Middle East Insider

A daily intelligence brief on the Middle East, counter-extremism, and US foreign policy — written for the people who set policy, not the people who react to it.

From Gregg Roman · Executive Director, Middle East Forum.

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Jun 14, 2026

Paying Tehran to Keep the Bomb

Cash now, centrifuges later, missiles never discussed. The line-by-line, and the one fix a signature can't deliver.

Jun 14, 2026

A deal, a strike, and a threat to level Tel Aviv.

As Trump chases a signature, Iran turns Hormuz and its missiles into leverage. Here's the Forum's read, and mine.

Middle East Insider

Most Recent

Paying Tehran to Keep the Bomb

A deal, a strike, and a threat to level Tel Aviv.

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