From Telegram to European Streets: The Expansion of Iran-Aligned Narratives
It Appears Increasingly Likely That If Iran’s de Facto Control of the Strait of Hormuz Is to Be Broken, It Will Ultimately Require Direct U.S. Action
A U.S. Justice Department Brief Adds Fresh Details to a Terrorism Case That Already Cast Turkey as a Key Transit Corridor for Islamic State in Iraq and Syria Operatives
Report Confirms Extensive and Subversive Muslim Brotherhood Infiltration
One by One, Metropoles Are Falling to Coalitions of Islamic Supremacists and Unrepentant Left-Wingers
With the United Nations Endorsing Morocco’s Autonomy Plan for the Sahara, There Is No Reason the Sahrawi Cannot Go Home
Islamic Relief USA’s Lawsuit Prompted in Part by Middle East Forum Research
A Military Chain of Command Is Far Less Likely to Compromise, De-Escalate, or Test a Diplomatic Opening
In Practice, Sectarian Identity and Geopolitical Interest Outweigh Claims of Pan-Islamic Unity
Turkuvaz Media Group Promotes Conspiracy Theories Portraying Jews as Criminals, Intelligence Operatives, and Members of a Global Cabal
Even Uncontested Skies Do Not Guarantee Political Outcomes on the Ground
Joe Kent’s Claims Collapse Against Iran’s Long Record of Targeting Americans
Washington Has Built up a Crisis-Response Network Capable of Amphibious Operations, Rapid Air Assault, and Swift Reinforcement
Strengthening Iraqi Kurdistan’s Defenses Would Help Alleviate Pressure on U.S. Personnel in the Region
Co-Production and Technology Transfer Are Central to the Relationship, and Israel Is Now Among India’s Leading Defense Partners
Spotlight on War with Iran
The Iranian Navy and Air Force are effectively non-existent. The new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei has not been seen since the start of the war. Basij checkpoints are being attacked by drones.
But the Islamic Republic is far from finished. The Strait of Hormuz has seen tankers attacked and oil flow is critical. What is the path to an end that is worth the dangers? MEF fellows and experts weigh in on all of this.
But the Islamic Republic is far from finished. The Strait of Hormuz has seen tankers attacked and oil flow is critical. What is the path to an end that is worth the dangers? MEF fellows and experts weigh in on all of this.
As unrest spreads across Iran, the regime and the opposition both face narrowing choices.
Iran’s Kurdish Armed Groups Remain Too Fragmented, Cautious and Constrained to Shape the War’s Outcome.
Sustained Strikes and the Removal of Senior Islamic Republic Figures Raise Questions About the Regime’s Durability
An Operational Concept for Reopening the Strait of Hormuz Without a Ground Campaign
Classical Strategy and the Path from Air Campaign to Iranian Liberation
Spotlight on the Middle East
The entire region is affected by the conflict with Iran, but there are many other vital issues being covered by MEF. New alliances are growing in the Eastern Mediterranean, Syrian in-fighting cools down and let’s not forget North Africa.
The turmoil makes predictions perilous, but it also presents opportunities for change. Will the conflict with Iran create the conditions for broader peace and prosperity?
The turmoil makes predictions perilous, but it also presents opportunities for change. Will the conflict with Iran create the conditions for broader peace and prosperity?
Cairo’s Regional Security No Longer Depends on Gulf Symbolism but on Eastern Mediterranean Energy Alignment
Behind Official Merger Language, Kobani Still Operates Under Kurdish Security Control
Iran’s Proxy Strategy Has Expanded Beyond the Levant and Now Threatens North Africa’s Strategic Balance
The Sánchez Regime Has Made Hostility to Jerusalem Its Policy and Israel Should Impose Consequences
When Turkish Networks Move Money, Weapons, People and Narcotics Across Borders, They Export Not Only Violence but Also the Institutional Weaknesses and Culture of Impunity
Middle East Quarterly - Current Issue
Founded in 1994 by Daniel Pipes, MEQ is the Middle East Forum’s journal intended for both scholars and the educated public. Policymakers, opinion-makers, academics, and journalists write for and read the Quarterly, which is known for exclusive interviews, in-depth historical articles, and book reviews on subjects ranging from archaeology to politics and on countries from Morocco to Iran.
Spring 2026 Volume 33: Number 2
Spring 2026 Volume 33: Number 2
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Three Policy Frameworks for the United States and Israel on Resistance, Succession, and the Strait of Hormuz -
As the Islamic Republic Cracks, the Iran Freedom Congress in London Races to Build the Framework Tehran Prayed Would Never Exist -
MEF Investigation Exposes How Nexus Project Operates as a ‘Laundromat’ for Anti-Zionist AntisemitismNew Israel Fund-Backed Initiative, Inserted into U.S. Policy, Created Systematic Loopholes to Shield Anti-Israel Actors from Accountability -
House Judiciary Committee cites MEF findings as Texas lawmakers move to investigate Islamist-linked institutions
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The Draft of a New Palestinian Constitution Has Weaponized the Entire Idea of a Constitution -
While Morocco Is Pro-Western and a Signatory to the Abraham Accords, Algeria Is Aligned with Russia, China, and Iran -
Once the Regime Is Eliminated, Taking on 1.3 Million Members of the Iranian Regime’s Fighting Forces Is the Riskiest Part of the Endeavor -
The Question Facing the Mullahs Is This: Would Trump Use Air Power to Bomb Iran and Bring About Regime Change If Negotiations Collapse
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.
Launched in 2006, Islamist Watch is a project of the Middle East Forum. We work to combat the ideas and institutions of lawful Islamism in the United States and throughout the West. Arguing that “radical Islam is the problem, moderate Islam is the solution,” we seek to expose the Islamist organizations that currently dominate the debate, while identifying and promoting the work of moderate Muslims.
CAMPUS WATCH, a project of the Middle East Forum, reviews and critiques Middle East studies in North America with an aim to improving them. The project mainly addresses five problems: analytical failures, the mixing of politics with scholarship, intolerance of alternative views, apologetics, and the abuse of power over students. Campus Watch fully respects the freedom of speech of those it debates while insisting on its own freedom to comment on their words and deeds.
Gaza
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Hezbollah’s Hybrid Model in Lebanon Allows It to Operate Within or Behind Formal State Institutions -
The ‘Popular Army,’ Led by One Ashraf Al-Mansi, Is Notable for Its Presence in the Northern Part of the Strip -
Antisemitic Textbooks Assert the Bible is Distorted and Paint ‘Paul the Jew’ As the Corruptor of Christianity -
For Decades, the International Community Remained Stubbornly Wedded to a ‘Top-Down’ Fantasy
Islam
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Some in the LGBTQ Movement Have Aligned with Political Coalitions That Excuse or Ignore Abuses Committed by Islamists -
For Decades, the Israeli Security Establishment Operated Under a Self-Imposed Psychological Constraint Known Informally as the ‘Ramadan Veto’ -
Religious Labeling Does Not Change Destructive Capacity, but It Changes Perceived Authority -
Eighth-Graders Are Told That Moses and Jesus Are ‘Islamic Prophets’ and That Christians Will Be Punished for Believing in the Trinity
Muslims in the US
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He Could Have Acknowledged the Danger of Rhetoric Glorifying Violence and Set an Example of Good Governance for Others. Instead, He Doubled Down -
In a Highly Anticipated Move, the Trump Administration Designated Factions of the Global Muslim Brotherhood as Terrorist Organizations Last Month -
The West, in Its Universalist Hubris, Imports Incompatible Paradigms, Believing That Liberal Democracy Can Digest Everything, like an Omnivorous Leviathan
