Middle East Political Information Network
Soldiers from Hay’at at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS ), a prominent Sunni Islamist militant group and political organization formerly affiliated with al-Qaeda, hold a demonstration in Damascus, Syria. Chris McGrath/Getty Images…
December 29, 2025 Dear MEPIN Readers, Today on ILTV, I discussed the strategic significance of the sixth Trump–Netanyahu meeting this year and its potential to influence Israel’s multiple operational theaters…
Dear MEPIN Readers, Israel is facing sharp criticism from U.S. Special Envoy Tom Barrack—who also serves as Ambassador to Turkey—and unnamed White House officials, over its intervention to protect Syrian…
Sothern Lebanon, 2025. Photo Eric Mandel. It will take patience, prodding and the imposition of consequences, but for the first time in a long while, cautious optimism can be construed…
US PRESIDENT Donald Trump speaks during a Kennedy Center board dinner at the White House this week. At least for the rest of the Trump term, and probably much longer,…