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The Saudi Kingdom would not be the first regional country to acquire the newest generation of U.S. aircraft, the F-35 Lightening II.
Middle East Forum Online
There Is a Path to Sell F-35 Stealth Fighters to Saudi Arabia
Rather than Reject the Deal Outright, Washington Should Use It to Rewrite the Rules
November 17, 2025
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Michael Rubin
Iran’s experts, of course, blame Israel and the U.S, for manipulating the weather and causing a drought so severe that the Islamic Republic’s president says he may “have to evacuate Tehran.”
Middle East Forum Online
Iran: Surrounded by Water with Nothing to Drink
If Only the Mullahs Had Spent Their Money on Desalination Plants Instead of Nuclear Facilities, the People of Iran Would Not Be Facing Death from Dehydration
November 17, 2025
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A.J. Caschetta
Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei.
Middle East Forum Online
Inside the Mind of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard
The Annual Conferences Held by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Reveal a Worldview That Is Dependent on Continued Confrontation with the West
November 17, 2025
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Saeid Golkar
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The Islamic Republic of Iran, a regime rotting from within due to profound economic and social decay, is paradoxically on the cusp of achieving a decisive strategic advantage through the operational deployment of hypersonic weapons.
Military and Strategic Programs
The Closing Iranian Window: Preemption and Deterrence in the Hypersonic Age
The Islamic Republic of Iran Is on the Cusp of Achieving a Decisive Strategic Advantage Through the Operational Deployment of Hypersonic Weapons
November 17, 2025
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Gregg Roman
Iran's capital, Tehran, a city of nine million people, abuts the Alborz Mountains.
Middle East Forum Observer
Iran Changing Its Capital? It Won’t Solve Anything
Iran Has Never Had Competent Urban Planners—the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps’ Considerations Usually Took Precedence
November 17, 2025
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Michael Rubin
Whereas Islamic State fighters in 2017 scribbled their logos on walls in Aleppo, Syria, in 2025 they utilize AI and cryptocurrency.
Middle East Forum Observer
Inside the Islamic State’s ‘AI Caliphate’
A Fusion of Gaming Culture and Jihadist Mythology Represents an Entirely New Front in Extremist Mobilization
November 17, 2025
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Mohammad Taha Ali
There is nothing theoretical about the crisis now choking Bamako, above. What began as guerrilla hits on supply convoys has become a strategic blockade: fuel convoys burned on the roadside, schoolyards emptied, hospitals running on dwindling generators, and a capital living on borrowed oxygen.
Middle East Forum Online
Mali’s Fuel Blockade Is a Regional Time Bomb and a Threat to American Interests
Mali’s Collapse Would Export Instability Into the Sahel and Maghreb Corridors Linking Libya, Algeria, and Tunisia
November 16, 2025
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Amine Ayoub
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has never condemned the massacres of 7 October 2023. Rather, the Turkish leader describes Hamas as “not a terrorist organization, it is a liberation group, ‘mujahideen’ waging a battle to protect its lands and people.’”
Middle East Forum Online
Why Israel Fears Turkey’s Involvement in Gaza
A Significant Difference Between the Position of Israel and That of Its Chief Ally, the United States, on the Way Forward Is Emerging
November 16, 2025
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Jonathan Spyer
A Lukoil supply truck fills tanks in a petrol station.
Middle East Forum Observer
The Lukoil-West Qurna-2 Case Exposes Iraq’s Strategic Vulnerabilities
The Project That Once Balanced Russian Expertise with Iraqi Sovereignty Now Exposes the Fragility of This Set-up
November 16, 2025
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Umud Shokri
Offensive missiles of the Iranian armed forces, outside the military museum in Tehran.
Middle East Forum Observer
Iran’s Missile Rhetoric Grows Louder as Its Capabilities Shrink
Iran Faces Formidable Obstacles in Rebuilding Its Air Defense Network, and Hardware Alone Cannot Neutralize Israel’s Air Power
November 15, 2025
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Mardo Soghom
Ahmad al-Sharaa’s recent visit to Washington, where he met with President Trump, constitutes the first visit by a Syrian leader to the White House.
Middle East Forum Online
Islamic State Editorial on Ahmad Al-Sharaa’s Visit to Washington
The Editorial Brands Him as Among the Foremost Examples of Treachery Against Islam, Eager to Make Sacrifices and Concessions to the U.S. and Israel for the Sake of Power
November 14, 2025
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Aymenn Jawad Al-Tamimi
A Turkish flag is visible on a mountain behind Nicosia, in the occupied part of northern Cyprus.
Middle East Forum Observer
Washington Should Support Turkish Cypriots in Their Struggle Against Turkey
Turkish Cypriots Have Voiced Opposition to Ankara’s Efforts to Dominate the North’s Political, Economic, and Cultural Life
November 14, 2025
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Nicoletta Kouroushi
The core danger is simple and terrifying: high-capacity smuggling routes running through the Sudan-Libya-Egypt tri-border area now offer hostile actors a reliable alternative to maritime and subterranean smuggling. Those land routes bypass traditional interdiction efforts and make possible the transfer of sophisticated weaponry into the Gaza Strip and Sinai.
Middle East Forum Online
The Sudan-Libya-Egypt Triangle: An Immediate Israeli Security Crisis
Across Israel’s Southern and Western Peripheries, a Slow-Motion Catastrophe Is Taking Shape
November 13, 2025
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Amine Ayoub