MEF Wires

Middle East Forum Wires are summary accounts and audio recordings of MEF speaking events.

Wires are written by MEF staff and (when summary accounts) are generally not reviewed by the speaker.

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Gregg Roman Testifies Before the Knesset on the Cost of Redeeming Hostages
The Mishnah Warns Against Redeeming Captives at Exorbitant Prices—Not from Callousness, but from Wisdom
December 24, 2025
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Eastern Mediterranean Contributions to Middle East Security
The Middle East Forum participated in a high-level panel on “Eastern Mediterranean Contributions to Middle East Security” at the Delphi Economic Forum in Greece.
April 18, 2025
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The Middle East: Harris and Trump Policies Explained
November 4, 2024
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Ahnaf Kalam
Fluttering Israel flag on crimson red sky with smoke pillars background. Israel problems concept.
Audio, Video and Transcripts
Israel’s Crucible: Forging a New Security Paradigm
Navigating Complex Threats from Hamas, Hezbollah, Iran, and Beyond in a Shifting Middle East Landscape
October 6, 2024
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Gregg Roman
Winfield Myers
Audio, Video and Transcripts
The Counter-Erdoğan Coalition: Taking on Turkey’s Strongman
May 17, 2023
Winfield Myers
Audio, Video and Transcripts
Salvaging Our Universities in an Era of Intellectual Decadence
May 17, 2023
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Winfield Myers
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Astonishingly, a Somali-American legislator from Ohio, State Rep. Munira Abdullahi, D-Columbus, continues to serve as a national leader for the Muslim American Society (MAS), a registered nonprofit that federal prosecutors have identifield as the “overt arm of the Muslim Brotherhood in America.”
Middle East Forum Online
Unmasking the Muslim Brotherhood Ties Inside Ohio’s General Assembly
In a Highly Anticipated Move, the Trump Administration Designated Factions of the Global Muslim Brotherhood as Terrorist Organizations Last Month
February 20, 2026
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Benjamin Baird
Lebanon illustrates the structural consequences of proxy entrenchment. Hezbollah is not simply a militant organization that happens to wield political influence; it is a parallel military authority with strategic alignment to Tehran and the capacity to pull Lebanon into regional war irrespective of Lebanon’s national interest.
Middle East Forum Online
The Axis of Instability: Iran, Proxy Warfare, and the Fragmenting Middle East
This Geopolitical and Economic Model Turns National Territory Into a Forward Operating Base
February 20, 2026
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Yuval David
Middle East Forum Online
Iran Was Warned — Now the Bomb Bays Are Full | Jim Hanson on Fox News
February 20, 2026
On President Donald Trump's orders, the USS Gerald R. Ford and its escort ships are joining the USS Abraham Lincoln carrier strike group in the Middle East.
Middle East Forum Observer
Tehran Downplays War Risk as U.S. Forces Build Up
Iran Faces the Largest U.S. Naval and Air Deployment in the Region Since the 2003 Iraq War
February 20, 2026
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Mardo Soghom
The government of Nicolás Maduro bragged that no one could prevent Venezuela from buying weapons from Iran.
Middle East Forum Observer
Iran Seeks to Preserve Its Venezuela Corridor
Leadership Change May Disrupt Tempo, but It Does Not Dismantle Embedded Networks Built over Years
February 20, 2026
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Jose Lev Alvarez Gomez
Iran, under Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei (L), is the primary funder of the Lebanese terrorist group Hezbollah. The current Islamist government of Turkey, led by the anti-Israel President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan (R), has never taken any action to curb Iran's illegal funding for Hezbollah via Turkish channels.
Middle East Forum Online
New U.S. Sanctions Expose Turkey’s Role in Hezbollah’s Cash Pipeline, Sanctions Evasion
The Current Islamist Government of Turkey Has Never Taken Any Action to Curb This Illegal Funding for Hezbollah
February 19, 2026
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Abdullah Bozkurt
Since assuming emergency powers in July 2021, Tunisian President Kais Saied has methodically dismantled democratic institutions, sidelined elected bodies, muzzled independent media, and violated human rights under the pretext of combating corruption and terrorism.
Middle East Forum Online
Tunisia’s Constitutional Twilight: Is Kais Saied Engineering a Third Term?
While Saied’s Current Mandate Still Has Years to Run, the Architecture for Its Extension Is Already Being Built
February 19, 2026
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Amine Ayoub
Intelligence reporting and interdiction efforts increasingly reveal Houthi efforts to move weapons, expertise, and money southward, especially into Somalia.
Military and Strategic Programs
From Yemen to the Horn: How the Houthis Are Expanding the Battlefield into East Africa
Washington Has Misread the Houthis for Too Long
February 19, 2026
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Eric Navarro
A panoramic view of the walls of the Old City of Jerusalem and the Tower of David, with the Israeli flag in the foreground.
Middle East Forum Observer
Proposed Palestinian Constitution Erases Jewish Identity, Endangers Christians
The Document neither Defines Borders nor Displays Any Indication to Accept Peaceful Coexistence with Israel
February 19, 2026
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Jules Gomes
The Nexus Project, a New Israel Fund-backed initiative that rewrote the rules for identifying antisemitism, functions as a strategic operation designed to shield anti-Zionist actors from accountability.
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MEF Investigation Exposes How Nexus Project Operates as a ‘Laundromat’ for Anti-Zionist Antisemitism
New Israel Fund-Backed Initiative, Inserted into U.S. Policy, Created Systematic Loopholes to Shield Anti-Israel Actors from Accountability
February 18, 2026