Lessons from Venezuela: A Cautionary Model

HEADLINE 1: A delegation of Hamas officials arrived on Monday in…wait for it…Turkey.

HEADLINE 2: This is not a parody: Hamas wants to be part of Gaza’s new government.

HEADLINE 3: The USS Abraham Lincoln arrived in Middle Eastern waters yesterday.

AND BONUS HEADLINE 4: The IDF is still hammering Hezbollah in Lebanon.

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FDD Executive Director Jon Schanzer delivers timely situational updates and analysis, followed by a conversation with Council on Foreign Relations Senior Fellow Elliott Abrams, who formerly served as U.S. Special Representative for Iran and Venezuela.

For all past episodes: https://bit.ly/3LENwPr

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Featured FDD Pieces:

"Israel’s hostage agony finally ends — but its Gaza mission is far from over" - Mark Dubowitz, New York Post

"Iranian Influence Operation Floods X With Anti-Protest Messaging" - Max Lesser and Maria Riofrio, FDD Policy Brief

"Why Is Saudi Arabia Abandoning Peace?" - Hussain Abdul-Hussain, The National Interest