Congratulations to my colleagues Shahram Akbarzadeh & Hamidreza Azizi for the publication of their timely Middle East Council on Global Affairs dossier on #Iran

يسعدنا الإعلان عن إصدار الملف الثالث بعنوان: 'إيران في الشرق الأوسط: بناء الجسور أم توسيع النفوذ' من تحرير Shahram Akbarzadeh و Hamidreza Azizi. اطّلعوا على الفصول بقلم: Mehran Kamrava وفاطمة الصمادي، وFaozi AL-goidi| فوزي الغويدي، ود. مهند سلوم، وLuciano Zaccara، وAzadeh Zamirirad.
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We are delighted to announce the publication of our timely dossier, 'Iran in the Middle East: Building Bridges or Expanding Influence?' edited by Shahram Akbarzadeh and Hamidreza Azizi. Read more: mecouncil.org/publication/ir…
w/ Mehran Kamrava, Fatima Alsmadi, Faozi AL-goidi| فوزي الغويدي, د. مهند سلوم,

🖊️' #Raisi ’s Foreign Policy: Revitalizing #Iran ’s International Position with a Non-Strategy'
📰My contribution to the dossier: '🇮🇷Iran in the Middle East: Building Bridges or Expanding Influence?
Coord. by Shahram Akbarzadeh and Hamidreza Azizi for Middle East Council on Global Affairs
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MED Panel 'Unfolding Tragedy: #Gaza 's Humanitarian Crisis' twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1…

🚨 Live today, 3-3:45pm CEST
'Unfolding Tragedy: Gaza’s Humanitarian Crisis'
In cooperation with Middle East Council on Global Affairs

With: Tahani Mustafa, Crisis Group; Omar H. Rahman, Middle East Council on Global Affairs; Omar Shakir, Human Rights Watch; Aldo Liga, ISPI

Join here: bit.ly/4aIkNzY

#Upcoming #webinar
Iran in the Middle East: Building Bridges or Expanding Influence?
w/ Shahram Akbarzadeh Hamidreza Azizi Azadeh Zamirirad Mehran Kamrava
Partner Middle East Studies Forum
📆22 April
⏰11:00 am(GMT+3)
🛜 Zoom
Register here: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regist…
#IranAttack #IranIsraelConflict

Join our upcoming joint webinar with ISPI titled 'Unfolding Tragedy: Gaza's Humanitarian Crisis.'
Register Now: bit.ly/4aIkNzY
📅Wednesday, April 17, 2024
🕐4:00 PM (GMT+3)
📌Zoom
w/ Omar Shakir Omar H. Rahman, Tahani Mustafa, & Aldo Liga
#Gaza

This could have been written yesterday. I wrote it two months ago.

Biden owns this war as much as anyone.

A major conflagration in the Middle East has loomed large since October 7, and each day that Israel’s onslaught of Gaza continues with U.S. backing, it becomes more likely...

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Unprecedented times in the Middle East as Iran launches an attack on Israel from its own territory. This upends the unwritten rules of engagement that have contained their conflict for years. We are now in a escalatory spiral that risks triggering a much wider military conflict.

#WebinarAlert
Join our joint webinar titled: 'Unfolding Tragedy: Gaza's Humanitarian Crisis' with ISPI
📆Wednesday, April 17
⏰4:00 pm Doha time.
Featuring Omar H. Rahman from Middle East Council on Global Affairs & Tahani Mustafa from Crisis Group
moderated by Mattia Serra
Registration:

🇶🇦🇺🇸 Delighted to share with you my latest on:

#Washington 's Dilemma over Hamas in #Qatar '
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“Tell Hamas that they must deliver on a hostage and #ceasefire deal that would halt the war in #Gaza or risk getting kicked out of #Doha ”

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Via Middle East Council on Global Affairs

#عيدكم_مبارك #عيد_الفطر

What is the significance of the recent #Kuwait parliamentary elections? Robert P. Beschel Jr. shares his insight with #Afkar_Interview . Read more:
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How has #Russia 's role in the Middle East evolved over the two years following Moscow's full-scale invasion of #Ukraine and the recent elections in Russia?
Galip Dalay shared his insights with Afkar. #Afkar_Interviews
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Take a look at the #Afkar Newsletter by Middle East Council on Global Affairs for an insightful analysis of current events and policy issues in the MENA Region. Stay informed by subscribing to the Middle East Council on Global Affairs newsletter.
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The latest episode of The New Arab Voice #podcast is out now.

This week, we spoke with Omar H. Rahman from Middle East Council on Global Affairs and Obada Shtaya from the Institute for Social and Economic Progress.

Subscribe and listen today.

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