The Iran Breakdown with Mark Dubowitz
Aug 18, 2026 · 54 min · 10 segments
In this episode of *The Iran Breakdown*, Mark Dubowitz sits down with FDD’s Rich Goldberg for a wide-ranging discussion on Iran, the Strait of Hormuz, global energy markets and America’s growing…
Rich GoldbergGuest
Mark DubowitzHost[upbeat music]
So Rich, this is our 66th episode since launching in March of last year, and, and you've become, you know, my favorite go-to guy on all things Iran.
Uh, today I wanna talk about not necessarily the war or nuclear issues or necessarily sanctions and all the things that we typically talk about.
I wanna talk about energy, and you are the perfect person for that as well because you helped set up the National Energy Dominance Council at the White House.
And I think because of the great work that you've done and the great work that the president's done on energy issues, the United States is much better prepared for this Hormuz crisis that we faced, and much better prepared to hopefully see this campaign through against the regime in Iran.
Maybe start off, R-Rich, a little bit about what the National Energy Dominance Council is, uh, and maybe use that as a segue to talk about the United States and our energy dominant position today, and then we can talk about the Iran issue specifically.
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