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MEF in the Media
Far-Left Ideology, Not Islamism, Drives France’s Riots | Mahyar Entezari on Cowboy State Daily
October 22, 2026
MEF in the Media
Trump Took Iran Down a Few Notches | Jim Hanson on Piers Morgan
October 22, 2026
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Israel-Japan Ties Are the Weak Link | Michael Rubin on Usanas Foundation
October 19, 2026
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You Can’t Compromise With Ideology | Michael Rubin on Washington Watch
October 16, 2026
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Why Taiz Matters to the Houthis | Michael Rubin on Al-Taghier TV
October 12, 2026
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Justice Doesn’t Provide Security, Power Does | Alex Selsky on Mike Baker
October 10, 2026
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Republicans Headed for Disaster, Trump Doesn’t Care | Michael Rubin on The Sunday Guardian
October 4, 2026
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Iran’s Regime Faces Collapse or a Deal | Jim Hanson on Mario Nawfal
October 1, 2026
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Jim Hanson on Middle East Issues
September 29, 2026
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No Clear-Cut Iran Decision After the Midterms | Rafael Bardaji on TV7 Israel News
September 28, 2026
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Iran’s Regime Has Overplayed Its Hand | Mehrdad Marty Youssefiani on Wayne Allyn Root
September 28, 2026
Middle East Forum Online
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?
Trump says ‘Let’s just finish the job’
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
MEF in the Media
‘The Era of Peace Processes Is Over. Now Israel Must Win’
June 14, 2026
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The central square in Erbil, Iraq.
Middle East Forum Observer
Who Rules Northern Iraq?
Iraqi-Iranian Security Treaties Reveal the Illusion of National Control
November 2, 2026
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Ali Almrayatee
Israel’s October 27 election has left the country with arithmetic in an unfamiliar setting. With all the ballots counted, voters gave Benjamin Netanyahu’s bloc 53 seats, Gadi Eisenkot’s opposition bloc 48, and Arab parties 19 in the 120-seat Knesset. Image: Plenum Hall of the Israeli Knesset in Jerusalem.
Middle East Forum Online
The Arab World Is Watching: Could Netanyahu Expand the Iran War Before Forming a Government?
The Question Matters Because the Conflict with Iran Has Not Ended
November 1, 2026
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Amine Ayoub
The renowned Iranian director Jafar Panahi has been sentenced to five years in prison by a revolutionary court in Tehran, with his assets confiscated and a ban on travelling and using social media. Image: Awardee Jafar Panahi at the 2025 Cannes Film Festival. Kevin Payravi, WikiPortraits, Wikimedia Commons.
Middle East Forum Online
Iranian Director Jafar Panahi Also Deserves Naza’s Applause
He Is an Opponent of a Regime That Shoots, Hangs and, Since 1979, Has Kept Intellectuals and Filmmakers in Prison
November 1, 2026
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Giulio Meotti