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The latest manifestation of this infighting is from the Assembly of Experts, who made an unusual public intervention in the form of a statement on the ongoing negotiations with the United States and the recently-signed Memorandum of Understanding. The statement de facto criticized Iran’s Supreme National Security Council over its conduct of the negotiations with Washington, suggesting the officials had moved beyond the “red lines” of the supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, above.
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The Iranian Regime Is Fracturing; Open Conflict Could Be Next
They Are Competing to Protect and Advance Their Power and Economic Interests amid the Vacuum That Emerged After the Elimination of Ali Khamenei
July 7, 2026
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Saeid Golkar
Morocco's arrival in Gaza places an experienced, religiously credible Arab military inside the one part of the mission that foreign ministries elsewhere have been most hesitant to staff.
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The Only Army in Gaza Israel Actually Trusts Isn’t Egypt’s; It’s Morocco’s
Egypt Got the Photo Op, Morocco Got the Trust, and No Hamas Back Channel to Manage
July 7, 2026
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Amine Ayoub
The transformation carries particular significance because Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan (above in 2025) served for more than 13 years as director of Turkey’s National Intelligence Organization (Milli İstihbarat Teşkilatı, MIT), where he expanded the agency’s overseas operational capabilities, sanctioned torture sessions, approved assassinations, kidnappings in foreign countries and set up heavily armed special force units comprising former military and police officers to deploy when needed.
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Former Spy Chief Transformed Turkey’s Foreign Ministry Into a Platform for Intelligence Operations Abroad
The Transformation of Turkey’s Diplomatic Service Into an Intelligence and Security Apparatus Under Former Spy Chief Hakan Fidan Has Been Moving at Full Speed
July 7, 2026
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Abdullah Bozkurt