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In Issue 005 of Middle East Insider, @greggroman explains why the next 60 days will decide whether Washington restrains Tehran—or refinances it.
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- The Iran deal may lower gas prices while giving the IRGC cover to crush dissent at home. @mrubin1971 warns a U.S. non-interference pledge could protect the regime just as it moves to settle scores.
- South Wales Police told officers to record lawful “anti-Islam” speech, then backed down after legal threats. @DrJulesGomes reports on a policy critics said created a de facto blasphemy law.
- New allegations suggest Qatar may have turned the ICC into a tool of anti-Israel lawfare. @CraigCons and Sydney Rodman examine claims that Doha pressured prosecutor Karim Khan and targeted his critics.
- France gave Mahmoud Abbas recognition in exchange for elections. The deadline passed with no vote—and his son joined Fatah’s leadership. @amineayoubx argues Paris rewarded succession, not reform.
- “America’s abandonment of the Syrian Kurds was a major mistake.” On the latest Forum Roundtable, MEF Director of Research @jonathan_spyer warns that Washington is compounding it by aligning with repressive Islamist and jihadi elements in Damascus. Watch the full episode:
00:00 - Iran and Turkey are rivals, but both need Israel weakened to reorder the Middle East on their terms. Jose Lev Alvarez argues Israel blocks Tehran’s proxy corridor and Ankara’s neo-Ottoman expansion.
- Did Washington end the war with Iran—or give Tehran, Hezbollah, and the regime’s wider proxy network time to recover? On the latest Forum Roundtable, Lauri Regan joins MEF experts @greggroman, @mrubin1971, and @jonathan_spyer to examine the new U.S.-Iran agreement, Israel’s
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Who will inspect the nuclear sites. Steve Witkoff says Iran has agreed to the IAEA. I told Stuart Varney they can't be trusted so... "I've heard those teams will still include at least one American"
00:00 - Abiy Ahmed’s election victory will not moderate Ethiopia’s foreign policy. Blen M. Diriba (@_PoliticsAddict) argues it will reinforce Addis Ababa’s push for Red Sea access, Gulf ties, and greater strategic autonomy.
- The canceled U.S.-Iran follow-up meeting exposed a fight inside Tehran over who owns the deal and what comes next. @MSoghom reports hardliners are rallying against it while regime media prepares Iranians for a longer process.
- Washington’s Iran memorandum may quiet the war while strengthening the regime it was supposed to constrain. Mehrdad Marty @youssefiani argues immediate relief and delayed conditions could close space for democratic change.
- Britain spent years avoiding the role ideology played in grooming-gang abuse. @DrJulesGomes reports a new inquiry links the crimes to Islamist supremacist beliefs cited in victims’ testimony.
