Iran
Geography Alone Makes Egypt Indispensable to Any Sustained Effort to Project Influence Westward Across North Africa
Israel’s Window to Convert a Tactical Opening Into a Structural Advantage Is Measured in Perhaps Only Months
Democracies Increasingly Recognize That Global Supply Chains Are Liabilities During Prolonged Conflicts
America Didn’t Achieve a Single One of Its Aims in Iran
An Interview with a Contact Who Resides in the Iranian City of Qom
Israel Has Sought Throughout to Detach Its Battle with the Iranian Proxy Group Hezbollah in Lebanon from the Negotiations
In His Debut Thriller, Middle East Forum Executive Director Gregg Roman Follows an Air-Defense Colonel, a Labor Organizer, and a Nurse Trapped Inside a Fragile U.S.-Iran Ceasefire—And the 60-Day Clock Counting Down on the People Peace Left Behind
The Islamic Republic Uses the Men’s National Soccer Team to Promote Propaganda and to Enforce Political Compliance
His Government Emerged from the Same Forces That Have Run Iraq for Two Decades, Under the Supervision of Iran’s Qods Force
Even Before the Outbreak of Hostilities, Many of Iran’s Industrial Sectors Were Struggling
Government Media Present Iran as a Central Actor Seeking to Define the Rules of a New Regional Order
Multiple Power Centers Have Always Characterized the Islamic Republic, Allowing the Regime to Entangle the United States in an Elaborate Game of Good Cop-Bad Cop
A Major Sanctions-Evasion Prosecution Was Turned Into a Diplomatic Bargaining Chip That Sacrificed the Interests of Terrorism Victims
Trump’s Interim Iran Deal Could Give Tehran The Power To Disrupt The 2026 Midterm Elections
Trump’s Actions Suggest He Wants Competing Power Blocs Based on Shared Geography and Historical Linkages in the Middle East
As the Government Reduces Subsidies, a Growing Share of Import Costs Has Been Passed on Directly to Households
The Objective Today Is to Shape How Entire Societies Understand Themselves, Their Allies, Their Adversaries, and the World Around Them
Trump May Describe the Agreement as a Sign of Iran’s Absolute Surrender, but Such Spin Has No Resonance in Lebanon
Even the Limited Progress Achieved So Far Remains Vulnerable to Regional Developments and Political Tensions
De la Espriella Has Framed His Support for Israel as a Duty to Defend Judeo-Christian Principles Underpinning Western Civilization