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
Ordinary Iranians Are No Strangers to Sanctions, a Shaky Currency, or Deprivation, but What They Face Now Is Qualitatively Different
Recent Posts
A Recurring Funding Request by a Government That Prefers to Run Its Affairs from Exile Deserves Scrutiny, Not Promotion
Somaliland and India Share Common History, and Both Embrace the Rules-Based Order and Democracy
No Sovereign State Should Be Left to Manage the Consequences of Decisions Made by a Partner
If the State Vets Fighters Without Dismantling Their Networks, the Militia Eventually Will Capture the Institution from Within
U.S. Policy Must Expand Beyond Currency Interdiction, and Washington Should Direct Secondary Sanctions Against Intermediaries
What Began as Domestic Payroll Corruption Has Become a Parallel Financial System to Expand Iran’s Proxy Networks Abroad
A Region Impacting Spain’s Atlantic Border Is at Risk of Russian Operational Influence as Western Presence Declines
The Agreement Is Likely to Invite More Islamic Countries and Intensify the Arms Race in the Middle East
The emirate that bought Washington’s silence is deporting a religious minority by verbal order. America’s leverage exists to be used
Latest from MEF
EU Makes U-Turn After Parliament Expelled Islamist Youth Organization
UConn Grad Wrote Honors Thesis About Post-October 7 Protests—Without Mentioning Massacre
To Break This Pattern of Elite Stagnation, the United States Must Replace Passive Diplomatic Support with Decisive Leadership
The Limousine-Liberal Wing of Hollywood Treats Israel as the One Government on Earth Whose Legitimacy Is Perpetually up for Debate
The Letter Cites Not Only Threats and Risks but Also Opportunities
Looming Ominously over the Political Scene Is the New ‘Democratic Socialist’ Mayor of New York City, Zohran Mamdani
