Investigative Report Finds All Commission Members Display Extremist Views
The Regime’s Official News Agency Says Trump Lacks a Proper Grasp of Iran’s Geopolitical Weight and National Identity
Traditional Distinctions Between Commercial Engagement and Strategic Rivalry Have Blurred, Leading States to Evaluate Partnerships
Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates Have Been Friends and Allies for Decades, but They Have Picked Different Sides in the Fighting in Yemen
Put Simply, Turkey Is the Largest Occupying Power in Syria
Religious Labeling Does Not Change Destructive Capacity, but It Changes Perceived Authority
A Circulated Iraqi Justice Ministry Document Provides New Detail on the Scope and Nationalities of Transferred Detainees
New Delhi Has Effectively Shut Down the ‘Ship-to-Ship’ Transfer Networks Used to Mask the Origin of Iranian Crude
Some Analysts Warn That If the Regime Survives, It Could Emerge Strengthened and Suppress Internal Dissent
Ordinary Iranians Have Formed a Collective Resistance That Surpasses the State’s Capacity to Crack Down on It
The Visit Underscores the Transformation of India-Israel Ties Into a High-Trust Strategic Partnership
For Decades, the International Community Remained Stubbornly Wedded to a ‘Top-Down’ Fantasy
India’s Trade with the United States and European Union Reaches Roughly $400 Billion—More than 133 Times India-Iran Trade
In a Highly Anticipated Move, the Trump Administration Designated Factions of the Global Muslim Brotherhood as Terrorist Organizations Last Month
This Geopolitical and Economic Model Turns National Territory Into a Forward Operating Base
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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MEF Chief Editor Jim Hanson tells FOX News he thinks sentiment in the region is moving against the Islamic Republic of Iran. -
The Palestinian mentality is genocidal rejectionism, while on the Israeli side, the mentality is conciliation. Both are unique, and both have failed. -
MEF Chief Editor Jim Hanson spoke with FOX and Friends about a terror attack planned for concert in Vienna that was foiled by police.
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The Real Objective of the U.S. Should Be Regime Change in Iran -
The U.S. Needs A Clear-Eyed Assessment of the World as It Is, Not as We Would Like It to Be -
A Joint Podcast Series by the Middle East Forum and the American Jewish University -
A Joint Podcast Series by the Middle East Forum and the American Jewish University
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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Denial Remains the Order of the Day About the Lack of Freedom for Germany’s Dwindling Jewish Community -
DEI Policies in North America Label Jews as Oppressors and Islamist Terrorists as Marginalized Victims -
Perhaps He Believes That Pointing a Finger at the Jews Will Divert Muslim Rage from the Vatican. -
The “Woke Right” Threatens America First with Isolationist Policies and Antisemitic Rhetoric That Undermine Its Patriotic Foundations
Gaza
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Tuesday’s Blasts in Doha, Qatar, Shattered the Illusion That Masterminds of Mass Murder Can Recline in Five-Star Safety and Call It ‘Diplomacy’ -
The Explosions That Shattered the Morning Calm in Doha’s Katara District on September 9, 2025, Marked a Restoration of Moral Clarity in Warfare -
The Very Fact That the IDF Has to Keep Returning to Areas in Which It Has Already Operated Underlines How Complex the Challenge Is
