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In-person event next month: https://skeptic.com/event\\xa0

Shermer and Taleblu discuss: \\u2022 Iran and Hamas \\u2022 Hamas and Israel \\u2022 Does Iran really want to wipe Israel off the map? \\u2022 Islam, Islamism, Jihadism \\u2022 Sharia Law \\u2022 Hamas, Hezbollah, and terrorism in the Middle East \\u2022 Would Mutual Assured Destruction (MAD) work with Iran? \\u2022 Do economic sanctions work against Iran? \\u2022 Trump\\u2019s strategies in the Middle East: what worked, what didn\\u2019t and why \\u2022 the Iran Deal, and why they support terrorists \\u2022 U.S. support for Israel \\u2022 Biden Administrations culpability in releasing $16 billion to Iran \\u2022 how weaker nations can fight stronger nations \\u2022 the state of democracies in the world \\u2022 the state of U.S. democracy.

Behnam Ben Taleblu is a senior fellow at Foundation for Defense of Democracies (FDD) where he focuses on Iranian security and political issues. Behnam previously served as a research fellow and senior Iran analyst at FDD. Prior to his time at FDD, Behnam worked on non-proliferation issues at an arms control think-tank in Washington. Leveraging his subject-matter expertise and native Farsi skills, Behnam has closely tracked a wide range of Iran-related topics including: nuclear non-proliferation, ballistic missiles, sanctions, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, the foreign and security policy of the Islamic Republic, and internal Iranian politics. Frequently called upon to brief journalists, congressional staff, and other Washington-audiences, Behnam has also testified before the U.S. Congress and Canadian Parliament.

His analysis has been quoted in the Washington Post, the Wall Street Journal, Reuters, Fox News, Associated Press, and Agence France-Presse, among others. Additionally, he has contributed to or co-authored articles for Foreign Affairs, Foreign Policy, Fox News, The Hill, War on the Rocks, The National Interest, and U.S. News & World Report. Behnam has appeared on a variety of broadcast programs, including BBC News, Fox News, CBS Interactive, C-SPAN, and Defense News. Behnam earned his MA in International Relations from The University of Chicago, and his BA in International Affairs and Middle East Studies from The George Washington University\\u2019s Elliott School of International Affairs.