FDD

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

The Foundation for Defense of Democracies (FDD), a pro-Israel think tank, is increasingly influencing the Trump administration’s Iran policy—from providing talking points for the 'maximum pressure' campaign to having its former lobbying chief join the U.S. negotiating team with Tehran. The organization, which fiercely opposed the 2015 nuclear deal, has placed senior former Israeli security officials within its ranks and seen its former official Nick Stewart appointed to the negotiating team.