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What is the FDD, the pro-Israel think tank shaping Trump’s Iran policy?

Action (JCPOA), FDD Chief Executive Mark Dubowitz pushed for expanded sanctions targeting entities linked to Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), stricter enforcement measures and limits on sanctions relief. Around the same period

Ships attacked in Strait of Hormuz. And, VA voters approve redistricting effort

Strait of Hormuz Wednesday morning**, hours after President Trump announced that he is extending the ceasefire with Iran. The attacks put the possibility of [peace talks in jeopardy](https://www.npr.org/2026/04/22/nx-s1-5795405/iran-middle-east-updates). Trump extended the ceasefire

What was the Iran nuclear deal Trump dumped in search of ‘better’ terms?

Action (JCPOA), which he withdrew from in 2018 during his first term in office. The original 2015 accord took roughly two years of negotiations to reach and involved hundreds of specialists across technical and legal

Iran War timeline continues to shift. And, jury rules Live Nation acted as monopoly

military action as going well](http://npr.org/2026/04/16/nx-s1-5781002/georgia-focus-groups-trump-iran-war). ![President Trump is seen speaking about the Iran war on a TV in the White House on April 1. Polls have found the war to be unpopular

The Iran war has strengthened Ukraine in surprising ways. Could a ceasefire with Russia be closer?

Strait of Hormuz. Trump has renewed a waiver allowing countries to buy sanctioned Russian oil because of spiralling costs worldwide. The more money Russia has, the longer and, in theory, harder, it can prosecute