Middle East Forum Observer
Middle East Forum Observer
Founded in 2024, the Observer provides rapid analysis on leading Middle East developments, from Marrakech to Mashhad and the Bab el-Mandeb to the Black Sea.
Closer Observation - Iran
The State, Treasury, and Justice Departments Should Intervene and Cast Aside the Traditional Attitude That ‘Kurds Will Be Kurds’
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A resolution brokered by others, or one that diminishes Egypt’s role as the indispensable mediator, threatens Cairo’s geopolitical influence
With Trump’s Executive Order, America Has Allied Itself Not with a Partner for Peace, but an Agent for Instability
Politicians Might Hold Consultations in Riyadh or Abu Dhabi, but They Should Not Remain There for More than a Day or Two
Use of Sudan’s Coastline Would Allow the Houthis, and Iran, to Deflect Attention from Battered Houthi Areas in Hodeidah and Sana’a
Conflicts Do Not End Through Negotiation or Compromise When One Side Is an Implacable, Ideological Foe
The United States Has a Temporary Hold on FIFA, Which Must Approve the Ban on Israel’s Participation for It to Take Effect
European Union Sanctions—Covering Oil and Petrochemical Equipment, Banking, Transport, and Insurance—Also Would Be Restored
His Reforms Would Introduce Accountability to a Judicial System That Critics Say Has Operated as a Bastion of Unaccountable Elites for Decades
If the United States Holds Turkey Accountable, It Nips in the Bud Turkey’s Use of Detention as a Political Weapon
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Iran and Its Allies Are on the Ropes, but the Sunni Alliance Led by Turkey and Qatar Is Ascendant
French Intelligence Report Confirms That Turkish Islamist Outfit Behind Mosque is Linked to Muslim Brotherhood
If Washington Hoped to Keep Russia at Bay in Syria, That Task Is Becoming Increasingly Difficult
Policy Exchange Conference Pushes Back against Failure of U.K. Elites
The Combined Debt of All Twenty-Six Iranian Banks to the Central Bank Stands at About $7 Billion
Israeli Covert Operations Against Iranian Naval Vessels, Ports, Universities, and Command Centers Would Cripple Tehran’s Maritime Activities
