The Iran Breakdown with Mark Dubowitz

About The Iran Breakdown with Mark Dubowitz

Welcome to The Iran Breakdown. Hosted by Mark Dubowitz, this show from FDD is here to guide you through one of the most critical geopolitical and human rights challenges facing the world today.The Islamic Republic of Iran has been a central player in global headlines for decades: its pursuit of nuclear weapons, development of a massive missile and drove arsenal, funding of terror groups like Hezbollah, Hamas, the Houthis, and others; its oppression of the Iranian people; and its growing alliances with global power states like China, Russia, and North Korea.But beneath the headlines lies a deeper story: a regime that is losing legitimacy, battered nuclear and missile programs, a crumbling economy, a restless population hungry for freedom, and a global community with many conflicting ideas about how to respond. But a regime still standing and dangerous. And that’s what we’ll cover on The Iran Breakdown.

Publisher

FDD

Category

history · news · religion & spirituality · society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

26 Feb 2025

Latest episode

10 Sept 2026

Latest episodes

63 of 68 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   10 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Iran’s Nightmare: No War, No Relief (feat. Miad Maleki)

   Host Mark Dubowitz and former Treasury sanctions official Miad Maleki discuss how Iran's economic crisis, not military threats, poses the regime's greatest challenge.

2. 

   20 Aug 2026TRANSCRIPT

   After Iran: Is Erdogan’s Turkey the Middle East’s Next Great Threat? (feat. Steven A. Cook and Jonathan Schanzer)

   Host Mark Dubowitz interviews Steven A. Cook and Jonathan Schanzer about whether Erdogan’s Turkey is emerging as the Middle East’s next great threat as Iran weakens.

3. 

   18 Aug 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Energy Wars: America, Iran and the Battle of Hormuz (feat. Rich Goldberg)

   Host Mark Dubowitz interviews FDD's Rich Goldberg about Iran's energy leverage, the Strait of Hormuz, and America's growing energy dominance.

Inside a recent episode

Iran’s Nightmare: No War, No Relief (feat. Miad Maleki)

Published 10 Sept 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] What is this idea of, can a regime run out of money? Or is this very much a regime that is going to use hyperinflation to its advantage? That's a great way to actually explain where I think things are going. You know, what the regime is doing today, and obviously you can predict that because it's the last thing this regime cares about is their long-term economic interest or economic prosperity of Iran as a nation. So what they're doing right now is they're really, what I would say, they're inflating away a payroll cut. that inflation to absorb the effect of sanctions and the blockade, as opposed to creating a situation that they have to cut salaries and that would turn into a shock in the market, the sudden shock in the market that would give rise to domestic grievances and uprisings. […]

Who has been a guest on The Iran Breakdown with Mark Dubowitz

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Miad Maleki
• Steven A Cook
• Jonathan Schanzer
• Rich Goldberg
• Haviv Rettig Gur

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

4.6 / 5

100 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 45 / 100

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Quality

57

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

85

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