The Trump Administration Should Treat Ideological Proximity, Not Direct Culpability, as the Standard for Retaliation
Gorton and Denton Poll Marked by Voter Fraud and Canvassing in Urdu, Bangla
The Kurdistan Democratic Party of Iran Had Begun Preparing Organizational Networks Before Iran’s 1979 Revolution
The Responsibility for Liberating Non-Kurdish Areas in Iran Should Fall on the Populations Who Live There
A Technical Maritime Boundary Disagreement Has Evolved Into Geopolitical Confrontation
Destroying Guard Posts on the Island Sets the Stage for U.S. Forces to Occupy It and Protect Its Oil Facilities for a Post-War Economy
A Survivor, Ghalibaf Has Established Contact with U.S. Intelligence and Convinced Trump That He Can Deliver Security
City’s Elites Channeling Henry Ford’s Hatred of Jews
After the Supreme Leader’s Death, the Revolutionary Guards Are Holding Firm and Steering Iran Toward Escalation and Continued Repression
This Iranian Play Is Nothing New, and Panic Is Unwarranted
Israel’s Air Defences Are Holding, Even as Israeli and U.S. Air Power Operates Freely over Iranian Skies
Europe’s Reluctance on Iran Reflects More Than Diplomacy - It Reflects Vulnerability
Inside Hezbollah’s Justification for Renewed Conflict With Israel
Many Iranians May See the Ongoing U.S.-Israel Military Operation as an Attack on Their Nation and Their Faith
Iran’s Limited Missile Arsenal Retains Capability to Fire Projectiles at Tankers Passing Through the Narrow Shipping Channel
Spotlight on War with Iran
A ceasefire is in effect, somewhat. Negotiations are starting soon in Pakistan about a full deal. There seem to be many obstacles to fulfilling the announced goals of the United States as the Iranians are circulating an entirely different plan.
The Strait of Hormuz was opened and then closed. Israel hit Hezbollah very hard the day after the ceasefire was announced. The future is very uncertain but the bombing has stopped and the talks will begin. MEF fellows and experts weigh in on all of this.
The Strait of Hormuz was opened and then closed. Israel hit Hezbollah very hard the day after the ceasefire was announced. The future is very uncertain but the bombing has stopped and the talks will begin. MEF fellows and experts weigh in on all of this.
As unrest spreads across Iran, the regime and the opposition both face narrowing choices.
Tehran Appears to Be Moving Toward Conditional Access, While Retaining the Ability to Disrupt Maritime Traffic
The Abrupt Announcement of a Two-Week Ceasefire in the War Between the U.S., Israel, and Iran Resolves None of the Issues Which Caused the Conflict
The Tactical Triumph and Strategic Uncertainty of Operation Epic Fury
While Legal Scholars Seek to Promote and Reinforce International Humanitarian Law, Their Subjectivity and Political Agendas Now Undermine It
The Iranian News Media Have Not Fully Reported the Reverberation of the War on the Iranian Economy
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. Political change in Iraq, Corruption in Turkey, and Islamists exerting their influence online and politically.
India and the UAE are deepening ties and tough words from Israel’s Chief Rabbinate to the Pope. The war has caused many problems for security and commerce, but it has also created opportunities. These issues and more are getting the attention of Middle East Forum authors.
India and the UAE are deepening ties and tough words from Israel’s Chief Rabbinate to the Pope. The war has caused many problems for security and commerce, but it has also created opportunities. These issues and more are getting the attention of Middle East Forum authors.
Iraq’s Crisis Is a Problem of Not Only Armed Factions but Also the Political Order That Preserved and Protected Them
Group that Affirmed Hamas’s October 7 Attack Defends Terrorists in India
Experts Warn of Radicalization Persisting at ‘Precariously High Levels’
Vatican Maintains Formal Ties with Top Iranian University Despite Theocratic Regime’s Massacre of Thousands
The Emirates Remains a Stabilizing Actor with Strong Ties to Israel, the United States, and Other Key Regional Players
Explosive Claims Point to Coordinated Pressure Campaign Targeting Wealthy Individuals
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 discussed Syria winners and losers on FOX. -
MEF Chief Editor discusses the end of the Assad regime and how the actions of Russia, Iran and Turkey will affect the outcome with FOX News. -
Plans to Shut Down Islamist Activity in America -
MEF Chief Editor Jim Hanson discusses with FOX News what led to the signing of the ceasefire and what the likely effects will be for Israel, Hezbollah, Hamas and Iran.
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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U.N. Reports Involving Israel Are Notorious; U.N. Rapporteurs Engage in Base Antisemitism -
Marwan Barghout Is Serving Five Life Sentences, but 20 French Cities Have Granted the Arch-Terrorist Honorary Citizenship -
The Coalition Joins Progressives, Socialists, and Communists with Islamists, Muslims Who Actively Pursue the Political Goals of Islamic Supremacism -
Focusing On Issues We Find Offensive but Which Do Not Affect Non-Muslims Creates Confusion Concerning Aspects of Islam That Affect So-Called Infidels
Gaza
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Israel Is on the Cusp of Comprehensively Defeating Hamas, and It Must Gain Control of Gaza That Lasts Indefinitely -
The Flotilla to Gaza Is Designed to Create a Media Spectacle, Not to Deliver Aid -
Judging by Its Operations, the Israel Defense Forces Believes It Has Total Control over the Area -
Tuesday’s Blasts in Doha, Qatar, Shattered the Illusion That Masterminds of Mass Murder Can Recline in Five-Star Safety and Call It ‘Diplomacy’
