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MEF in the Media
Has the Islamic Republic Passed Its Expiration Date?
The Strikes Were a Military Success. Will They Be a Political One?
March 1, 2026
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Jim Hanson
The image of an Iranian rial on cracked asphalt.
Middle East Forum Observer
Is Iran Heading to State Failure?
The Regime May Still Hold the Center, but Holding the Center Is Not the Same as Maintaining State Capacity
March 1, 2026
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Umud Shokri
A refinery for oil and petrochemicals.
Middle East Forum Observer
The Islamic Republic’s Cynical Desire to Promise Contracts to American Companies
Even If Tehran and Washington Were to Reach a New Nuclear Agreement, Such Participation Would Remain Unrealistic
March 1, 2026
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Dalga Khatinoglu
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February 27, 2026
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February 27, 2026
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Why UBS Should Not Get a U.S. Banking License
UBS Has Spent Two Decades Violating U.S. Sanctions, Obstructing Investigations, and Laundering Money for America’s Enemies
February 27, 2026
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England refused to offer asylum to Asia Bibi in 2018 because it could have caused “violent uprisings” from the English Muslim population. Asia Bibi was the living definition of someone in need of asylum: a woman in danger, threatened with death, who spent ten years in prison for no other reason than following the Christian faith and being the object of a false and terrible accusation of “blasphemy against Muhammad.” London said “no” to her arrival in the United Kingdom because it “would risk inflaming community tensions.” Image: a protest in London, October 30, 2020.
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The Primary Cause of the West’s Crisis Is Demography
When Zohran Mamdani Defeated Andrew Cuomo, There Were More Muslims than Italian-Americans in New York
February 27, 2026
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The law targets anyone accused of committing acts that "harm the fundamental interests of Algeria," threaten "national unity," or undermine "state security."
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Algeria’s ‘Guillotine of Citizenship’: The Anatomy of a Paranoid Regime
The Revised Law Grants the State Sweeping Powers to Strip Native-Born Algerians of Their Nationality
February 27, 2026
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Amine Ayoub
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Texas Attorney General Sues to Ban Council on American-Islamic Relations
Suit Follows State’s Designation of Muslim Brotherhood as Terror Organization
February 27, 2026
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Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi in a file photo from July 2025.
Middle East Forum Observer
Iran Downplays U.S. Demands After Geneva Round, as Oman Steps In
Oman, like Qatar, Has a Strong Interest in the Islamic Republic’s Continued Survival, Serving as a Trade and Financial Conduit
February 27, 2026
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Protestors at a 2024 rally in Berlin carried Iran's old lion and sun flag with a photo of exiled Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi.
Middle East Forum Observer
Pahlavi Has Proven His Popularity but Not Organizational Competence
He Must Make Himself Acceptable to Factions and Interested Parties, All with Distinct Values and Sometimes Conflicting Interests
February 27, 2026
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Shay Khatiri
Turkish and Somali military commanders confer at the shoreline of the Indian Ocean in Mogadishu, Somalia, in March 2024.
Middle East Forum Observer
How Turkey’s Aggression in the Horn of Africa Could Benefit Al-Shabaab
Extremist Organizations Thrive in Environments Defined by State Rivalry, Political Fragmentation, and Security Vacuums
February 27, 2026
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Sinan Ciddi