00:00
    23K
  • user avatar
    Behnam Ben Taleblu بهنام بن طالب لو
    FDD
    @therealBehnamBT
    May 7, 2025
    Q: “What’s in a name?” A: Everything! This decision will have the inadvertent effect of watering down @POTUS’s pro-max pressure constituency inside and outside the US and Iran that has supported the White House’s Iran agenda while bolstering voices skeptical of his approach.
    user avatar
    New York Post
    @nypost
    May 7, 2025
    Trump to announce the US will call the Persian Gulf the Arabian Gulf — ahead of massive Middle East trip trib.al/AiZqZEw
    12K
  • user avatar
    Behnam Ben Taleblu بهنام بن طالب لو
    FDD
    @therealBehnamBT
    Jun 11, 2025
    So it’s official. 4/5 members of the Five Eyes intel alliance (plus Norway) have sanctioned Israeli ministers but only 2/5 have proscribed the #IRGCterrorists. Anyone else see a problem here?
    United States Condemns UK, Canada, Norway, New Zealand, Australia Sanctions on Israeli Government...
    From state.gov
    8.2K
  • user avatar
    Behnam Ben Taleblu بهنام بن طالب لو
    FDD
    @therealBehnamBT
    Sep 26, 2025
    The most important component of Bibi’s #UNGA80 address: “The long suffering Iranian people will regain their freedom. They will make Iran great again & our two ancient peoples, the people of 🇮🇱 & the people of 🇮🇷 will restore a friendship that will benefit the entire world.”
    12K
  • user avatar
    Behnam Ben Taleblu بهنام بن طالب لو
    FDD
    @therealBehnamBT
    Apr 9, 2025
    در این مصاحبه مجری برنامه به نادرستی اظهار کرد که غنی سازی ۶۰ درصد ارانیوم در واکنش به فشار حداکثر‌ای در دوره اول ترامپ بود. این ادعا کاملا غلطه. بر اساس گزارش خود این شبکه، ایران در آوریل ۲۰۲۱ (زمان بایدن) "اورنیوم با غنای ۶۰ درصد تولید" کرد.
    08:29
    user avatar
    BBC NEWS فارسی
    @bbcpersian
    Apr 8, 2025
    مذاکرات ایران و آمریکا در عمان چه سطحی از امتیازدهی از سوی تهران قابل تصور است؟ بهنام طالب‌لو، پژوهشگر ارشد بنیاد دفاع از دموکراسی‌‍‌ها «اف-دی-دی»
    15K
  • user avatar
    Behnam Ben Taleblu بهنام بن طالب لو
    FDD
    @therealBehnamBT
    Apr 5, 2025
    As @POTUS debates [in]direct talks with Iran, a hardline Tehran daily 📰 just re-upped a death threat against him: “These are the days when a few bullets will be fired into his hollow head to avenge the blood of martyr Soleimani.” Mr. President, this is a criminal regime.
    19K
  • user avatar
    Behnam Ben Taleblu بهنام بن طالب لو
    FDD
    @therealBehnamBT
    May 29, 2025
    Want to stand with a downtrodden Middle Eastern population? Don’t “globalize the intifada.” Globalize support for Iranian truckers instead. Western trade unions need to speak up!
    user avatar
    Saghi Laghaie
    @SaghiLaghaie
    May 29, 2025
    جهانی شدن حمایت از اعتصاب کامیون‌داران ایران، این کارزار کم‌نظیر را موثرتر می‌کند. اعتصابات سراسری اقدامی خشونت‌پرهیز و محکم است که تداوم آن می‌تواند به فروپاشی جمهوری اسلامی منجر شود. #اعتصابات_سراسری #اعتصاب_کامیونداران
    user avatar
    اتاق خبر منوتو | آرشیو
    00:00
    user avatar
    اتاق خبر منوتو | آرشیو
    6K
  • user avatar
    Behnam Ben Taleblu بهنام بن طالب لو
    FDD
    @therealBehnamBT
    Nov 5, 2025
    Important statement about the killing of Omid Sarlak by USG. The Trump admin can honor his legacy, and the countless other victims of the regime, by enforcing MAHSA Act sanctions or levying new human rights designations (which have yet to be used this year against Iran).
