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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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On July 10, the pro-government Turkish newspaper Hürriyet reported that Ankara was seeking to finalize the sale of its Russian-made S-400 surface-to-air missile systems to a Persian Gulf country. Image: Russian S-400 missile system near Moscow.
Middle East Forum Online
The S-400 Transfer and the Erosion of American Leverage in the Gulf
The Transfer Cannot Proceed Without Moscow’s Approval
July 24, 2026
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Hussein Aboubakr Mansour
The signing of an intergovernmental agreement by member states of the Economic Community of West African States in Sierra Leone in July 2026 marks a decisive geopolitical turning point. By formally endorsing the Nigeria-Morocco Atlantic Gas Pipeline, West Africa's primary regional bloc has cleared the way for a transformational 6,900-kilometer energy corridor. Image: An overland liquid natural gas pipeline system.
Middle East Forum Online
How the New Atlantic Gas Corridor Changes the Balance of Power in North Africa
It Delivers Energy Security, Weakens Algerian Leverage, and Creates a Major Strategic Win for Western-Aligned Partners
July 24, 2026
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Amine Ayoub
The port of Benghazi, Libya.
Middle East Forum Observer
Deliberate Blindness Undercuts U.S. Diplomacy in Libya
The State Department’s Absence in Benghazi Trades Intelligence for Spin and Rumor
July 24, 2026
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Michael Rubin