Middle East Forum

A post-Iran Gulf would not automatically become more unified. @HusseinAboubak argues that rivalry inside the Gulf is already the region’s central strategic reality. meforum.org/mef-online/if-…

For Tehran, survival itself may now count as victory. Saeid Golkar explains why the regime can absorb national destruction without changing strategic logic. meforum.org/mef-online/the…

Ali Larijani’s death exposes more than another elite loss inside Tehran. @Lazar_Berman argues that the strike reveals how deeply Israeli intelligence has penetrated the regime. meforum.org/mef-online/lar…

Damascus is narrowing where alcohol can legally exist inside the capital. @ajaltamimi shows how the decree signals deeper Islamist priorities in local governance. meforum.org/mef-online/new…

Quoted in Newsweek: @greggroman warns that striking Iran’s energy infrastructure could risk alienating the Iranian public. newsweek.com/trump-south-pa…

How long can Tehran absorb military pressure while keeping the regime intact? @greggroman joins Washington Watch with @tperkins to outline five options for breaking Iran’s Hormuz pressure and what comes next. @FRCdc meforum.org/mef-in-the-med…

Northern Iraqi oil is flowing again, but the political risk never left. @ushukrik argues that Baghdad-Erbil tensions still threaten long-term export stability. meforum.org/mef-observer/i…

Eastern Mediterranean energy politics may be moving beyond offshore gas. @nicolekouroushi explains why French-Greek nuclear cooperation could reduce exposure to maritime disputes. meforum.org/mef-observer/f…

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Iran expected this war to push Gulf states away from Israel. The opposite is happening. On Israel Insider, @AshleyJSPerry explains why Gulf states are reassessing Israel as a strategic partner.

"All vestiges of the Islamic Republic are reeking of desperation." @meforum's @greggroman assesses the state of the Iran conflict 19 days in. Guest host: @JodyHiceFRCA

A war in the Middle East doesn’t stay in the Middle East - especially when energy is involved. On this week’s Israel Insider, @AshleyJSPerry breaks down the strategic stakes behind the region’s emerging energy confrontation. youtu.be/uaSyrRYMZbE

Iran’s proxy map is stretching beyond the region most policymakers still focus on. @amineayoubx argues that Tehran’s shadow strategy is now testing North Africa’s strategic balance. meforum.org/mef-online/cro…

The agreement says integration, but Kobani still runs by its own internal logic. @ajaltamimi shows why Kurdish control remains intact despite Damascus’s formal language. meforum.org/mef-online/kob…

Iran’s Kurdish rebels remain far from becoming the regime’s decisive internal threat. @Lazar_Berman explains why fragmentation and caution keep them from changing the war’s trajectory. meforum.org/mef-online/sma…

A symbol Hamas uses to mark targets now appears in an officially recognized @UCBerkeley student group logo. @samwestrop warns SJP is now among the most extreme student groups operating in the United States. @BerkeleyNews freebeacon.com/campus/uc-berk…

Egypt’s old regional diplomacy no longer matches the region it faces. @amineayoubx argues that Cairo’s real security now runs through energy alignment, not Gulf symbolism. meforum.org/mef-online/bey…

The Strait of Hormuz may be far less vulnerable than the panic suggests. @mrubin1971 argues that Iran’s military limits matter more than oil-market fear. meforum.org/mef-online/ira…

Dearborn Mayor Abdullah Hammoud could have acknowledged the danger of Osama Siblani's rhetoric glorifying violence. He could have set an example of good governance for other Muslims to follow. Instead, he doubled down. Disaster followed. @meforum @FWIslamism @DearbornPolice jns.org/the-warning-de… via @JNS_org

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