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FDD Morning Brief | feat. Bridget Toomey (Oct. 17)

FDD Morning Brief | feat. Bridget Toomey (Oct. 17)

Update: 2025-10-17
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DO THE HOUTHIS STILL POSE A CONSIDERABLE THREAT TO ISRAEL AND THE REGION?

HEADLINE 1: The Houthis announced the untimely passing of their military chief of staff, Muhammed al-Ghamari.

HEADLINE 2: Iranian oil tankers briefly came back online this week.

HEADLINE 3: Iran convicted two French citizens of espionage.

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FDD Executive Director Jon Schanzer delivers timely situational updates and analysis, followed by a conversation with FDD Research Analyst Bridget Toomey, whose research focuses on the Houthis and Iran-backed militias in Iraq.

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

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Featured FDD Pieces:

"50 Years of Anti-Zionist Propaganda: Why the UN’s ‘Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People’ Must Be Dismantled" - Ben Cohen and David May, FDD Memo

"The news from Gaza" - Cliff May, The Washington Times

"Buying the Hatchet" - Ahmad Sharawi, Foreign Policy

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FDD Morning Brief | feat. Bridget Toomey (Oct. 17)

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