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
What Is Missing, and What Israel’s Own Experience of Deterrence Theory Makes Painfully Legible, Is a Victory Doctrine
Recent Posts
Exiled Iranian Activists Continue to Organize, but the Backbone of Any Post-Islamic Republic Will Be Internal
Tehran Appears to Be Moving Toward Conditional Access, While Retaining the Ability to Disrupt Maritime Traffic
It Would Be a Simple Decision for the President to Say No Cargo Can Leave the Strait Without U.S. Approval
Iraq’s Crisis Is a Problem of Not Only Armed Factions but Also the Political Order That Preserved and Protected Them
His Clerical Rank Did Not Qualify Mojtaba to Be Supreme Leader, but the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Did Not Care
The Iranian News Media Have Not Fully Reported the Reverberation of the War on the Iranian Economy
Vatican Maintains Formal Ties with Top Iranian University Despite Theocratic Regime’s Massacre of Thousands
The Emirates Remains a Stabilizing Actor with Strong Ties to Israel, the United States, and Other Key Regional Players
Israel’s Campaign Appears Designed to Degrade Iran’s Economic Resilience
Latest from MEF
The Death Toll of Christians Massacred on Palm Sunday in Nigeria Rises to 53: Just Background Noise in the Global Media Chaos
Digital and Grassroots Platforms Circulate Narratives of Civilizational Conflict
Intra-Shia Solidarity Deepens as War Escalates in Southern Lebanon
Beneath the Optics of Cooperation, Egypt Seeks Relief From Mounting Pressures
New Evidence Suggests Iranian-Backed Networks Still Operate Freely in Syria
Legislation Backed by Decades of MEF Research Would Strip Hamas-Aligned Group of Tax-Exempt Status, Block Assets, and Force Dissolution
