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Behnam Ben Taleblu بهنام بن طالب لو

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Behnam Ben Taleblu بهنام بن طالب لو

@therealBehnamBT

Iran prgm senior director & senior fellow @fdd | Iran & MENA security 🚀☢️/politics📜🛢️+ US FP | 1st gen Iranian-American | RT & follows not endorsement

DC (in exile from NYC)

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Joined March 2025

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Behnam Ben Taleblu بهنام بن طالب لو
@therealBehnamBT
Jun 23
Where are we now in US-Iran policy after a turbulent 2026 featuring protests, crackdowns, internet shutdowns, a region-wide war, a tenuous ceasefire, negotiations, and now an MoU? I joined @carinemhajjar of @washingtonpost’s @themimsshow podcast to unpack!
Make It Make Sense
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Make It Make Sense
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Behnam Ben Taleblu بهنام بن طالب لو
@therealBehnamBT
May 29, 2025
With truck driver strikes entering its 2nd week in Iran, this timely piece by @FDD’s @JanatanSayeh traces the importance of strikes in the larger cycle of recent nationwide anti-regime uprisings and points out the missing ingredient today: US support
U.S. Support for Iran’s Labor Strikes Is Long Overdue
From fdd.org
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Behnam Ben Taleblu بهنام بن طالب لو
@therealBehnamBT
Apr 12, 2025
Deal or no deal, it is important to remember that the impediment to a safer Middle East is not just Iran’s nuclear quest, but the nature of the regime in Tehran. President Trump, whom this regime tried to kill, should not lose sight of that.
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Behnam Ben Taleblu بهنام بن طالب لو
@therealBehnamBT
May 7, 2025
Q: “What’s in a name?” A: Everything! This decision will have the inadvertent effect of watering down @POTUS’s pro-max pressure constituency inside and outside the US and Iran that has supported the White House’s Iran agenda while bolstering voices skeptical of his approach.
New York Post
@nypost
May 7, 2025
Trump to announce the US will call the Persian Gulf the Arabian Gulf — ahead of massive Middle East trip trib.al/AiZqZEw
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Behnam Ben Taleblu بهنام بن طالب لو
@therealBehnamBT
Jun 11, 2025
So it’s official. 4/5 members of the Five Eyes intel alliance (plus Norway) have sanctioned Israeli ministers but only 2/5 have proscribed the #IRGCterrorists. Anyone else see a problem here?
United States Condemns UK, Canada, Norway, New Zealand, Australia Sanctions on Israeli Government...
From state.gov
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Behnam Ben Taleblu بهنام بن طالب لو
@therealBehnamBT
Sep 26, 2025
The most important component of Bibi’s #UNGA80 address: “The long suffering Iranian people will regain their freedom. They will make Iran great again & our two ancient peoples, the people of 🇮🇱 & the people of 🇮🇷 will restore a friendship that will benefit the entire world.”
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Behnam Ben Taleblu بهنام بن طالب لو
@therealBehnamBT
Apr 9, 2025
در این مصاحبه مجری برنامه به نادرستی اظهار کرد که غنی سازی ۶۰ درصد ارانیوم در واکنش به فشار حداکثر‌ای در دوره اول ترامپ بود. این ادعا کاملا غلطه. بر اساس گزارش خود این شبکه، ایران در آوریل ۲۰۲۱ (زمان بایدن) "اورنیوم با غنای ۶۰ درصد تولید" کرد.
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BBC NEWS فارسی
@bbcpersian
Apr 8, 2025
مذاکرات ایران و آمریکا در عمان چه سطحی از امتیازدهی از سوی تهران قابل تصور است؟ بهنام طالب‌لو، پژوهشگر ارشد بنیاد دفاع از دموکراسی‌‍‌ها «اف-دی-دی»
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Behnam Ben Taleblu بهنام بن طالب لو
@therealBehnamBT
Apr 5, 2025
