With the Iran war having flared for weeks and still no end to the conflict in sight, increasing attention has turned to the ...

As most eyes stay trained on Iran, another front is presenting a crucial challenge to Middle East regional stability: ...

With the Strait of Hormuz closed and oil production from Iraq’s south in free fall, Baghdad’s failure to maximize the ...

North African states feel the consequences of the US-Israel war with Iran less through direct security risks than through ...

The latest twist in Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf’s long career says a great deal about the man and the system that made him. When ...

The Middle East Institute (MEI) invites you to join an online discussion examining the rapidly escalating war involving Iran.

Oil and natural gas prices surged this week as the Iran war continues with strikes and counterstrikes against key energy ...

The economic stress points vary considerably across the Gulf. Assuming a resumption of exports by May, Kuwait, Iraq, Bahrain, and Qatar still face sharply declining revenues and contracting GDP—as ...

The Middle East Institute (MEI) hosted a webinar on March 18, from 1:30 PM to 2:30 PM, discussing Gulf perspectives on the ...

Leadership decapitation has long appealed to outside powers as a shortcut to regime collapse. Remove the figure at the top, ...

In his first public statements since assuming the role of Iran’s supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei has vowed vengeance for US-Israeli attacks and to keep the Strait of Hormuz clo ...

U.S. military strikes on Iran that began on February 28 have done more than ignite a Middle Eastern war. They have sent shockwaves rolling across Asia, from the Strait of Hormuz to the Sea of Japan, ...