What is the FDD, the pro-Israel think tank shaping Trump’s Iran policy?
Key takeaways
- FDD’s talking points on the US-Israel war on Iran have been picked up by the Trump administration.
- Iran’s uranium enrichment was capped at 3.67 percent under the 2015 nuclear deal signed under President Barack Obama, far below the 90 percent required to make weapons.
- It shows how the FDD’s talking points on the US-Israel war on Iran are being picked up by the Trump administration.
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FDD’s talking points on the US-Israel war on Iran have been picked up by the Trump administration.
xwhatsapp-strokecopylinkgoogle Add Al Jazeera on Googleinfo The Foundation for Defense of Democracies has pushed US President Donald Trump, his administration and the US Congress to take a harder line against Iran [Tom Brenner/EPA]By Caolán Magee Published On 6 May 20266 May 2026Last week, the White House’s official rapid response account on X posted a graphic from a pro-Israel think tank, the Foundation for Defense of Democracies (FDD), alongside text falsely claiming that Tehran’s uranium enrichment accelerated due to the loosening of sanctions under former United States President Joe Biden.
Iran’s uranium enrichment was capped at 3.67 percent under the 2015 nuclear deal signed under President Barack Obama, far below the 90 percent required to make weapons. Tehran accelerated the enrichment only after President Donald Trump withdrew from the landmark deal in 2018.