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Two Leaders, Two Quagmires

Two Leaders, Two Quagmires

The unravelling of America’s Iran policy began with a single act of demolition. When Trump withdrew from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action in...

yesterday 30

Middle East Monitor

Jasim Al-Azzawi

From the Margins to the Middle: Pakistan’s Role in the Iran War

From the Margins to the Middle: Pakistan’s Role in the Iran War

When the foreign ministers of Saudi Arabia, Türkiye and Egypt landed in Islamabad on March 29, 2026, much of the international media reached for the...

yesterday 30

Middle East Monitor

Dr Zarqa Parvez

Energy Diplomacy or Energy Security?

Energy Diplomacy or Energy Security?

Energy in today’s Middle East is no longer merely an economic resource; it has become a central instrument of power, deterrence and geopolitical...

yesterday 30

Middle East Monitor

Dr Kamran Yeganegi

The killing of three Indonesian soldiers in Lebanon should remind Jakarta that Israel does not want peace

The killing of three Indonesian soldiers in Lebanon should remind Jakarta that Israel does not want peace

Three Indonesian soldiers were killed in southern Lebanon in less than 48 hours. They were not fighters. They were part of a United Nations...

yesterday 30

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Dr. Muhammad Zulfikar Rakhmat

The Lion of Batna: A general who out-marched power

The Lion of Batna: A general who out-marched power

Courage and integrity are rarely mentioned in the same breath when it comes to discussing Arab rulers and what are essential qualities of leadership....

yesterday 30

Middle East Monitor

Yvonne Ridley

Separating land from the people supports Israel’s colonial expansion

Separating land from the people supports Israel’s colonial expansion

This year marked the 50th anniversary of Land Day in colonised Palestine. On 30th March 1976, Israeli forces killed 6 Palestinians protesting against...

previous day 30

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Ramona Wadi

They Escaped Gaza: Now They Are Trapped Elsewhere

They Escaped Gaza: Now They Are Trapped Elsewhere

While global headlines fixate on the expanding confrontation between Israel and Iran, another story is quietly disappearing from view. It is not only...

previous day 20

Middle East Monitor

Dr Oroub El-Abed

Trapped by his own image: Trump’s Iran war and the politics of ego

Trapped by his own image: Trump’s Iran war and the politics of ego

The judgment on the Trump administration’s war on Iran is already largely settled across mainstream media, public opinion, and much of the...

previous day 30

Middle East Monitor

Dr Ramzy Baroud

Why do some Iraqis defend Khamenei’s regime?

Why do some Iraqis defend Khamenei’s regime?

To understand why some Iraqis today defend the Islamic Republic of Iran with a fervor that borders on devotion, one must return to the...

previous day 40

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Karam Nama

Rethinking America’s Greatest Threat: Iran vs. Israel-Firsters

Rethinking America’s Greatest Threat: Iran vs. Israel-Firsters

I filled my car tank this week and paid 40% more than I did just a month ago. That isn’t just an economic abstraction, but another indirect Israeli...

previous day 30

Middle East Monitor

Jamal Kanj

The death of denial: Why the Middle East’s “Gray Zone” just vanished

The death of denial: Why the Middle East’s “Gray Zone” just vanished

Three weeks ago, this region operated under a set of assumptions that had held, more or less, for forty years. Iran would threaten. Proxies would...

previous day 30

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Jasim Al-Azzawi

The Bab al‑Mandeb Strait where uncommon conflict became a common burden

The Bab al‑Mandeb Strait where uncommon conflict became a common burden

A dangerous new chapter is unfolding in the Middle East, and the world is responding with an uneasy silence. What is emerging around the narrow waters...

monday 10

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Kurniawan Arif Maspul

Why is Iran being singled out while others escape scrutiny: Erase nuclear apartheid

Why is Iran being singled out while others escape scrutiny: Erase nuclear apartheid

“The world cannot preach non-proliferation while practising selective permission. That is not law – it is hierarchy.” The global discourse on...

monday 30

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Ranjan Solomon

Dimona’s Shadow: How Israel’s Nuclear Monopoly Warps Middle East Security

Dimona’s Shadow: How Israel’s Nuclear Monopoly Warps Middle East Security

The skies over Tehran and Natanz may still carry the lingering haze of joint U.S.-Israeli operations. Yet the world, filtered through the dominant...

monday 20

Middle East Monitor

Ronny P Sasmita

What if Khamenei died in his bed and Trump did not kill him?

