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
As the Islamic Republic Faces Crisis at Home, It Seeks to Assert Tighter Control over an Increasingly Vocal Iranian Diaspora in the West
Recent Posts
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
Armed Movements Reject Disarmament Demands Because Compliance Would Eliminate Their Leverage or Reason for Existence
The Iranian-Backed Militias Sudani Defends Are Parasites Upon the Iraqi Economy and the Country’s Sovereignty
Disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz Have Caused Shortages and Surging Prices for Jet Fuel
Ashamed of India’s Pre-Islamic Identity, Diplomats and Journalists Took Positions Favoring Iran to Prove Their Secular Credentials
Latest from MEF
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
U.S. Africa Command Is Right to Choose Sirte as a Secondary Location
