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 Media Is Obsessing over Price Volatility in the Oil Markets as Iran Fans the Flames of Panic
Recent Posts
Some Iranian Observers Say the Islamic Republic and Its Supporters Still Believe the Current War Is Temporary
Spain’s Pedro Sánchez Should Make Good on His Anti-Colonial Rhetoric and End Its Occupation in Africa
Since the 1980s, Iran’s Influence Networks Have Embedded Tehran Within the Hemisphere’s Political and Informational Terrain
Mojtaba Is a Fraud Under the Islamic Republic’s Constitution, Which Sets ‘Grand Ayatollah’ as the Full Rank for the Supreme Leader
Politicking Had a Place When Regime Change in Iran Was a Distant Dream, but Game-Playing Is Counterproductive as Its Reality Looms
Trump Should Direct the U.S. Military to Hunt Down Regime Officials in Iran’s de Facto Wartime Capital
The Trump Administration Should Treat Ideological Proximity, Not Direct Culpability, as the Standard for Retaliation
The Kurdistan Democratic Party of Iran Had Begun Preparing Organizational Networks Before Iran’s 1979 Revolution
The Responsibility for Liberating Non-Kurdish Areas in Iran Should Fall on the Populations Who Live There
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