What if Khamenei died in his bed and Trump did not kill him?

If Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei had died in his bed, from illness or old age, his death could have been more dangerous for the Iranian system...

monday 10

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Tamer Ajrami

The Iran War: A Great Carbon Emitter

The Iran War: A Great Carbon Emitter

Truth may well be the first casualty of war, but death, injury and environmental degradation are bound to be keeping up in the hit lists.  Attacks on...

monday 30

Middle East Monitor

Dr Binoy Kampmark

From Hormuz to households: How geopolitics is repricing Indonesia’s cooking oil

From Hormuz to households: How geopolitics is repricing Indonesia’s cooking oil
29.03.2026 40

Middle East Monitor

Dr Jannus Th Siahaan

Mladenov’s Gaza disarmament plan blackmails the victim, relieves the aggressor

Mladenov’s Gaza disarmament plan blackmails the victim, relieves the aggressor
29.03.2026 40

Middle East Monitor

Ahmed Asmar

Talks without balance: Why Tehran and Trump remain locked in escalation

Talks without balance: Why Tehran and Trump remain locked in escalation
29.03.2026 10

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Mahdi niksefat motlagh

Will the US-Israeli war on Iran open the road to Palestinian freedom?

Will the US-Israeli war on Iran open the road to Palestinian freedom?
29.03.2026 40

Middle East Monitor

Dr Ramzy Baroud

Great‑power recklessness and the future of Gulf security

Great‑power recklessness and the future of Gulf security
29.03.2026 40

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Kurniawan Arif Maspul

How Indonesia’s tilt toward the US left it stranded in the Strait of Hormuz

How Indonesia’s tilt toward the US left it stranded in the Strait of Hormuz
29.03.2026 40

Middle East Monitor

Bhima Yudhistira

The envisaged five stages of Israel’s next colonial phase

The envisaged five stages of Israel’s next colonial phase
29.03.2026 40

Middle East Monitor

Ramona Wadi

“Schadenfreude, how sweet it is”

“Schadenfreude, how sweet it is”
28.03.2026 30

Middle East Monitor

Jasim Al-Azzawi

Washington says it wants a deal. Its actions point to a ground war

Washington says it wants a deal. Its actions point to a ground war
28.03.2026 40

Middle East Monitor

Alice Johnson

When power becomes a trap: America’s strategic deadlock in Iran

When power becomes a trap: America’s strategic deadlock in Iran
28.03.2026 40

Middle East Monitor

Eko Ernada

A regional union or a union of isolation between Iraq and Iran?

A regional union or a union of isolation between Iraq and Iran?
28.03.2026 40

Middle East Monitor

Karam Nama

No Kings, no exceptions: How Trump’s Iran war exposes the death of American democracy

No Kings, no exceptions: How Trump’s Iran war exposes the death of American democracy
27.03.2026 30

Middle East Monitor

Greg Pence

Iran holds the keys to victory in the war with USA and Israel

Iran holds the keys to victory in the war with USA and Israel
27.03.2026 40

Middle East Monitor

Ranjan Solomon

Auguries of failure: Israel invades Lebanon, yet again

Auguries of failure: Israel invades Lebanon, yet again
27.03.2026 40

Middle East Monitor

Dr Binoy Kampmark

No exit: The global stakes of the Iran-Israel war

No exit: The global stakes of the Iran-Israel war
27.03.2026 40

Middle East Monitor

Jasim Al-Azzawi

The U.S.–Israeli War on Iran: Gains and Losses

The U.S.–Israeli War on Iran: Gains and Losses
27.03.2026 50

Middle East Monitor

Dr Sania Faisal El-Husseini

Torture, genocide and erasure

Torture, genocide and erasure
26.03.2026 50

Middle East Monitor

Ramona Wadi

Iran Is Not Denying Negotiations. It Is Designing Them

Iran Is Not Denying Negotiations. It Is Designing Them
26.03.2026 50

Middle East Monitor

Dr Mojtaba Touiserkani

Hormuz crisis and the economic cost of Indonesia’s work-from-home policy

Hormuz crisis and the economic cost of Indonesia’s work-from-home policy
26.03.2026 50

Middle East Monitor

Dr Jannus Th Siahaan

When presidents lie, diplomacy dies: The global cost of post-truth under Trump

When presidents lie, diplomacy dies: The global cost of post-truth under Trump
26.03.2026 40

Middle East Monitor

Dr Mustafa Fetouri

Al-Sudani deserves political pity

Al-Sudani deserves political pity

The statement issued by the office of Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani, announcing the summoning of the US chargé d’affaires and...