    user avatar
    USAbehFarsi
    Department of State
    @USABehFarsi
    Nov 5, 2025
    ایالات متحده آمریکا مرگ فجیع امید سرلک را به شدت محکوم می‌ نماید؛ مرد جوان ایرانی که جسدش اندکی پس از انتشار پیامی ضد رژیم در فضای مجازی ، در حالی که پیکرش پر از گلوله بود، در شهر الیگودرز پیدا شد. در حالی که مقامات محلی ادعا می کنند مرگ او خودکشی بوده، زمان ‌بندی مشکوک و شرایط
    Gray background with an image of Omid Sarlak. The U.S. flag and USAbehFarsi logo are situated in the corner of the graphic. Text in Persian reads, "The United States strongly condemns the tragic death of Omid Sarlak."
    13K
  • user avatar
    Behnam Ben Taleblu بهنام بن طالب لو
    FDD
    @therealBehnamBT
    Apr 4, 2025
    Interested in linking “Max Support” w/ “Max Pressure” in 🇺🇸-🇮🇷 policy? Join @PahlaviReza, @CliffordDMay, @RepJoeWilson, @SGhasseminejad, @khansarinia, @NegarMojtahedi and yours truly for a joint @FDD - @NUFDIran event this Monday! fdd.org/events/2025/04…
    user avatar
    Reza Pahlavi
    @PahlaviReza
    Apr 4, 2025
    I applaud introduction of the Maximum Support Act in the U.S. Congress. On Monday April 7th, I will join @FDD and @NUFDIran who have worked tirelessly on this legislation, to speak on events in Iran and how such policies can bring about peace. fdd.org/events/2025/04…
    8.5K
  • user avatar
    Behnam Ben Taleblu بهنام بن طالب لو
    FDD
    @therealBehnamBT
    Oct 14, 2025
    In this spirit of further introspection @amanpour, I’d be happy to share on your show (as a 1st gen Iranian-American working on policy issues in DC) how unless the US gets Iran right, neither Israelis nor Palestinians, nor any other Middle Eastern population will know peace.
    user avatar
    Christiane Amanpour
    @amanpour
    Oct 13, 2025
    Earlier live on air, I spoke about what a day of real joy this is, for Israeli families whose loved ones are finally being returned from two years of horrific Hamas captivity, and for civilians in Gaza, who have finally had a reprieve from two years of brutal, deadly war. I
    00:00
    24K
  • user avatar
    Behnam Ben Taleblu بهنام بن طالب لو
    FDD
    @therealBehnamBT
    Jul 9, 2025
    Pleasure to join @MariaBartiromo on @MorningsMaria this AM to break down: - Israel & America’s strikes against Iran’s ☢️ & 🚀 programs - The importance of pushing for a different government in Tehran - The implications of the Trump-Bibi meeting for peace in the Middle East
    00:00
    29K
  • user avatar
    Behnam Ben Taleblu بهنام بن طالب لو
    FDD
    @therealBehnamBT
    Jun 2, 2025
    🚨Q: Why is 🇮🇷’s FM declaring that Tehran won’t leave the negotiating table while the regime is poised to reject a generous 🇺🇸 proposal? A: Talks can shield against an 🇮🇱 strike, stall SnapBack, and buy time for ☢️ expansion, mil-cap improvement, and econ stabilization.
    user avatar
    Parisa Hafezi
    @PHREUTERS
    Jun 2, 2025
    Exclusive: Iran poised to dismiss US nuclear proposal, says Iranian diplomat - reuters.com/world/middle-e…
    14K

New to X?

Sign up now to get your own personalized timeline!

Create account

By signing up, you agree to the Terms of Service and Privacy Policy, including Cookie Use.

Terms·Privacy·Cookies·Accessibility·Ads Info·© 2026 X Corp.
Don't miss what's happening
People on X are the first to know.
Log inSign up