Middle East Forum Observer

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.
Closer Observation - Iran
It Can Be Said with near Certainty That the LAF and UNIFIL Will Not Succeed in Preventing Hezbollah’s Re-Establishment Along the Border.
Recent Posts
The Incoming Trump Administration Should Suspend or Reprogram U.S. Military Assistance to Egypt
Israel Is Close to Crippling Hezbollah Power in Lebanon, but the Terrorist Group Has Influence Across the World
Azerbaijan’s Dictator Embraces the Khojaly Myth to Justify His Family’s Rule, but the United States and Others Should Not
The Official Kurdish Population of the Soviet Union in 1926 Was 69,000, Many of Them in Azerbaijan
A U.S. Desire to Withdraw Troops Completely from Iraq and a Commitment to Prevent Genocide Are Mutually Exclusive
The Supreme Leader’s Son Does Not Have the Prestige of Iran’s Grand Ayatollahs or Even Many Ordinary Ayatollahs
Democracies That Value Their Sovereignty Should Pull Out and Cease Funding the Court
Khamenei May Be Preparing His Audience for an Attack Against U.S. Forces
A Presence Provides an Ability to Accomplish Strategic and Operational Outcomes That Further U.S. National Interests
Latest from MEF
Plans to Shut Down Islamist Activity in America
Not Even Jews Facing a Recent Organized Pogrom in Amsterdam Received His Complete Sympathy
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.
The Israeli-Lebanese Ceasefire Proposal, Driven by U.S. Diplomacy, Has Overcome Significant Hurdles and May Soon Be Approved
Policymakers Cannot Pretend Religion Does Not Exist or That Bigots and Supremacists Do Not Deliberately Target Christian Minorities
Any Quiet Will Be Illusionary as Biden Essentially Kicks the Can Down the Road to an Even Bloodier Conflict
More from MEF
Plans to Shut Down Islamist Activity in America
Islamist Rebels May Control Northwestern Syria for Some Time, if Iran and Russia Do Not Intervene on Assad’s Behalf
The Syrian Army’s Collapse Does Not Necessarily Mean Assad’s Downfall Is Imminent