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
Austrian Intel Report Contradicts U.S. Claims on Iran Nuclear Weapons Program
Recent Posts
Who Will Control the Region’s Sixty-Plus Kurdish Villages Is in Question, Once the Kurdistan Workers’ Party Withdraws
Iranians Are Not Following the Clerics’ Dictate to Prop Up the Birth Rate, Which Has Been at Sub-Replacement Level Since 1999
Since Erdoğan’s Rise to Power, Pakistan-Turkey Relations Have Acquired an Islamist Flavor—with the Threat of Extremism
Having Vowed to End Tehran’s Path to Nuclear Weapons, Trump Faces a Difficult Choice of Compromise or Confrontation
Iran’s Regime Has Been Unable to Properly Develop Its Share of a Critical Natural Gas Field—and That’s Good for Qatar
Precedent Suggests That Even If Negotiations Progress, Iran Could Freeze the Process at a Critical Juncture
The Ongoing Violence Against Alawites and Other Communities in Syria Demands Sustained Global Focus
In 46 Years Under Shi’ite Clerics, Iran Has Slid Into International Isolation and Economic Decay
Syria Should Return to the Community of Nations, but Not on the Rhetoric of a Single, Untested Leader
Latest from MEF
Without Exception, Pakistan’s Turkish-Manufactured Drones Failed; India Either Shot Them Down or They Failed to Strike Their Targets
This Is the First Time That the U.S. Has Witnessed the Deliberate Targeting and Murder of Jews by an American Far-Leftist on U.S. Soil
With over $2 Trillion in Investment Commitments Announced, Trump’s Approach Marks a Seismic Shift in American Foreign Policy
Without a Broader Strategy and Guardrails, Lifting Sanctions Will Hand Keys to Syria’s Destroyers
The U.S. President Is Plowing Ahead While Jerusalem Finds Itself Surprised Again and Again; But Israel Can Still Advance Its Core Interests If It Makes the Necessary Adjustments
Ahmed al-Sharaa Is a Jihadi from al-Qaeda and ISIS Background Who Works Closely with the Dynamic, Aggressive, and Ideological Regime in Türkiye
