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
The U.S. and Israel Are Eliminating Senior Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Commanders Who Want Him in Place
Even Limited Damage Can Force Shutdowns, Suspend Exports, and Trigger Panic Across Energy Markets
Assessing the Balance of Power Is Difficult, but the Regime Appears Unstable and Its Command Structure Uncertain
The Maritime Dispute Reflects Deeper Questions About Sovereignty, Institutional Authority, and Geopolitical Alignment
Tehran Appears to Be Trying to Pressure Arab States with U.S. Bases to Convince Washington to Halt Further Strikes on Iran
Cyprus Hosts Sovereign British Bases but Exercises No Operational Authority over Their Use
The MEK Is Not Pro-Western or Committed to Democracy; It Operates as a Cult and Fosters Anti-Americanism
Pontiff Snubbed Plea to Speak Up for Persecuted Iranian Christians
Turkey Long Has Promoted Ethnic Separatism in Iran and May Try to Create a ‘Buffer Zone’ Inside Iran That Could Become a Land Grab
Latest from MEF
Ruling a Judicial Deathblow to Backdoor Islamic Blasphemy Law
The Future Leader Will Inherit a State in Which Real Power Has Already Shifted Toward a Consolidated Security Elite
While Publicly Claiming Non-Alignment, Algiers Has Leaned Heavily on a Shared ‘Resistance’ Vocabulary with Tehran
Hamas’s October 7 Attack Triggered The Collapse Of Tehran’s Regional Deterrence And Left The Islamic Republic Exposed.
Putin Sought Conquest and Erasure. Washington Seeks to End a Repressive Regime’s Nuclear Ambitions.
