11/13/26 Brett Erickson on the Think Tank Running Trump’s War on Iran

Scott interviews Brett Erickson about a deep dive he did recently into the shocking extent that the hawkish think tank the Foundation for Defense of Democracies (FDD) is effectively running Trump’s economic war with Iran.

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Brett Erickson is a financial crime and geopolitical expert whose work operates at the intersection of national security, finance, geopolitics, and institutional governance. Follow him on X @BrettErickson28

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