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
Unless a Meaningful Rift Emerges Within the Guard Itself, Claims of Significant Internal Leadership Divisions Are Overstated
Recent Posts
When Saudi Forces Attacked Yemen’s Southern Forces, They Left a Vacuum Into Which Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula Resurged
Clearly, Spain Is Drifting Away from the Atlantic Camp and Toward the Moral Vanity of the Anti-Western Left
Iranian Operatives in Los Angeles Engage in Activities from Money Laundering to Harassment of Anti-Regime Protesters
Iraq’s Continued Subordination to Iran Is a Direct Threat to Gulf Cooperation Council Security and to U.S. Interests
Iran Is Turning the Continent Into a Lucrative Market and a Potential Forward Assembly Zone for Its Asymmetric Arsenal
Hardliners Normally Are the Last Men Standing, and Trump Should Grant Their Wish to Fight to the Death
Some Observers Say Trump’s Extended Ceasefire Reflects a Fragile Stalemate in Which neither Side Wants to Resume War nor Compromise
Military Pressure, Economic Contraction, and Industrial Disruption May Push Iran Toward Significant Concessions
The Strait’s Closure Reveals the Dangers of Politicizing Vital Maritime Chokepoints for the Global Trading System
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Dearborn and the Surrounding Communities Act as a Base of Support for the Decades-Long War Propaganda War Against the Jewish Diaspora in America
How Do Locals in Hadr View These Reported Attempts at Settlement and the Israeli Presence in Their Area More Generally?
Barbarism That Does Not Come from the Desert, but from Our Own Comfortable Living Room
The ‘Lebanese Mud,’ as the Hebrew Phrase Has It, Never Seems Quite to Be Finally Scraped off the IDF’s Boots
Intelligence Agencies Sound Alarm Over ‘Political Islam’ Penetrating Universities
A Lebanese Sunni Perspective