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Standing Between Missiles and Diplomacy: The Gulf’s Difficult Path to Prevent a Regional War

Standing Between Missiles and Diplomacy: The Gulf’s Difficult Path to Prevent a Regional War

The Arab Gulf states today find themselves in one of the most uncomfortable strategic positions in modern Middle Eastern politics. They are neither...

yesterday 20

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Dr Ahmad Badri Bin Abdullah

Zionism’s grip over the world: From Epstein to Greater Israel

Zionism’s grip over the world: From Epstein to Greater Israel

What do the US Congress, Nicolás Maduro, the riots in Iran, Jeffrey Epstein, and the destruction of Syria have in common? Zionism and Israel have...

yesterday 30

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Sarmad Ishfaq

Mojtaba Khamenei and the meaning of revolutionary continuity

Mojtaba Khamenei and the meaning of revolutionary continuity

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the Supreme Leader of the Islamic Republic of Iran and the central figure in the country’s political and religious...

yesterday 30

Middle East Monitor

Ranjan Solomon

Shatter Iran, inherit the whirlwind

Shatter Iran, inherit the whirlwind

There is a dangerous, academic notion currently haunting the halls of Washington and Tel Aviv: the idea that a fractured Iran, carved into a...

yesterday 30

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Jasim Al-Azzawi

Loony bin rationales: The continuing war on Iran

Loony bin rationales: The continuing war on Iran

Villainous lunacy is abundant these days as the bombing of Iran by Israel and the United States continues.  The rationale for this illegal...

yesterday 30

Middle East Monitor

Dr Binoy Kampmark

Power, justice, and the struggle for order in the Middle East

Power, justice, and the struggle for order in the Middle East

The escalating confrontation involving the United States, Israel, and Iran is often interpreted through the narrow prism of security threats, nuclear...

yesterday 30

Middle East Monitor

Eko Ernada

Care packages, brought to Palestinians by colonialism

Care packages, brought to Palestinians by colonialism

Nickolay Mladenov, former UN Special Coordinator for Middle East Affairs and now High Representative for the Board of Peace, is no stranger to...

previous day 20

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Ramona Wadi

Al-Quds Day – Frequently Asked Questions

Al-Quds Day – Frequently Asked Questions

The Al-Quds Day has been commemorate for almost 50 years on the last Friday of Ramadan, around the world.  Can you tell us more about the London, the...

previous day 9

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Islamic human rights commission

The War Being Rewritten… and the Lesson No One Wants to Learn

The War Being Rewritten… and the Lesson No One Wants to Learn

Opposing a war on Iran is not an emotional stance, nor is it an alignment with Tehran’s theocratic regime—a regime that has been cruel enough to...

previous day 30

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Karam Nama

The War on Iran: America at the Center of the Storm

The War on Iran: America at the Center of the Storm

As the region continues to endure the escalating Israeli-American war against Iran, international calls to halt the confrontation are growing louder....

previous day 30

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Dr Sania Faisal El-Husseini

A deal was on the table. They bombed it

A deal was on the table. They bombed it

On the morning of 28th February, I woke to an emergency alert telling everyone in Qatar to stay indoors. Moments later came the sounds, blasts,...

previous day 30

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Dr. Zarqa Parvez

The General Who Swallowed His Truth

The General Who Swallowed His Truth

General Dan Cain, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, delivered a private warning to President Trump with the bluntness that democracies depend...

previous day 30

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Jasim Al-Azzawi

Trump’s Other Endless War: How a Strike on Iran Betrays His Central Promise

Trump’s Other Endless War: How a Strike on Iran Betrays His Central Promise

In international politics, starting a war is often easier than ending one. History has repeatedly shown that great powers can pull the trigger with a...

wednesday 30

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Peter Rodgers

The Trump cadaver’s latest Iran war

The Trump cadaver’s latest Iran war

When people from abroad ask me what’s going on with Trump’s second term, I tell them that he is unlike other US presidents who were strongly...

wednesday 40

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Peter F. Crowley

Instead of defeating China, Trump is accelerating its rise on the global stage

Instead of defeating China, Trump is accelerating its rise on the global stage

If you are not paying attention to the dramatic developments between China and the United States, you must understand that something consequential has...

wednesday 40

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Dr Ramzy Baroud

How US-Israel’s war on Iran may impact Indonesia’s economy?

How US-Israel’s war on Iran may impact Indonesia’s economy?

The new round of conflict between the United States, Israel, and Iran is not a distant story confined to the Middle East. It carries immediate risks...

03.03.2026 50

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Bhima Yudhistira

When humanitarian aid and death are intertwined in Gaza

When humanitarian aid and death are intertwined in Gaza

Humanitarian aid for Palestinians has always been a macabre game which the international community has played so well, to the point that aid and death...

03.03.2026 40

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Ramona Wadi

Going native in the Trump jungle: How it became legal to attack Iran

Going native in the Trump jungle: How it became legal to attack Iran

The allies of the United States have gone native, feral even, in the jungle of international relations planted by President Donald J. Trump.  While...

