Middle East Political Information Network
US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hold a press conference after meeting at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago club in Palm Beach, Florida, US, December 29, 2025. (credit: REUTERS/JONATHAN…
Dear MEPIN readers, Israel’s election is far from over. Approximately half a million double-envelope ballots remain to be counted, and no leading party appears able to form a coalition easily.…
Dear MEPIN Readers, In four short interviews on i24NEWS with Laura Cellier, I examine four critical questions shaping the Middle East’s volatile landscape: Four interviews. Four strategic dilemmas. I invite…
Dear MEPIN Readers, Can President Trump make Operation Economic Outcast work—or will Iran’s trading partners provide Tehran an economic lifeline? • Will Trump enforce secondary sanctions against China, Turkey, Iraq…
U.S. President Donald Trump meets with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the Oval Office, July 28, 2026. Credit: Daniel Torok/White House. Will Trump’s Middle East vision collide with Israel’s…
US President Donald Trump speaks to reporters mid-flight in the press cabin of the new, Qatari-gifted Air Force One after changing planes to return to Washington from RAF Mildenhall, Britain,…
Dear MEPIN Readers, In my latest Sky News Australia interview, I discuss whether President Trump has the patience to let the economic blockade squeeze Iran, or whether he will settle…
US President Donald Trump meets Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa during regional diplomatic talks on May 14. The Trump administration is weighing whether engagement with Damascus could produce a broader regional…
Dear MEPIN Readers, Watch my latest interview, where I discuss Israel’s negotiations with Lebanon and the critical question: Can Hezbollah be significantly weakened through American mediated diplomacy, or will continued…
Dear MEPIN Readers, On ILTV, Professor Kobi Michael, Senior Researcher at the Institute for National Security Studies (INSS), and I discussed the tactical versus strategic assessment of the Iran front;…