<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;u&gt;Today&amp;#39;s headlines:&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;The regime in Tehran somehow managed to shoot down an American F-15 fighter jet over the weekend.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;The aviators from that downed F-15 are both ok.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Donald Trump’s Truth Social post yesterday seems to suggest that the April 6 deadline for Iran to open the Strait of Hormuz has been extended until tomorrow night.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;The internet blackout continues inside Iran. &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;The war in Lebanon continues. &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Tough day in Israel yesterday, with a building in Haifa absorbing a direct hit from a ballistic missile, while cluster munitions also hit dozens of locations across central Israel. &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Turkey is somehow getting its oil tankers out of the Strait of Hormuz. &lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;u&gt;Featured FDD piece:&lt;/u&gt; &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;#34;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.fdd.org/analysis/2026/04/01/islamist-turkey-a-base-for-muslim-brotherhood-jihadism/" rel="nofollow"&gt;Islamist Turkey: A Base for Muslim Brotherhood Jihadism&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;#34; - FDD Memo, Sinan Ciddi and William Doran&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;FDD Executive Director Jon Schanzer provides timely situational updates and analysis, followed by a conversation with Freedom House&amp;#39;s Yana Gorokhovskaia.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Learn more at: &lt;a href="http://fdd.org/fddmorningbrief" rel="nofollow"&gt;fdd.org/fddmorningbrief&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>

FDD Morning Brief

FDD

The 20-year war on freedom | feat. Yana Gorokhovskaia

APR 6, 202626 MIN
FDD Morning Brief

The 20-year war on freedom | feat. Yana Gorokhovskaia

APR 6, 202626 MIN

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Today's headlines:The regime in Tehran somehow managed to shoot down an American F-15 fighter jet over the weekend.The aviators from that downed F-15 are both ok.Donald Trump’s Truth Social post yesterday seems to suggest that the April 6 deadline for Iran to open the Strait of Hormuz has been extended until tomorrow night.The internet blackout continues inside Iran. The war in Lebanon continues. Tough day in Israel yesterday, with a building in Haifa absorbing a direct hit from a ballistic missile, while cluster munitions also hit dozens of locations across central Israel. Turkey is somehow getting its oil tankers out of the Strait of Hormuz. Featured FDD piece: "Islamist Turkey: A Base for Muslim Brotherhood Jihadism" - FDD Memo, Sinan Ciddi and William DoranFDD Executive Director Jon Schanzer provides timely situational updates and analysis, followed by a conversation with Freedom House's Yana Gorokhovskaia.Learn more at: fdd.org/fddmorningbrief