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The use or misuse of information is central to the conflict in the Middle East. There has been a growing need for supporters of, in particular, the Palestinian cause, to master the art of information gathering, analysis and dissemination. This requires well organised, focused and targeted operations. Such initiatives are virtually non-existent in the West today. The Middle East Monitor (MEMO) was established to fill this gap.

News,

Former Israeli General Says War With Iran Is Unavoidable

by Middle East Monitor6 hours ago

Former Israeli Major General Yaakov Amidror has said that war with Iran is unavoidable if the latter continues to build up its military infrastructure in...

News, Politics,

EU Fails To Agree On New Iran Sanctions Against Iran…For Now

by Middle East Monitor3 days ago

The European Union failed to agree on new sanctions against Iran on Monday amid Italy’s opposition and fears that punishing Tehran for its missile programme and...

News, Politics,

Volatile U.S. President Launches Strikes Against Syria

by Middle East Monitor5 days ago

President Donald Trump just announced he ordered strikes on the Syrian regime in response to a chemical weapons attack last weekend. “I ordered the United...

Human Rights, News,

Iranian Granted US Visa To Aid Brother With Cancer Despite Travel Ban

by Middle East Monitor3 weeks ago

The US State Department granted a visa to a man in Iran hoping to donate bone marrow to his US citizen brother with blood cancer,...

News,

Saudi Ambassador Accuses Iran Of Attempting To Assassinate Foreign Minister

by Middle East Monitor3 weeks ago

The Saudi Arabian Ambassador in Washington has accused Iran of attempting to assassinate Foreign Minister Adel Al-Jubeir. Prince Khalid Bin Salman Bin Abdul Aziz made...

News, Politics,

Iran Should Turn To Russia, China After Bolton Nomination

by Middle East Monitor4 weeks ago

Iran should strengthen ties with Russia and China to counter a tougher US stance expected after President Donald Trump’s appointment of John Bolton as national security...

News,

Saudi Arabia To Unveil Evidence Iran Is Arming The Houthis

by Middle East Monitor1 month ago

The Saudi-led coalition fighting in Yemen is set to unveil evidence proving that Iran is arming the Houthi group in a conference today, The National reported. “New...

Politics,

Republican Senator Expects Trump To Pull Out Of Iran deal

by Middle East Monitor1 month ago

Republican US Senator Bob Corker, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, said he expects President Donald Trump to pull out of the Iran nuclear...

News, Politics,

Britain, France, Germany Propose New Sanctions On Iran

by Middle East Monitor1 month ago

Britain, France and Germany have proposed fresh EU sanctions on Iran over its ballistic missiles and its role in Syria’s war, according to a confidential...

Business, News,

Iran Signs Deals With International Banks Worth $55.3 Billion

by Middle East Monitor1 month ago

Tehran announced on Friday the signing of deals for credit lines with European and Asian banks amounting to $55.3 billion, Quds Press has reported. “Developing relations with...

News,

Iran Missile Production Spikes Three-Fold

by Middle East Monitor1 month ago

A senior Iranian Revolutionary Guard commander has confirmed that Iran’s missile production has increased three-fold, Fars News Agency reported today. “Our production has increased three-fold compared to...

News,

Tehran: 2,100 Iranian Soldiers Killed In Syria And Iraq

by Middle East Monitor1 month ago

Some 2,100 Iranian soldiers have been killed in Syria and Iraq over the past seven years, the first official statistic on military losses in the...

News, Politics,

Ahmadinejad Continues Criticism Against Iran’s Clerical And Security Establishment

by Middle East Monitor2 months ago

Former Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, whose 2009 re-election prompted mass unrest over alleged vote rigging, has called for “free” presidential and parliamentary elections in an...

Politics,

Poof! Saudi Dreams Of An Anti-Iran Axis With Israel Disappearing

by Middle East Monitor2 months ago

The well-known Saudi writer Jamal Khashoggi confirmed that Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince has started a relationship with Israel and tried to pressure the Palestinians to...

Politics,

Zarif: Netanyahu’s Speech In Munich A ‘Cartoonish Circus’

by Middle East Monitor2 months ago

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif yesterday described Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s speech at the Munich Security Conference as a “cartoonish circus”. Israel uses aggression as...

News, Politics,

Israel’s Netanyahu Could Act Against Iran’s ’Empire’

by Middle East Monitor2 months ago

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday that Israel would act against Iran, not just its allies in the Middle East, if needed, reiterating that...

News,

Iran Has Dismantled US-Israel Spy Network, Reveals Senior Official

by Middle East Monitor2 months ago

Iran’s Prosecutor General has revealed that the authorities in Tehran have dismantled a US-Israel spy network and arrested its members. “The defendants gathered information about...

News, Politics,

Haaretz: Telephone Call Stopped Imminent Israeli-Iranian War

by Middle East Monitor2 months ago

Isreali newspaper Haaretz revealed that Russian President Vladimir Putin stopped an imminent Israeli-Iranian war, with a telephone call, following recent escalation. This weekend Israel shot down an...

News, Politics,

Iran Accuses US Of Threatening Russia With New Atomic Weapons

by Middle East Monitor2 months ago

Iran accused the United States on Sunday of threatening Russia with new atomic weapons after Washington published a document outlining plans to expand its nuclear capabilities...

News,

Iran Arrests 29 Women For Headscarf Protest

by Middle East Monitor2 months ago

The Iranian authorities arrested 29 women on Friday for removing their headscarves in public in protest at the law which obliges them to keep their...

Business, News, Politics,

France To Finance Exports To Iran, Aims To Sidestep US Sanctions

by Middle East Monitor3 months ago

France will start offering euro-denominated credits to Iranian buyers of its goods later this year, a move to bolster trade while keeping it outside the...

Politics,

Russia: Iran Nuclear Deal Cannot Survive If US Pulls Out

by Middle East Monitor3 months ago

Reuters reports Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Friday the Iran nuclear deal cannot survive if the United States pulls out of the agreement. US...

Politics,

Germany Weighs New Sanctions Against Iran – Report

by Middle East Monitor3 months ago

Germany is lobbying among European allies to agree new sanctions against Iran in an attempt to prevent US President Donald Trump from terminating an international...

Politics,

Hidden Israeli-Iranian War In Syria

by Middle East Monitor3 months ago

Israeli raids and air strikes have recently increased deep into the Syrian territories. According to Israeli media and research centres reports, these attacks target Iranian...

News, Politics,

Iran Tells France’s Macron To Avoid Being Trump’s Lapdog

by Middle East Monitor4 months ago

Iran on Sunday criticised French President Emmanuel Macron over his tough stance toward Tehran. Reuters reports the Iranian government as saying that Paris would soon lose its...

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