Brett Erickson

“97.6% - The Overlap of the White House and The Foundation for Defense of Democracies” Three days into the Iran War, on March 2nd, the White House released a document entitled: “The Iranian Regime’s Decades of Terrorism Against American Citizens” In this document, the Trump Administration lays out 42 different instances of how the Iranians were directly or indirectly linked to attacks on American citizens. Eight months earlier, on June 19th, 2025, the Foundation for Defense of Democracies released a document entitled, “Iranian and Iranian-Backed Attacks Against Americans (1979-Present)”. In this document, FDD outlines 45 distinct instances of Iranian and Iranian-backed incidents. By cross-referencing the FDD document with the document the White House released on March 2nd, 2026, we can determine the following: Of the 42 instances outlined in the White House document, 41 of the instances are directly outlined in the FDD document. A 97.6% match. But it’s not just “similar”, it’s clear a 1:1 copy/paste. For example: 1) October 1983 Beirut Bombing: White House: “Iran-backed Hezbollah terrorists killed 241 U.S. military personnel — including 220 U.S. Marines and 21 other service personnel — in a truck bombing at a Marine compound in Beirut.” FDD: “Operatives of the Iran-backed Hezbollah drive a truck bomb at a Marine compound in Beirut, killing 220 U.S. Marines and 21 other service personnel.” 2) Jerusalem Bus Bombing: White House: “An Iran-backed Hamas suicide bomber blew up a bus in Jerusalem, killing an American and three other passengers, and wounding more than 100 others.” FDD: “A Hamas suicide bomber blows up a bus in the Ramat Eshkol neighborhood of Jerusalem, killing an American and three other passengers and wounding more than 100.” 3) Iraqi Kurdistan Rocket Attack: White House: “An Iranian rocket attack killed an American citizen in Iraqi Kurdistan.” FDD: “An Iranian rocket attack kills an American citizen in Iraqi Kurdistan.” 4) Gaza Diplomatic Personnel Bombing: White House: “Iran-backed Popular Resistance Committees terrorists killed three U.S. diplomatic personnel in a bombing in Gaza.” FDD: “Terrorists from the Iran-backed Popular Resistance Committees kill three U.S. diplomatic personnel in a bombing in Gaza.” 5) Michael Levin Killing: White House: “Iran-backed Hezbollah terrorists killed American citizen and Israel Defense Forces (IDF) soldier Michael Levin during the Second Lebanon War — the only American to die in the conflict.” FDD: “Hezbollah fighters kill American citizen Michael Levin, a soldier in the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), during the Second Lebanon War. He is the only American to die in the conflict.” ——— What can be clearly seen here is that the Trump Administration took directly from the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, with very little effort of rewriting, and used it as part of its rationale to attempt sell the war to the American people. 41 out of 42. 97.6%.

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MORE: Before Task Force Iron Gate was announced by CENTCOM on November 7th, Brad Bowman, the Senior Director of the Center on Military and Political Power for the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, went on C-SPAN earlier that day where he stated: “So I do think you’ll see a CENTCOM announcement this morning, maybe even as we’re speaking, to go after efforts not just to sustain the naval blockade, but to see what we can do about some things that will be coming into Iran via land routes.” Why does FDD have access to this information? Why do they have it down to the DAY that CENTCOM will be making this announcement? Why does this strategy directly seek to escalate the war despite the American people clearly proving in the midterms they want it over? How many times can FDD tip their hand that THEY are running the show… and failing miserably?

MAJOR ANALYSIS: After spending hundreds of hours fighting against The Foundation for Defense of Democracies in the public sphere across The New York Times, Financial Times, The Washington Post, Bloomberg, Reuters, Politico, The Hill, and more, the clear evidence of their control over the United States' economic warfare strategy against Iran became undeniable. But as I dove deeper and deeper into tracking this pattern throughout this war on the economic warfare front, I also examined their control across ALL aspects of the Iran War strategy that has significantly contributed to the disaster we find ourselves in today. From CEO Mark Dubowitz, to Senior Advisor Richard Goldberg, and Senior Fellow Miad Maleki, the evidence of FDD's undue influence and control in the Iran War has been laid out for you here today in a deep-dive video complete with extensive sourcing, screenshots, and comments. Please, take the time to watch this video. I'm confident you will reach the same conclusion that I have: An Israeli Lobbying group is running America's Iran War strategy... and failing miserably.

The evidence is undeniable at this point. The Foundation for Defense of Democracies has a clear and primary role in the United States’ Iran War strategy, and an overwhelming role in the economic warfare strategy. On April 12th, CENTCOM announced the forthcoming implementation of the U.S. Blockade of Iran at 1:52PM. 93 minutes later, Miad Maleki, a Senior Fellow at FDD, published a viral 10-part X thread chock full of data… along with the now infamous “13 days to oil well shut-ins”. 93 minutes. Then, on November 7th, CENTCOM announced the launch of Task Force Iron Gate at 6:30AM. Just later that same day, Miad of FDD published another 10-part X thread, complete with data and graphics this time, along with the claim that he reviewed 110 financial documents to do this. How did someone review 110 financial documents, draft a 10-part X post, and add graphics… in less than 7 hours? 93 minutes. 7 hours. The evidence is undeniable. Get this Israeli Think Tank out of AMERICAN war strategy.