Iran
Tehran Skips the Gaza Peace Summit, Exposing Deep Fractures Among Leaders as the Economy Crumbles and Sanctions Bite
Food Prices in Iran Have Tripled over the past Four Years, and the Iranian Rial Has Lost Three-Quarters of Its Value
The Author Visited the Badr Organization’s Najaf Office to Get a Sense of the Group’s Outlook on Iraq and the Wider Region
Netanyahu Has Repeatedly Argued That ‘Israel Has Never Been as Strong as It Is Now’
In Recent Years, the Iranian Government Encouraged and Supported Tens of Thousands of Iraqis to Enroll in Iranian Universities
The Regime Has a Web of Surveillance and Intimidation Designed to Ensure That Universities Remain Sites of Indoctrination Rather than Inquiry
Open Societies like the U.S. Remain Vulnerable to Information Operations That Exploit Legal and Administrative Systems to Neutralize Critics
The State, Treasury, and Justice Departments Should Intervene and Cast Aside the Traditional Attitude That ‘Kurds Will Be Kurds’
Iran Has Finally Ratified the Combating the Financing of Terrorism Convention, but with Stipulations That Won’t Satisfy International Watchdogs
The S-400 Cannot Be Waived Away and Is Not Easily Moved, Even If Russia Purchased It Back
Group’s Statement Confirms Captivity, Interrogation, and Eventual Release
Use of Sudan’s Coastline Would Allow the Houthis, and Iran, to Deflect Attention from Battered Houthi Areas in Hodeidah and Sana’a
The Economic Pressures Behind This Diplomatic Pivot Are Urgent and Measurable
European Union Sanctions—Covering Oil and Petrochemical Equipment, Banking, Transport, and Insurance—Also Would Be Restored
Islamist Extremism and Violence Is Not Only a Foreign Policy Challenge—It Is Also a Domestic Security Crisis
The Main Strategic Result of the Gaza War So Far Has Been the Drastic Weakening of the Iran-Led Bloc
Khamenei’s Second Son Controls Access to His Father and Manages the Supreme Leader’s Multibillion-Dollar Business Empire
A Middle East Forum Report | Based on Information Gathered by the Middle East Forum, 2018-2024
The Calm Iran’s Supreme Leader Ascribes to Unity Is Actually a Symptom of Disorganization, Lack of Leadership, and Fear of Initiative