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[FDD @FDD]

Qatar has spent at least $400 billion in the U.S. since 2000 — roughly $1.2 million per Qatari citizen. @NatalieEcanow spent more than a year tracking Qatari spending in the U.S.

Her new memo maps the full picture and begs the question of when foreign investment becomes foreign influence: https://t.co/qgjhLlLTsw

[Mariam Wahba @themariamwahba]

A new report from my colleague @NatalieEcanow finds that Qatar has spent more than $400 billion (!!!) buying influence in the U.S. Full report below.

[Mark Dubowitz @mdubowitz]

Latest episode of The Iran Breakdown with @FDD’s @rich_goldberg:

A Strait Victory: How to Bypass Hormuz and Keep the Pressure on Tehran.

Iran played its Hormuz card too early. In doing so, the regime exposed a hard truth: its ability to hold global energy markets hostage is a diminishing asset, not a strategic trump card. The challenge now is ensuring Tehran never regains that leverage.

President Trump should maintain maximum pressure, accelerate efforts to bypass the Strait of Hormuz, and turn Iran’s greatest source of coercion into a strategic liability.

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[FDD @FDD]

Explore every transaction in our interactive database here: https://t.co/pb8mDsmkqN

[FDD @FDD]

Qatar has spent at least $400 billion in the U.S. since 2000 — roughly $1.2 million per Qatari citizen. @NatalieEcanow spent more than a year tracking Qatari spending in the U.S.

Her new memo maps the full picture and begs the question of when foreign investment becomes foreign influence: https://t.co/qgjhLlLTsw

[Jonathan Schanzer @JSchanzer]

Mapping Qatar’s $400 Billion Footprint in the United States.

Here is @FDD’s new report authored by the dogged and talented @NatalieEcanow with a foreword from yours truly. https://t.co/mTeBZ9smnm

[Jonathan Schanzer @JSchanzer]

Qatar’s Influence-Buying in America Is Even Worse Than We Thought.

This is a must read. And a great summary by @FrannieBlock from @TheFP of @FDD’s new report by @NatalieEcanow
https://t.co/Ql8I2QMGmO

[Andrea Stricker @StrickerNonpro]

Quoted by @nypost @CaitlinDoornbos on Iran’s proliferation capacity post-strikes:

“[T]he material is effectively entombed in the destroyed sites and the U.S. and Israel are restricting access to it,” Stricker said. “Thus Iran would likely need to make new fuel for nuclear weapons from scratch, something it can’t now do because of the strikes.”

“It also lacks key weaponization facilities, equipment, and personnel after the strikes. It is likely about 2 1/2 years from nuclear weapons today, as opposed to six months before the strikes.” https://t.co/FLUFrwsrQM

[FDD @FDD]

Lebanon has two potential pathways. The easy way involves the government using political and military pressure to force Hezbollah to surrender its weapons and dissolve its security structures, writes @hahussain:
https://t.co/mB7tngJZl3

[FDD @FDD]

New episode of The Iran Breakdown. Iran played its Strait of Hormuz card. Now what? @mdubowitz and @rich_goldberg break down the military planning, energy stakes, and Trump's path to victory. https://t.co/QicrRxiUNS

[FDD @FDD]

Several Iranian-backed militias in Iraq say they accept state control of weapons

@sfrantzman in FDD's @LongWarJournal: https://t.co/qDIUOPhro6

[Max Meizlish @maxmeizlish]

In a new @FoxNews report, @EfratLachter highlights what I describe as the "truly unprecedented" shift in U.S. sanctions on Cuba. Few are paying attention to the massive shifts underway, but corporates are beginning to take note - especially as the June 5 wind-down deadline for GAESA-related dealings quickly approaches.

The report highlights my new piece with @ConnorPfeiffer in which we outline six measures the Trump administration can take to continue squeezing the Cuban regime.

In our view, the problem isn't that the embargo has gone too far. It's that it hasn't gone far enough.

https://t.co/LAYqHYjzlJ

[FDD @FDD]

You can't reshape the Middle East while ignoring its most important missing voice.

On the FDD Morning Brief, @mojism of @kinshipventures tells @JSchanzer the Iranian people and diaspora have been shut out — and that Gulf states like Saudi Arabia and Qatar have just as much at stake in what comes next.

🎧: https://t.co/LCotdi2QKZ

[FDD @FDD]

China Introduces New Outbound Investment Laws To Prevent U.S. Decoupling

@JackBurnham802 and @SusanSoh827 discuss:
https://t.co/m0H52M0TJK

[FDD @FDD]

TikTok doesn’t vet what its users post. It blurs the lines between verified reporting and outright conspiracy theories. This is a massive advantage for any government that uses disinformation as a tool of statecraft — such as the CCP, Tehran’s ally, writes @mdubowitz:
https://t.co/dyGNDD3bmf

[FDD @FDD]

Beyond the Embargo: A Toolkit for Squeezing the Cuban Regime

New FDD Insight by @maxmeizlish and @ConnorPfeiffer: https://t.co/2RnpqFiiAd

[Bozorgmehr Sharafedin @bozorgmehr]

Really enojoyed my conversation with @therealBehnamBT about Iran

[FDD @FDD]

The Taiwanese and U.S. Militaries Can’t Really Fight Together

A joint campaign to defend the island would struggle to operate effectively

@MarkCMontgomery in @ForeignPolicy: https://t.co/WzBWX710JB

[Elaine Dezenski @ElaineDezenski]

Crime pays. So does corruption, repression, price manipulation, slavery, and war. A Near Global Economy would establish and enforce rules to promote stable, free, open, and fair economic behavior.

Read more about it here: https://t.co/t3zRapZSEo

[FDD @FDD]

Ordinary Iranians. A stolen revolution. @bozorgmehr joins guest host @therealBehnamBT on The Iran Breakdown to discuss his new book — and what these personal stories reveal about life under the Islamic Republic. https://t.co/DVsLRbQHOt