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    Saturday, September 26, 2026
    MEROMERO
    • Geopolitics

      Three Ruptures Are Ending Pax Americana in the Middle East

      September 25, 2026 ARFA

      Lebanon Partition Would Deny Turkey the State It Needs

      September 24, 2026 ARFA

      China Support for Iran Exposes Limits of US Sanctions

      September 23, 2026 ARFA

      US-Saudi Alliance Frays as Trump’s War Hands Gulf to China

      September 22, 2026 ARFA

      Middle Power Hedging: Insurance Against an Unreliable US

      September 22, 2026 ARFA
    • Security

      Saudi Defense: America Leaves Riyadh Alone Under Fire

      September 24, 2026 ARFA

      Gulf Missile Defense Stops Missiles, Not Iranian Coercion

      September 24, 2026 ARFA

      US Allies in Asia: Time to Stop Free-Riding on America

      September 24, 2026 ARFA

      Yemen Humanitarian Crisis: Starvation as a Weapon of War

      September 23, 2026 ARFA

      Middle East Shield Cannot Be Built by the Region

      September 23, 2026 ARFA
    • Analysis

      Iraq Press Freedom Trades One Monopoly for Many Masters

      September 25, 2026 ARFA

      War Fatigue Cracks Trump’s Base Across America

      September 25, 2026 ARFA

      Qatar Mediation Empowers the Groups Washington Fights

      September 23, 2026 ARFA

      Return of Iranian Exiles Reveals a Desperate Regime Gambit

      September 23, 2026 ARFA

      Syria Policy: Won Against ISIS, Lost the Country

      September 23, 2026 ARFA
    • Policy Brief

      Trump UN Speech Puts the Burden of Choice on Tehran

      September 24, 2026 ARFA

      Iran Transnational Repression Turns Data into Hit Lists

      September 19, 2026 ARFA

      Israel’s next government must prioritize the Abraham Accords

      September 9, 2026 ARFA

      Trilateral Defence Agreement Drives Regional Security Shift

      August 21, 2026 ARFA

      Trump Lebanon Policy Risks Frontloading Rewards to Beirut

      August 13, 2026 ARFA
    • MENA

      Morocco normalization with Israel reshapes North Africa

      September 19, 2026 ARFA

      Sudan partition emerges without a formal declaration

      September 16, 2026 ARFA

      Nile Dam Crisis Deepens as Ethiopia Plans Three New Dams

      September 8, 2026 ARFA

      US Libya Plan Risks Triggering Political Chaos

      August 24, 2026 ARFA

      Egypt Energy Crisis Forces Green Shift Amid War

      August 24, 2026 ARFA
    • Governance

      Iran Police Cadets Are Built on a Regime’s Distrust

      September 25, 2026 ARFA

      Israel election: the war policy outlives Netanyahu

      September 21, 2026 ARFA

      Iran power struggle erupts over Tehran protests

      September 19, 2026 ARFA

      Talabani exile looms as US cuts peshmerga subsidies

      September 17, 2026 ARFA

      Peshmerga Unification: A Mirage Washington Must See Through

      September 15, 2026 ARFA
    • Economy

      Turkey-Iran Flights Halt as Ankara Scrambles From Treasury

      September 25, 2026 ARFA

      UAE Space Economy: Iran Hits Earth, Emirates Reach Orbit

      September 23, 2026 ARFA

      Bank Mellat Closure: Erdogan Talks Tough, Turkey Acts Quiet

      September 23, 2026 ARFA

      Syria Economic Crisis: Austerity Backfires on Sharaa

      September 23, 2026 ARFA

      Iran War Economy: The Wrong People Pay the Price

      September 22, 2026 ARFA
    • Energy

      Hormuz Shuttle Tankers Sail On After Deadly Iranian Hit

      September 24, 2026 ARFA

      China energy security weathers Hormuz but creates risk

      September 21, 2026 ARFA

      Fuel vulnerability is not about who produces oil

      September 21, 2026 ARFA

      Gulf bypass routes turn redundancy into rationing

      September 20, 2026 ARFA

      Russia Sanctions Bill Threatens Global Energy Trade

      September 11, 2026 ARFA
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    Analysis

    The Future of Iraq’s Popular Mobilization Forces

    April 29, 2026 ARFA

    Iraq’s PMF attacks US forces to stay relevant. Post-war, structural pressure may force transformation—or extinction.

    Geopolitics

    How Iran killed fantasy of US military domination over China

    April 29, 2026 ARFA

    Iran exposed why the US would lose a war with China. Forward bases aren’t defensible. Stand-off weapons don’t work.

    Security

    Hezbollah’s New Drone Threat

    April 29, 2026 ARFA

    Hezbollah deploys Ukrainian-style fiber-optic drones, evading IDF jamming. Israeli commanders admit: “There’s not much you can do.”

    Analysis

    Israel’s policy of endless war is fuelled by the crisis of Zionism

    April 29, 2026 ARFA

    Endless wars mask Zionism’s demographic crisis. Israel has become a chaos agent, not a hegemon—sowing death without victory.

    Economy

    Trump’s Economic Noose for Iran

    April 29, 2026 ARFA

    Trump is strangling Iran’s economy—not bombing it. Crippled industries, a collapsed rial, and a frozen stock exchange prove it.

    Policy Brief

    Too steep for the Veep? Why Trump made Vance his point man in the Iran talks

    April 29, 2026 ARFA

    Trump traps Vance with Iran talks: win for Trump, loss for Vance. A classic heads-I-win, tails-you-lose maneuver.

    Energy

    Why is the UAE leaving OPEC?

    April 29, 2026 ARFA

    UAE quits OPEC over Saudi tensions and Iran war, freeing itself to pump more oil for strategic gain.

    Security

    How to Reopen the Strait of Hormuz

    April 29, 2026 ARFA

    Reopen Hormuz with US, UK, and Ukraine. Ukraine’s minehunters and Black Sea experience are essential—not just European navies.

    Geopolitics

    Iran and Russia are gaming the United States, and winning

    April 28, 2026 ARFA

    Iran and Russia are winning economic war: insulated economies, soaring oil prices, and US domestic political pain.

    Security

    “The Muslim Peshmerga” … How Iran Seeks to Contain Its Kurds

    April 28, 2026 ARFA

    Iran’s IRGC recruits Kurdish tribesmen as Muslim Peshmerga with $300 salaries and rifles, exploiting economic collapse to fill ranks depleted by US-Israeli strikes.

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    September 25, 2026 ARFA

    Turkey-Iran Flights Halt as Ankara Scrambles From Treasury

    September 25, 2026 ARFA

    War Fatigue Cracks Trump’s Base Across America

    September 25, 2026 ARFA
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