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Pezeshkian’s Cabinet Reflects Iran’s Institutional Stagnation
August 19, 2024
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Saeid Golkar
Middle East Forum Observer
‘Want Democracy? Get a King,’ Revisited
August 19, 2024
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Owen H. Kirby
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Enriching Palestinians: A Zionist Eccentricity
August 18, 2024
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Daniel Pipes
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In Jerusalem, We Wait for Tehran to Play Its Hand
August 17, 2024
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Jonathan Spyer
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Maryland AG Replaces One Hater with Another to Serve on Hate Crimes Panel
August 15, 2024
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Benjamin Baird
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Canadian Islamist NGO Gets Taste of Its Own Medicine. Not Happy
August 14, 2024
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Dexter Van Zile
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Israel Must Not Allow Hamas to Survive Gaza War
August 12, 2024
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A.J. Caschetta
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Meanwhile, in Tehran . . .
August 12, 2024
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Amatzia Baram
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The Perception of Israeli Society as Sensitive to Casualties and Its Impact on the IDF’s Ability to Win
August 12, 2024
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Pnina Shuker
Middle East Forum Observer
Reassessing Israeli Resolve During Times of War
August 12, 2024
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Gregg Roman
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Iran’s Blockade of the Strait of Hormuz Is Destined to Fail
This Iranian Play Is Nothing New, and Panic Is Unwarranted
March 13, 2026
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Michael Rubin
Israel’s air defences are holding, even as Israeli and US air power operates freely over Iranian skies, laying waste to Iranian missile capacities and, increasingly, to targets related to governance. So far, 12 Israelis have died as a result of the Iranian and Hezbollah missile and drone attacks. Image: Israel's Iron Dome firing in 2023.
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Israel’s Air Defences Are Holding, Even as Israeli and U.S. Air Power Operates Freely over Iranian Skies
March 13, 2026
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Jonathan Spyer
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