FDD Morning Brief

Tehran squeezes Riyadh | feat. Bernard Haykel

September 16, 2026·28 min
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Headlines:Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi is in Beijing today to meet with his Chinese counterpart, Wang Yi.A Russian bank just got dinged by the US Treasury for laundering dirty Iranian money.Malaysia seized three shipping containers headed for Israel as they transited through a major Malaysian port.--FDD Executive Director Jon Schanzer provides timely situational updates and analysis, followed by a conversation with FDD Senior Fellow Bernard Haykel.Learn more at: https://www.fdd.org/fddmorningbrief

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