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The Middle East Forum is dedicated to advancing American interests. Led by Daniel Pipes, this think tank focuses on research, publishing, and educational initiatives.

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Reviving Syria’s Economy Can Push It Toward the Western-Leaning, Moderate Arab Bloc

4 days ago | meforum.org | Dalga Khatinoglu

Grappling with up to 20 hours of daily blackouts, Syrians may now see new hope with a $7 billion agreement signed by companies from Turkey, Qatar, and the United States to address the country’s electricity crisis. If implemented successfully, [a new] agreement could restore Syria’s electricity production to pre-civil war levels within two years.
"Are You Alawite?”: A Call to Prevent Genocide in Syria

6 days ago | meforum.org | Daniel Pipes

No one knows how many unarmed Alawites were killed in Syria between March 6 and 10, 2025, but Joshua Landis of the University of Oklahoma estimates more than three thousand. While Alawites constitute but a small religious community, perhaps 10 percent of Syria’s 15 million resident population, they suffer from a position of unique prominence and vulnerability. In brief, throughout the centuries, the Alawites stood out as Syria’s most isolated, impoverished, despised, and oppressed ethnicity.
Being Jewish After the Destruction of Gaza

6 days ago | meforum.org | Peter Beinart

Beinart gives full expression to the fantasy that Jewish self-reform can lead to peace in the Middle East, a delusion exposed twenty years ago by Kenneth Levin in The Oslo Syndrome: Delusions of a People Under Siege (Smith & Kraus).
Eager for Political Wins, Trump Was Never Going to Wait Around for Israel

1 week ago | meforum.org | Lazar Berman

Only last month, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu looked like he was on top of the world. His stars were aligned, or so it seemed. US President Donald Trump was back in the White House, and he made sure that Netanyahu was the first foreign leader invited to the Oval Office. During that meeting, Trump indicated that he backed every one of Israel’s goals in the region, and then some. On the day he hosted Netanyahu, he restored the maximum pressure policy against Iran and its nuclear program.
Deepening Energy Crisis in Iran Sparks Protests

1 week ago | meforum.org | Dalga Khatinoglu

The Iranian government long has used cheap, subsidized energy to curry favor with a dissatisfied population. That strategy now brings the Islamic Republic to the brink of a crisis from which it may not recover. Iran’s ongoing energy crisis now triggers protests among various economic sectors, while ordinary citizens criticize the government’s failure to manage electricity and gas shortages.
Days, Not Weeks: Israel’s Imminent Attack on Iranian Nuclear Sites

2 weeks ago | meforum.org | Gregg Roman

Israel will strike Iran’s nuclear facilities within days. This sobering conclusion emerges from the convergence of alarming intelligence assessments, failed diplomatic efforts, and lessons from this week’s Middle East Forum (MEF) war game simulation. The Pentagon’s Defense Intelligence Agency now that Tehran can produce sufficient weapons-grade uranium for a nuclear device in “probably less than one week.” From Jerusalem’s perspective, this shrinking timeline leaves virtually no margin for error.
Iran Must Be Stripped of All Nuclear Capabilities

2 weeks ago | meforum.org | Gregg Roman

The only acceptable nuclear deal with Iran requires complete dismantlement of the Islamic Republic’s nuclear infrastructure—not just a temporary freeze. Any agreement that falls short would repeat catastrophic historical mistakes and embolden a regime ideologically committed to regional hegemony and existential threats against Israel and America’s other allies.
Why Qatar Cozies up to Iran’s Clerical Regime

2 weeks ago | meforum.org | Dalga Khatinoglu |Mardo Soghom

During his Middle East tour, President Donald Trump remarked that Tehran should “say a big thank you” to Qatar’s emir, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, who personally urged Trump not to attack Iran. Why is Qatar so supportive of the Islamic Republic, while most of its Arab neighbors are wary of, if not outright hostile toward, Tehran—especially given Iran’s continued meddling across the Arab world?
Israel on the Cusp of Finishing the War That Hamas Started

3 weeks ago | meforum.org | Jonathan Spyer

Israel’s security cabinet last week approved a plan for a transition from the punitive operations and raids that have characterised Israel’s efforts in Gaza to date, to the taking and holding of territory. The new plan is a tacit acknowledgment that Israel’s approach across the past 18 months has not come close to the desired objective of the destruction of Hamas rule in Gaza.
How Islamist Militant Groups in Pakistan’s Foreign Policy Affected the Kashmir Conflict

3 weeks ago | meforum.org | Jonathan Spyer

On Tuesday, Indian aircraft carried out strikes on a series of targets in Pakistan’s Punjab Province and the Pakistani-controlled part of Kashmir. Pakistan responded by shelling areas of Indian administered Kashmir. New Delhi has dubbed its campaign “Operation Sindoor.” Pakistan reported that 26 civilians were killed in the attacks. India, meanwhile, said that at least seven people died as a result of the Pakistani bombardment.