25.03.2026 40

Middle East Monitor

Karam Nama

The Relentless War on Iraq

The Relentless War on Iraq

For months, a war has been unfolding across Iraq with little of the fanfare that once accompanied American military campaigns in the region. There are...

25.03.2026 40

Middle East Monitor

Jasim Al-Azzawi

Geopolitical, economic and humanitarian implications of the 2026 US–Israel–Iran conflict

Geopolitical, economic and humanitarian implications of the 2026 US–Israel–Iran conflict

The escalation of hostilities between the United States, Israel and Iran in February 2026 represents one of the most significant geopolitical crises...

25.03.2026 50

Middle East Monitor

Dr Ismail Adaramola

From Palestine to Iran: What Arab and Muslim Silence Really Reveals

From Palestine to Iran: What Arab and Muslim Silence Really Reveals

I have always found it interesting, and at times revealing, when seasoned activists and intellectuals in the West, including those who see themselves...

25.03.2026 50

Middle East Monitor

Dr Ramzy Baroud

Genghis Khan is in the Cockpit

Genghis Khan is in the Cockpit

When a man with an active arrest warrant for war crimes stands at a podium and explains   that  ‘Jesus Christ has no advantage over Genghis...

25.03.2026 50

Middle East Monitor

Dr Sahar Huneidi

Is Latin America paying the price for a war it had no say in?

Is Latin America paying the price for a war it had no say in?

When tensions escalate between Iran and the United States, attention usually turns to the Gulf, Israel, maritime routes, and oil markets. But that...

25.03.2026 50

Middle East Monitor

Eman Abusidu

The Strait of Hormuz crisis is Indonesia’s economic test

The Strait of Hormuz crisis is Indonesia’s economic test

With the Strait of Hormuz now effectively disrupted, the world is entering a new phase of energy insecurity. For Indonesia, the consequences are not...

25.03.2026 50

Middle East Monitor

Bhima Yudhistira

Iranophobia and the hardliners delusion

Iranophobia and the hardliners delusion

The laziest word in Western commentary on Iran is not “theocracy,” “proxy,” or even “threat.” It is “hardliner.” Its compulsory twin,...

24.03.2026 50

Middle East Monitor

Junaid S. Ahmad

Is Latin America Paying the Price for a War It Had No Say In?

Is Latin America Paying the Price for a War It Had No Say In?

When tensions escalate between Iran and the United States, attention usually turns to the Gulf, Israel, maritime routes, and oil markets. But that...

24.03.2026 50

Middle East Monitor

Eman Abusidu

The UN leaves UNRWA isolated, and Palestinians prone to genocide

The UN leaves UNRWA isolated, and Palestinians prone to genocide

The most exalted UN creation – the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees – is being isolated by the UN. While Israel destroyed...

24.03.2026 50

Middle East Monitor

Ramona Wadi

More Parleying Nonsense: Trump, Iran and Promised Negotiations

More Parleying Nonsense: Trump, Iran and Promised Negotiations

It’s almost not worth considering, but precisely because it comes from the White House, the mad manoeuvrings and silly airings of the US President...

24.03.2026 50

Middle East Monitor

Dr Binoy Kampmark

How can Lebanon face the Zionist aggression?

How can Lebanon face the Zionist aggression?

The conflict between two opposing forces ends when one of them decisively loses or gains in power. Faced with the horror of the occupation’s...

24.03.2026 50

Middle East Monitor

Alain Alameddine

Talks, then bombs: Is Washington rehearsing the same trap on Iran?

Talks, then bombs: Is Washington rehearsing the same trap on Iran?

US President Donald Trump did not invent the phrase “fake news,” but he undoubtedly transformed it into a political weapon, relentlessly accusing...

24.03.2026 60

Middle East Monitor

Dr Ramzy Baroud

Why education reform in Tunisia has stalled since 2023?

Why education reform in Tunisia has stalled since 2023?

Understanding the crisis Since 2023, Tunisia’s education system has been repeatedly disrupted by strikes, grade boycotts, and escalating...

24.03.2026 30

Middle East Monitor

Haythem Dellai