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.
Recent Posts
Faces Pressures from the Naval Blockade, Which Affects Its Imports of Essential Goods and Export of Oil
The Balance Between Clerical Authority and Military Power May No Longer Be What It Once Was
Terrorist Groups Are Poised to Exploit the Prevailing Insecurity Across the Region, Especially in Weak States like Syria
Barrack Supports Pragmatic Engagement with Existing Power Structures, Rather than Grassroots Democratic Movements
Several Radical Figures Continue to Promote Hardline, Anti-American Positions That Undercut Diplomatic Signaling
The Regime Deliberately Unravels Nation-States from Within, To Reassemble According to Loyalties That Answer to Tehran
Most Iraqis Were Born After Saddam’s Ouster and Value Clean Governance and Normalcy over Sectarianism
Iran’s Hardliners Have Accused the Negotiating Team of Treason for Reportedly Agreeing to Some U.S. Demands
Either Trump Made Optimistic Assumptions or He Embarrassed Tehran by Claiming What Essentially Amounted to an Iranian Surrender
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It Is Hard to Think of an Image That Could Be More Damaging to Israel on the World Stage Right Now
As the Islamic Republic Faces Crisis at Home, It Seeks to Assert Tighter Control over an Increasingly Vocal Iranian Diaspora in the West
Hezbollah Chose to Join the Current Round of Fighting After Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei Was Killed
Bishops Back Leftist Government’s Mass Regularization of Mainly Muslim Illegals
Centralized Power and Expanding Capabilities Point Toward a Potential Regional Confrontation
This Year the Silence Had to Reach Further than It Has Ever Reached Before