03.03.2026 50

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Dr Binoy Kampmark

Why Iran and Lebanon matter, and who shapes what comes next

Why Iran and Lebanon matter, and who shapes what comes next

The Middle East stands again at the lip of an abyss, and the tremor is not regional – it is global. The reported killing of Iran’s Supreme Leader...

03.03.2026 40

Middle East Monitor

Kurniawan Arif Maspul

Between Palestine and Iran… Zelensky reveals his inconsistent values and alignment with imperialist policies

Between Palestine and Iran… Zelensky reveals his inconsistent values and alignment with imperialist policies

In the complex landscape of international politics, consistency of principle often forms the foundation of a leader’s moral authority. For Ukrainian...

03.03.2026 40

Middle East Monitor

Ahmed Asmar

Hizballah’s Last Stand: Disarmament, Defiance, and Tehran’s Shadow Over Lebanon

Hizballah’s Last Stand: Disarmament, Defiance, and Tehran’s Shadow Over Lebanon

As Lebanon approaches parliamentary elections in May 2026, the country stands at a crossroads. Hizballah, the mighty image of Lebanese politics and...

03.03.2026 40

Middle East Monitor

Jasim Al-Azzawi

The martyrdom of Imam Khamenei and the revolution that no empire will be able to destroy

The martyrdom of Imam Khamenei and the revolution that no empire will be able to destroy

The martyrdom of Imam Seyyed Ali Khamenei does not represent the end of an era, but the transformation of the Islamic Revolution into an even deeper,...

03.03.2026 50

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Sayid Marcos Tenorio

The attacks on Iran are by no means a victory “for civilisation”.

The attacks on Iran are by no means a victory “for civilisation”.

The Iranian dictator is dead, his repressive regime is being bombed into submission, and now the world can look forward to peace and stability. It...

02.03.2026 30

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Nabila Ramdani

War on Iran: Zionist Strategy and the Machinery of Muslim Collusion

War on Iran: Zionist Strategy and the Machinery of Muslim Collusion

For three days now, Iran has been under sustained bombardment. American and Israeli military power — long rehearsed through sanctions, covert...

02.03.2026 40

Middle East Monitor

Junaid S. Ahmad

Can Indonesia mediate a US–Iran war?

Can Indonesia mediate a US–Iran war?

Indonesia’s recent offer to mediate between Washington and Tehran might sound ambitious — but numerous factors suggest it is aspirational optics...

02.03.2026 40

Middle East Monitor

Dr. Muhammad Zulfikar Rakhmat

Roguish justifications: The apologists for the attack on Iran

Roguish justifications: The apologists for the attack on Iran

February 28, 2026.  Another attack, another breach of the United Nations Charter.  A gross violation of international law.  As usual, a violation...

02.03.2026 40

Middle East Monitor

Dr Binoy Kampmark

When a supreme leader is assassinated, the Global South trembles

When a supreme leader is assassinated, the Global South trembles

The killing of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in joint United States–Israeli strikes has torn a hole not only through Iran’s leadership, but through the...

02.03.2026 40

Middle East Monitor

Kurniawan Arif Maspul

India–Israel: An Unholy Alliance and Iran as Act One in the Greater Israel Scheme

India–Israel: An Unholy Alliance and Iran as Act One in the Greater Israel Scheme

An earlier version of this article was completed a day before the joint Israeli-American war against Iran. The gist of it examined the likely...

02.03.2026 50

Middle East Monitor

Jamal Kanj

Daylight strike shatters Tehran’s inner circle

Daylight strike shatters Tehran’s inner circle

The strike on Tehran was not just another exchange in the long shadow war between Israel and Iran. It was a precision operation timed to coincide with...

02.03.2026 50

Middle East Monitor

Jasim Al-Azzawi

For Trump, war is a game of tug-of-war

For Trump, war is a game of tug-of-war

Many mistakenly believed — or preferred to believe — that President Donald Trump disliked war, or that he was practising some form of covert...

02.03.2026 50

Middle East Monitor

Karam Nama

Trump’s US-Israel war on Iran is denounced abroad, unconstitutional at home

Trump’s US-Israel war on Iran is denounced abroad, unconstitutional at home

While President Trump cast the opening salvo against Iran as an act of defence—insisting the strikes were necessary “to defend the American people...

01.03.2026 50

Middle East Monitor

Wan Naim Wan Mansor

Mendacious rationales: The lies behind Operation Lion’s Roar

Mendacious rationales: The lies behind Operation Lion’s Roar

Many in the United States would scarcely identify the difference between Iran and Iraq, both countries based on ancient civilisations so...

01.03.2026 50

Middle East Monitor

Dr Binoy Kampmark

From Munich to Tehran: Echoes of appeasement and lessons of power drift

From Munich to Tehran: Echoes of appeasement and lessons of power drift

The uneasy negotiations between the United States and Iran are unfolding under the shadow of a long historical truth: great-power systems rarely...

28.02.2026 50

Middle East Monitor

Jasim Al-Azzawi

Why Trump’s War on Iran Will Fail

Why Trump’s War on Iran Will Fail

The United States has turned the talks with Iran upside down. What is happening now does not look like serious negotiations. It looks more like a way...

