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Is the Iranian Regime Fracturing?
There are Signs of Internal Dissent
July 14, 2026
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Jim Hanson
MEF Chief Strategist Jim Hanson on FOX News
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Is Regime Change on the Table for Iran?
July 9, 2026
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Jim Hanson
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The Deal is Signed — Now What?
June 18, 2026
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Jim Hanson
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‘The Era of Peace Processes Is Over. Now Israel Must Win’
June 14, 2026
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Are We at the Iran End Game?
May 28, 2026
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Jim Hanson
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Iran Isn’t Boycotting Talks — It Has Nothing Left | Gregg Roman on Washington Watch
April 23, 2026
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Inside Iran’s Fragmented Regime and Strategic Weaknesses | Michael Rubin on Fox News
April 23, 2026
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The Pressure Is Working on Iran | Jim Hanson on Fox News
April 22, 2026
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Is Sharia Law Already in Texas? | Sam Westrop on Let’s Talk Local
April 15, 2026
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Iran War Fallout and What Comes Next | Gregg Roman on The Middle East Breakdown
April 14, 2026
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Forcing Tehran to Surrender Its Nuclear Program | Jim Hanson on Piers Morgan Uncensored
April 14, 2026
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Crush Iran’s Leverage—Seize the Oil, Force Collapse | Jim Hanson on Fox News
April 9, 2026
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They Said It Would Fail. It Didn’t. | Jim Hanson on Fox News
April 8, 2026
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Can the U.S. Extract Uranium From Iran? | Jim Hanson on Fox News
April 1, 2026
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Iran Is Trying to Turn Hormuz into a Toll Booth | Jim Hanson on Fox News
March 30, 2026
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Surveys show more than half of Americans get news from social media and video networks.
Middle East Forum Observer
How the Electronic Media Shift Alters U.S. Middle East Policy
The Modern Digital Landscape Took Away the Buffer Protecting Washington from Sudden, Volatile Swings in Public Emotion
August 18, 2026
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Harvey W. Kushner
As the Palestinian Authority accelerates preparations for legislative elections scheduled for November 28, 2026, a critical security dynamic is taking shape across Ramallah (above), Gaza, and regional capitals. Two decades after the 2006 parliamentary vote provided the political springboard for Hamas to establish an armed stronghold in the Gaza Strip, the terror organization is executing an evolved version of the same tactical playbook.
Middle East Forum Online
The November 2026 Trap: How Hamas Plans to Penetrate the West Bank Through the Ballot Box
Hamas Aims to Establish a Legitimate Political Foothold Across the West Bank Without Moderating Its Core Rejectionist Ideology
August 17, 2026
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Amine Ayoub
The Mecca Joint Defense Agreement, signed on August 7 by Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Pakistan, represents the first formalization of the slow emergence of a conservative Sunni Islamic bloc intended to provide a strategic counterweight against both Israel and Iran.
Middle East Forum Online
The New Crescent: Mecca Pact Gives Rise to a Sunni Bloc, Posing New Challenges for Israel
Jerusalem, and Islamic Claims There, Are Likely to Form the Symbolic Element That Knits the Emergent Group Together
August 17, 2026
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Jonathan Spyer