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Iranians protesting the Islamic Republic regime in Tehran.
Press Releases
Job Announcement: Director, Iran Freedom Project & Editor, Iran Freedom Monitor
February 10, 2025
Displaced Palestinians return to their homes in Gaza City and the north, as part of the ceasefire agreement, on January 29, 2025.
Middle East Forum Observer
Trump’s Gaza ‘Clean-Out’ Plan Will Destabilize Allies
Neither Jordan nor Egypt Can Sustainably Accept an Inrush of Palestinian Refugees
February 9, 2025
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Andrew Jose
Trita Parsi serves as the executive vice president of the Quincy Institute, a well-known think tank that agitates for Iranian and Qatari interests in the U.S. He was scheduled to speak in Berlin on February 17, 2025 but his talk was cancelled after complaints from human rights activists in the Iranian diaspora.
FWI News
German Think Tank Cancels Talk by Pro-Iran Regime Lobbyist
Cancellation an Embarrassment for Quincy Institute
February 7, 2025
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Benjamin Weinthal
Members of Yemen's internationally recognized government forces in Sa'dah.
Middle East Forum Observer
Can Yemenis Defeat the Houthis? Yes, but Only with the Right Weaponry
The U.S. Must Arm the Yemenis with the Tools Necessary to Win Against the Iran-Backed Terror Group
February 7, 2025
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Eric Navarro
A U.S. Air Force MQ-9 Reaper drone, an armed, multi-mission, medium-altitude, long-endurance remotely piloted aircraft employed primarily as an intelligence-collection asset and secondarily against dynamic execution targets.
Middle East Forum Online
Could Donald Trump Give Pakistan’s ISI Head the Qasem Soleimani Treatment?
The ISI Has with Duplicity and Direction Killed Nearly as Many Americans as Has the Qods Force
February 6, 2025
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Michael Rubin
Palestinians return to the southern Gaza Strip after the Israeli army withdrew from some areas, on February 2, 2024.
Middle East Forum Online
Trump’s Gaza Plan Won’t Happen, but It Could Certainly Shake Up the Region
New Ideas Are Needed, and This Might Spark More Viable Solutions
February 6, 2025
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Lazar Berman
The Council on American-Islamic Relations has initiated an advocacy campaign to obstruct the efforts of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to deport criminal aliens. ICE has suggested that such campaigns put U.S. citizens at risk.
FWI News
Islamists Obstruct Efforts to Deport Criminal Aliens
CAIR Encourages Illegal Immigrants to Evade Law Enforcement
February 6, 2025
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Anna Stanley
The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) headquarters in Washington, D.C.
Middle East Forum Observer
Blankets, Bombs, or Bribes: Why Give Foreign Aid?
The Trump Administration Has Not Ended Foreign Aid, but Questions Whether It Serves the American Taxpayer
February 6, 2025
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Daniel Pipes
Demonstrators in Tel Aviv demand the return of the hostages seized by Hamas during the Oct. 7, 2023 attack; Oct. 21, 2023.
Middle East Forum Online
Free 100 Terrorists to Save a Jew Today and Sacrifice 100 Jews Tomorrow
The Monstrous Blackmail That Israel Agreed to Pay to the Gaza Jihad Also Feeds on the Psychological Torment of Those Who Have Returned
February 5, 2025
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Giulio Meotti
Houthis know the port of Hudaydah [Hodeida] (above) is their lifeline and work proactively to ensure it remains in their hands.
Middle East Forum Online
Why the West Can’t Defeat the Houthis Without Securing Yemen’s Ports
Trump Is Correct to Calibrate Policy to Reality Rather than Wishful Thinking. Yemen Would Be a Good Place to Start
February 5, 2025
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Michael Rubin