Notably Absent Is Any Ground Element to the War, Which Is Currently Being Fought Entirely Between Air and Missile Forces
Israel Just Cracked the Foundation of Iran’s War Machine. The United States Must Help Deliver the Final Blow
Continuously Updated Analyses of Battle Damage, Strategies, and Reactions within Iran
Regarding Iran, Trump and Netanyahu Both Acted in Their Own Strategic Interests and Both Simply Told the Truth
Israel Struck Not to Make a Point, but to Impose Costs So Painful That Iran Must Reassess Its Strategy
Many Iranians Now Openly Chant ‘Death to Khamenei’ and Circulate Footage of Missile Strikes on Social Media Posts
To Make the Current War Iran’s Last, The International Community Must Offer Maximum Support to the People
The Islamic Republic Can Still Cause Tremendous Destruction Short of a Nuclear Explosion
Iran Has for at Least a Quarter Century Engaged in a Clandestine Program Intended to Bring It a Nuclear Weapons Capacity
Spotlight: Israel and Iran, This is War
Israel has struck deep into the heart of the Islamic Republic of Iran, damaging or destroying nuclear facilities and air defenses and eliminating senior military officers. The initial strikes were more successful than many anticipated. Continuing Israeli actions are targeting any remaining offensive weaponry and leadership.
Iran has responded with ballistic missiles, several of which caused casualties when they hit urban centers. While the capabilities of Iran’s remaining arsenal are not known, its degradation by ongoing Israeli strikes appears to have limited its capacity to mount a significant response.
Iran has responded with ballistic missiles, several of which caused casualties when they hit urban centers. While the capabilities of Iran’s remaining arsenal are not known, its degradation by ongoing Israeli strikes appears to have limited its capacity to mount a significant response.
With the Launch of Operation ‘Rising Lion’ Against Iranian Nuclear and Military Facilities, Israel Appears to Have Sought to Take Advantage of a Narrow Window of Opportunity
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.
Summer 2025 Volume 32: Number 3
Summer 2025 Volume 32: Number 3
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A Dossier Based on Six Years of Clandestine Intelligence Gathering Reveals a Chemical Weapons Program Far More Sophisticated than Previously Known -
Turkey Poses a Direct and Immediate Threat to Regional Security -
MEF Identified Members of the Assad Family Involved in Drug Operations, Creating a Family Enterprise That Controlled All Aspects of the Trade -
Campus Watch, a Project of the Middle East Forum, Critiques Middle East Studies in North American Universities
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Canada, like Much of Europe, Has Now Become ‘A Festering Ground for Extremists and Terrorists’ -
There Is a Parallel Society of Immigrants Who Adhere to Values from the Old Country in Matters of Social Morality, with Standards Set by Radical Islam -
Badar Khan Suri’s Public Social Media Shows He Was Not Only ‘Sharing Hamas Propaganda and Deeply Antisemitic Posts,’ but Also Denying the October 7 Atrocities -
The Impact of Israeli Military Achievements and Trump Administration Policy
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.
Antisemitism
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The Boulder Attack Is Part of a Long History of Antisemitic Violence by Immigrant Muslims -
Nearly Seven Months Have Elapsed Since an Illegal Immigrant from Mauritania Shot and Wounded a Visibly Orthodox Jewish Man in a Chicago Terror Attack -
The Anti-Israel Gathering in Vienna in June Features Several Palestinian Activists Who Support Abolition of the Jewish State -
A Middle East Forum Report
Gaza
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‘Morag’ Is Intended to Drive a Wedge Between the Rafah and Khan Yunis Brigades of Hamas, and Then to Destroy These Formations -
Gaza’s Powerful but Usually Cowed Clan Leaders Called on Gazans to ‘Launch a Popular Uprising’ and for Hamas to ‘Lift Its Hand from Gaza Immediately’ -
Pressure Mounts on Both Sides—Who Will Yield First in This Endless War? -
The Plan Is a Dangerous Scheme That Threatens Israel’s Security, Strengthens Hamas, and Undermines U.S. Strategic Interests
Muslims in the US
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$164 Million of Taxpayer Funds Have Gone to Radical Islamist Groups, Including $122 Million to Organizations Aligned with Terrorist Organizations -
Bothell’s Deputy Mayor Promotes Non-Profit with Troubling History -
CAIR Encourages Illegal Immigrants to Evade Law Enforcement -
The Executive Order’s Central Thrust Is to Restore, Repair, and Expand National Security Vetting Across Every Agency That Might Touch Immigration
