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Middle East Monitor

Middle East Monitor is a not-for-profit press monitoring organization, founded on 1 July 2009, and based in London. Journalists who have written for it include Amelia Smith, Diana Alghoul, Ben White, Jehan Alfarra and Jessica Purkiss. The editorial line straddles the British left and the British Muslim religious Right.

Iran
Iran’s Dimona Strike and Israel’s Nuclear Secrets

Iran’s Dimona Strike and Israel’s Nuclear Secrets

Middle East Monitor

The symbolism was unmistakable: Iran had demonstrated its ability to reach Israel’s most sensitive site

Donald Trump
Power without exit – America’s strategic trap in the Strait of Hormuz

Power without exit – America’s strategic trap in the Strait of Hormuz

Middle East Monitor

The United States cannot credibly exit the conflict without first securing what it can claim as a “victory.”

Displaced and Refugees
“Where are we supposed to Go?”  Israel’s Ethnic Cleansing of 500K Lebanese Shi`is

“Where are we supposed to Go?” Israel’s Ethnic Cleansing of 500K Lebanese Shi`is

Middle East Monitor

Dahiyeh is an urban environment of ordinary life with apartment buildings perched above grocery shops, narrow streets, taxis, schools

Donald Trump
The Israel-US and Iran War: A Geostrategic Transformation

The Israel-US and Iran War: A Geostrategic Transformation

Middle East Monitor

Iran has also declared that financial centers, banks, and offices of major technology companies could be the next targets.

Donald Trump
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

Middle East Monitor

Military force can destroy facilities, eliminate commanders, and cripple infrastructure; it cannot, on its own, construct a new political order

Donald Trump
The Strait of Hormuz and Iran: Where Geography becomes a Weapon

The Strait of Hormuz and Iran: Where Geography becomes a Weapon

Middle East Monitor

What Iranian commanders have constructed in and around the Strait of Hormuz is not a conventional defense.

Israel
Is Turkey in Israel’s Crosshairs, after Iran?  A Strategic Rivalry Reconsidered

Is Turkey in Israel’s Crosshairs, after Iran? A Strategic Rivalry Reconsidered

Middle East Monitor

A new axis: Turkey, a member of NATO with a thriving economy and global ambitions, is building a Sunni axis that might be even more powerful

Israel/ Palestine
Ramadan under the Rubble: Gaza welcomes Holy Month amid Unhealed Wounds

Ramadan under the Rubble: Gaza welcomes Holy Month amid Unhealed Wounds

Middle East Monitor

Severe shortages of food, fuel, and basic services define daily existence among people in Gaza

Israel/ Palestine
Israel’s not-so-subtle Push to Annex the Entire Palestinian West Bank

Israel’s not-so-subtle Push to Annex the Entire Palestinian West Bank

Middle East Monitor

The latest cabinet measures extend Israeli civilian administrative reach into areas previously reserved for Palestinian governance.

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