The Foundation for Defense of Democracies is hosting "FDD Morning Brief" at 8:30am ET today, with FDD's Jonathan Schanzer featuring Rep. Brad Sherman.
In a New York Post piece, Ahmad Sharawi writes that a journalist admitted the anti-Israel narrative driving protests is based on Hamas lies. Josh Birenbaum and Amit Sharma argue in The National Interest that boosting privacy will make America more secure.
Writing in The Jerusalem Post, Jacob Nagel said Israel's AI advantage is strategic, but humans in the IDF remain responsible. Hussain Abdul-Hussain, in This Is Beirut, described Lebanon's pretend peace with Israel as reviving Arafat's playbook. Bridget Toomey reported for FDD's Long War Journal that Houthis are fighting for key Yemeni highlands and continue striking Saudi Arabia.
The brief also highlighted coverage of the Iran war, including President Donald Trump's warning at the United Nations that he might "annihilate" Iran, and his statement that the U.S. and Iran had a "very good meeting." The Pentagon added one death to its tally of U.S. service members killed amid the war, bringing the disclosed total to 19.
Other items included Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's "shame on you" message to New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani, and former hostage Omer Shem Tov's Wall Street Journal essay. The FDD Overnight Brief is a daily product of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, a Washington, DC-based non-partisan policy institute focusing on foreign policy and national security.