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Free speech, a historic principle of Western democracies, is under attack in the U.K. Where law enforcement officials made more than 12,000 arrests over “offensive” social media posts in 2023.
FWI News
When Fear Replaces Freedom: Britain’s Slide Toward a Soft Blasphemy Law
Policy Exchange Conference Pushes Back against Failure of U.K. Elites
October 27, 2025
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Potkin Azarmehr
A money counting machine holds Iranian banknotes.
Middle East Forum Observer
How the Iranian Government and the Revolutionary Guard Corrupted Iran’s Banking System
The Combined Debt of All Twenty-Six Iranian Banks to the Central Bank Stands at About $7 Billion
October 27, 2025
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Dalga Khatinoglu
An Iranian frigate in the Strait of Hormuz.
Middle East Forum Observer
Sink Iran’s Navy
Israeli Covert Operations Against Iranian Naval Vessels, Ports, Universities, and Command Centers Would Cripple Tehran’s Maritime Activities
October 27, 2025
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Elliot Nazar
Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa in May 2025.
Middle East Forum Online
U.S. Backs Syria’s New Regime, but Risks Ignoring Sectarian Violence
U.S. Special Envoy Calls for Lifting Syria Sanctions, but Concerns Grow over Ongoing Sectarian Violence and the Treatment of Minority Communities Under Al Sharaa
October 26, 2025
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Jonathan Spyer
Although much of the recent focus on Druze in Syria centres on the primarily Druze province of al-Suwayda’ in southern Syria, there is also an originally Druze community in the region of Jabal al-Summaq, located in the northern countryside of Idlib province near the border with Turkey.
Middle East Forum Online
On the Recent Attack Against Druze in Idlib
There Is a Broader Problem of Anti-Druze Sentiment, Espoused by Islamic State and Others, That Considers Druze to Be Legitimate Targets for Kidnapping and Killing
October 26, 2025
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Aymenn Jawad Al-Tamimi
Middle East Forum Observer
Tehran Touts Defiance as a Weapon as It Rejects U.S. Demands
Iran’s Foreign Minister Accused the United States of a Quest for Dominance, Even as Some Insiders in Tehran Have Urged Moderation
October 26, 2025
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Mardo Soghom
The Taliban flag is shown between those of India and Pakistan.
Middle East Forum Observer
Can India Consolidate Its Taliban Breakthrough to Permanently Isolate Pakistan?
The Recent Saudi-Pakistan Defense Pact Has Strengthened Pakistan’s Diplomatic and Military Stature in the Middle East
October 26, 2025
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Abhinav Pandya
A Pakistan Army Corps unit on security patrol in June 2025.
Middle East Forum Observer
Kabul Airstrikes Reflect Pakistan’s Decline in the New Regional Order
The Strikes Coincided with the Afghanistan Foreign Minister’s First Official Visit to India and New Delhi’s Decision to Reopen Its Embassy in Kabul
October 26, 2025
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Anna Mahjar-Barducci
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and President Donald Trump.
Middle East Forum Observer
The United States and Israel Must Resist the Temptation to Micromanage Gaza
The Real Opportunity Lies in Engaging Saudi Arabia, Indonesia, and Other Arab and Muslim Nations Open to Reconciliation with Israel and the West
October 25, 2025
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Eric Navarro
Hamtramck Mayor Amer Ghalib had a tough time at the October 23, 2025, hearing of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. Senators did not appear to buy his attempt to repackage his previous praise for Saddam Hussein as proof of his hostility toward Iran, nor did they give much credence to his complaints that his offensive posts on social media were taken out of context or "mistranslated."
FWI Opinion & Interview
Mister Ghalib Goes to Washington to Rebrand Himself; Senators Don’t Buy It
Nominee for Ambassador’s Post in Kuwait Backtracks on Abraham Accords, Won’t Acknowledge Israel’s Legitimacy, Loathe to Admit Error on Saddam Hussein
October 24, 2025
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Dexter Van Zile