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

From Hormuz to households: How geopolitics is repricing Indonesia’s cooking oil
yesterday 30

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
yesterday 20

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
yesterday 10

Middle East Monitor

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?
yesterday 30

Middle East Monitor

Dr Ramzy Baroud

Great‑power recklessness and the future of Gulf security

Great‑power recklessness and the future of Gulf security
yesterday 20

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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
yesterday 30

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
yesterday 30

Middle East Monitor

Ramona Wadi

“Schadenfreude, how sweet it is”

“Schadenfreude, how sweet it is”
previous day 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
previous day 30

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
previous day 40

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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?
previous day 20

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
friday 20

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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
friday 20

Middle East Monitor

Ranjan Solomon

Auguries of failure: Israel invades Lebanon, yet again

Auguries of failure: Israel invades Lebanon, yet again
friday 30

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
friday 40

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Jasim Al-Azzawi

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

The U.S.–Israeli War on Iran: Gains and Losses
friday 40

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Dr Sania Faisal El-Husseini

Torture, genocide and erasure

Torture, genocide and erasure
26.03.2026 40

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Ramona Wadi

Iran Is Not Denying Negotiations. It Is Designing Them

Iran Is Not Denying Negotiations. It Is Designing Them
26.03.2026 40

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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 40

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 30

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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

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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 40

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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 40

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

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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 40

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 40

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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

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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

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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 50

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 20

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Haythem Dellai

Why is Iran striking Gulf states, punishing Washington or making more enemies?

Why is Iran striking Gulf states, punishing Washington or making more enemies?

The question sounds simple, but it goes beyond “military retaliation”. Why would Iran hit Gulf countries while saying its real enemies are the...

24.03.2026 50

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Tamer Ajrami

Bribes, bombs and blind eyes: The West’s war on principle

Bribes, bombs and blind eyes: The West’s war on principle

There is something tragic about the present moment, a theatre of contradictions staged around the attack on Iran, so brazen that one is tempted to...

23.03.2026 40

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Ziyad Motala

How Indonesia’s New Trade Ties With Washington Muted Its Voice on Iran

How Indonesia’s New Trade Ties With Washington Muted Its Voice on Iran

When the United States and Israel struck Tehran in late February, Jakarta’s response was conspicuously muted, echoing the unusually quiet corridors...

23.03.2026 50

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Dr Jannus Th Siahaan

Prabowo said no $1 billion—but his ministers signaled otherwise on the Board of Peace

Prabowo said no $1 billion—but his ministers signaled otherwise on the Board of Peace

By any reasonable standard, Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto’s latest clarification should have settled the matter. Indonesia, he now insists,...

23.03.2026 40

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Dr. Muhammad Zulfikar Rakhmat

“Either with us or against us”: Field Marshal sectarianism in the Zionist war on Iran

“Either with us or against us”: Field Marshal sectarianism in the Zionist war on Iran

The first instinct of a discredited regime is not to answer dissent but to classify it. Name the dissenter. Isolate the constituency. Shrink the...

23.03.2026 40

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Junaid S. Ahmad

America’s Proxy War Expands: The Strait of Hormuz and Israel’s Hidden Agenda

America’s Proxy War Expands: The Strait of Hormuz and Israel’s Hidden Agenda

The recent Israeli attack on the South Pars gas field was a calculated move to deepen American entanglement, and provoke a direct confrontation...

23.03.2026 60

Middle East Monitor

Jamal Kanj

Iran’s strike near Dimona raises old questions about Israel’s nuclear secrets

Iran’s strike near Dimona raises old questions about Israel’s nuclear secrets

Iran’s missile strike near Israel’s Dimona nuclear facility on Saturday night was more than a dramatic escalation in the shadow war between the...

22.03.2026 50

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Jasim Al-Azzawi

Water on the brink: A warning to the Gulf in an age of American militarism

Water on the brink: A warning to the Gulf in an age of American militarism

The warning issued by Iran—that desalination infrastructure across the Gulf could become a target if conflict escalates—must not be dismissed as...

22.03.2026 50

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Ranjan Solomon

Iran war strategy: Peace Through Resistance

Iran war strategy: Peace Through Resistance

Three weeks into the war, Donald Trump finds himself trapped in a conflict of his own making. What was framed as a campaign of rapid...

22.03.2026 50

Middle East Monitor

Hamid Bahrami

Iran “Gone Wild” in Dimona: Is Tehran Using Israel-US Madman Doctrine?

Iran “Gone Wild” in Dimona: Is Tehran Using Israel-US Madman Doctrine?

The wording is familiar. The urgency is always absolute. The implication is unmistakable: Israel is not choosing war. It is forced into it. For many,...

22.03.2026 60

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Dr Ramzy Baroud

Moscow will not shed political tears for Tehran

Moscow will not shed political tears for Tehran

The Nowruz  greeting Vladimir Putin sent to Iran’s leadership and people is little more than a seasonal postcard—politically meaningless in a...

21.03.2026 50

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Karam Nama

Tremors in MAGA: Joe Kent, the Iran War and the Antisemitism Smear

Tremors in MAGA: Joe Kent, the Iran War and the Antisemitism Smear

Joe Kent, the now former US Director of the National Counterterrorism Center, always seemed a bit off, especially to liberals.  As a combat veteran...

21.03.2026 60

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Dr Binoy Kampmark

Why Prabowo Must Follow Through on Cancelling the Gaza Peacekeeping Deployment

Why Prabowo Must Follow Through on Cancelling the Gaza Peacekeeping Deployment

Indonesia’s plan to deploy peacekeeping forces to the Gaza Strip, once heralded as a landmark moment in the country’s military diplomacy, has now...

21.03.2026 60

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Dr Jannus Th Siahaan

Cui Bono: Six months into the Gulf War

Cui Bono: Six months into the Gulf War

The war in the Gulf has entered a decisive phase. Six months from now, the strategic landscape will look markedly different, shaped not only by the...

21.03.2026 70

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Jasim Al-Azzawi

Is Washington already regretting its war with Iran?

Is Washington already regretting its war with Iran?

On 28th February, 2026, the US and Israel launched what they called Operation ‘Epic Fury’ and ‘Roaring Lion’ respectively, to destroy Iran’s...

20.03.2026 50

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Maira safdar

No naval escort for Trump: US allies and the Strait of Hormuz

No naval escort for Trump: US allies and the Strait of Hormuz

With each dragged out day, President Donald Trump begins resembling a mad emperor who has not only taken leave of his senses but leave of everything...

20.03.2026 50

Middle East Monitor

Dr Binoy Kampmark