As @POTUS debates [in]direct talks with Iran, a hardline Tehran daily 📰 just re-upped a death threat against him: “These are the days when a few bullets will be fired into his hollow head to avenge the blood of martyr Soleimani.” Mr. President, this is a criminal regime.
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Behnam Ben Taleblu بهنام بن طالب لو
@therealBehnamBT
May 29, 2025
Want to stand with a downtrodden Middle Eastern population? Don’t “globalize the intifada.” Globalize support for Iranian truckers instead. Western trade unions need to speak up!
Saghi Laghaie
@SaghiLaghaie
May 29, 2025
جهانی شدن حمایت از اعتصاب کامیون‌داران ایران، این کارزار کم‌نظیر را موثرتر می‌کند. اعتصابات سراسری اقدامی خشونت‌پرهیز و محکم است که تداوم آن می‌تواند به فروپاشی جمهوری اسلامی منجر شود. #اعتصابات_سراسری #اعتصاب_کامیونداران
اتاق خبر منوتو | آرشیو
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اتاق خبر منوتو | آرشیو
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Behnam Ben Taleblu بهنام بن طالب لو
@therealBehnamBT
Nov 5, 2025
Important statement about the killing of Omid Sarlak by USG. The Trump admin can honor his legacy, and the countless other victims of the regime, by enforcing MAHSA Act sanctions or levying new human rights designations (which have yet to be used this year against Iran).
USAbehFarsi
@USABehFarsi
Nov 5, 2025
ایالات متحده آمریکا مرگ فجیع امید سرلک را به شدت محکوم می‌ نماید؛ مرد جوان ایرانی که جسدش اندکی پس از انتشار پیامی ضد رژیم در فضای مجازی ، در حالی که پیکرش پر از گلوله بود، در شهر الیگودرز پیدا شد. در حالی که مقامات محلی ادعا می کنند مرگ او خودکشی بوده، زمان ‌بندی مشکوک و شرایط
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Behnam Ben Taleblu بهنام بن طالب لو
@therealBehnamBT
Apr 4, 2025
Interested in linking “Max Support” w/ “Max Pressure” in 🇺🇸-🇮🇷 policy? Join @PahlaviReza, @CliffordDMay, @RepJoeWilson, @SGhasseminejad, @khansarinia, @NegarMojtahedi and yours truly for a joint @FDD - @NUFDIran event this Monday! fdd.org/events/2025/04…
Reza Pahlavi
@PahlaviReza
Apr 4, 2025
I applaud introduction of the Maximum Support Act in the U.S. Congress. On Monday April 7th, I will join @FDD and @NUFDIran who have worked tirelessly on this legislation, to speak on events in Iran and how such policies can bring about peace. fdd.org/events/2025/04…
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Behnam Ben Taleblu بهنام بن طالب لو
@therealBehnamBT
Oct 14, 2025
In this spirit of further introspection @amanpour, I’d be happy to share on your show (as a 1st gen Iranian-American working on policy issues in DC) how unless the US gets Iran right, neither Israelis nor Palestinians, nor any other Middle Eastern population will know peace.
Christiane Amanpour
@amanpour
Oct 13, 2025
Earlier live on air, I spoke about what a day of real joy this is, for Israeli families whose loved ones are finally being returned from two years of horrific Hamas captivity, and for civilians in Gaza, who have finally had a reprieve from two years of brutal, deadly war. I
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Behnam Ben Taleblu بهنام بن طالب لو
@therealBehnamBT
Jul 9, 2025
Pleasure to join @MariaBartiromo on @MorningsMaria this AM to break down: - Israel & America’s strikes against Iran’s ☢️ & 🚀 programs - The importance of pushing for a different government in Tehran - The implications of the Trump-Bibi meeting for peace in the Middle East
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Behnam Ben Taleblu بهنام بن طالب لو
@therealBehnamBT
Jun 2, 2025
🚨Q: Why is 🇮🇷’s FM declaring that Tehran won’t leave the negotiating table while the regime is poised to reject a generous 🇺🇸 proposal? A: Talks can shield against an 🇮🇱 strike, stall SnapBack, and buy time for ☢️ expansion, mil-cap improvement, and econ stabilization.
Parisa Hafezi
@PHREUTERS
Jun 2, 2025
Exclusive: Iran poised to dismiss US nuclear proposal, says Iranian diplomat - reuters.com/world/middle-e…
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