27.02.2026 40

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Tamer Ajrami

Subjecting Geography to Power Does Not Make History a Coward

Subjecting Geography to Power Does Not Make History a Coward

What is unfolding today between Iraq and Kuwait reopens a wound that never fully healed. Once again, geography is being subjected to political...

27.02.2026 40

Middle East Monitor

Karam Nama

The price of truth: Tucker Carlson, Piers Morgan, and the Gaza reckoning

The price of truth: Tucker Carlson, Piers Morgan, and the Gaza reckoning

There are moments when the edifice of propaganda collapses, when the images of emaciated children, pulverised neighbourhoods, and mass graves pierce...

27.02.2026 50

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Jasim Al-Azzawi

The ‘brinkmanship’ strategy with Iran: A calculated approach

The ‘brinkmanship’ strategy with Iran: A calculated approach

Over the past month, events in the region have escalated and expanded significantly, as Israel and the United States attempt to establish new control...

27.02.2026 60

Middle East Monitor

Dr Sania Faisal El-Husseini

Obliterating Palestinian identity

Obliterating Palestinian identity

Earlier this month, Palestinian footballers, clubs and rights groups submitted a 120-page file to the International Criminal Court accusing FIFA...

26.02.2026 50

Middle East Monitor

Ramona Wadi

Why does Iran persist on nuclear enrichment?

Why does Iran persist on nuclear enrichment?

While the third round of Iran-US talks is scheduled to be held today, 26th February, with the mediation of Oman at the country’s residence in...

26.02.2026 30

Middle East Monitor

Ali Omidi

Biblical Writ and Christian Zionism: Mike Huckabee, Tucker Carlson and Israel

Biblical Writ and Christian Zionism: Mike Huckabee, Tucker Carlson and Israel

It was good of Mike Huckabee, US ambassador to Israel, to come clean with the witchery and superstition that marks the Bible.  When a text advocating...

26.02.2026 50

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Dr Binoy Kampmark

The Indonesia–U.S. Agreement Should Be Revoked

The Indonesia–U.S. Agreement Should Be Revoked

Not long after the reciprocal trade agreement between Indonesia and the United States was signed by President Prabowo Subianto and President Donald...

25.02.2026 50

Middle East Monitor

Delly Ferdian

Rethinking solidarity with Palestine

Rethinking solidarity with Palestine

Over the past two years, millions have voiced their solidarity with Palestine, many of whom had never done so before. This support has helped...

25.02.2026 60

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Alain Alameddine

Tehran’s calculated wager

Tehran’s calculated wager

When negotiators gather in Geneva on Thursday for the third round of indirect talks between Iran and the United States, the most consequential item in...

25.02.2026 60

Middle East Monitor

Dr Mojtaba Touiserkani

Some questions concerning Indonesia’s 8,000 troops in Gaza

Some questions concerning Indonesia’s 8,000 troops in Gaza

At the inaugural Board of Peace meeting in Washington, President Prabowo Subianto pledged that Indonesia would send 8,000 or more troops to join an...

25.02.2026 50

Middle East Monitor

Dr. Muhammad Zulfikar Rakhmat

The other ‘lizard people’: Why the Epstein Files are shattering global theory

The other ‘lizard people’: Why the Epstein Files are shattering global theory

When British author David Icke wrote his seminal work, The Biggest Secret: The Book That Will Change the World, published in 1999, he was not speaking...

25.02.2026 70

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Dr Ramzy Baroud

The Strait of Hormuz: Where Geography Becomes a Weapon

The Strait of Hormuz: Where Geography Becomes a Weapon

For decades, American military planners have operated on a simple assumption: that overwhelming force, applied decisively, could resolve almost any...

25.02.2026 70

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Jasim Al-Azzawi

Reconstructing the details of Israel’s obliteration of Palestinians

Reconstructing the details of Israel’s obliteration of Palestinians

A joint report released recently by Forensic Architecture and Earshot reconstructs Israel’s massacre of aid workers in March 2025. Commencing with...

24.02.2026 50

Middle East Monitor

Ramona Wadi

In Waiting for the Light: The Hidden Philosophy of Ramadan,

In Waiting for the Light: The Hidden Philosophy of Ramadan,

In a world where eating has become a solitary act, snatched quickly in front of a screen or in the corner of an office, Ramadan arrives to restore the...

24.02.2026 60

Middle East Monitor

Karam Nama

Huckabee’s Zionist Dogma Set to Destroy the Middle East

Huckabee’s Zionist Dogma Set to Destroy the Middle East

When a sitting United States ambassador declares that it would be “fine if they took it all,” diplomacy does not merely slip — it crosses a...

24.02.2026 60

Middle East Monitor

Wan Naim Wan Mansor

Iran in the face of the armed diplomacy of imperialism

The ongoing negotiations between the United States and Iran, mediated by Oman and recently held in Geneva, have been presented by Western diplomacy as...

23.02.2026 40

Middle East Monitor

Sayid Marcos Tenório