Middle East
Regional security, proxy networks, and conflict diplomacy.
The Middle East's security environment is defined by proxy networks, state rivalry, and domestic political constraints.
Fronts analyzes the structures behind events - who mobilizes force, how they fund it, and what limits escalation.
What we cover
- Proxy and partner networks
- Iran and regional strategy
- Gulf competition
- Maritime pressure points
- Internal regime stability
How we cover it
- Network analysis
- Political-military deep dives
- Incentive-based assessment
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Latest Videos
17:35WarFronts · Middle East · Single topic
How Saudi Arabia Botched Yemen.
September 18, 2026
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The Middle East's Energy Crisis is about to Get So Much Worse
September 17, 2026
13:06Insider · Middle East · Single topic
The Hunt is On for Syria's Weapons of Mass Destruction
September 17, 2026
17:35HomeFronts · Middle East · Single topic
Could Israel Become the New South Africa?
September 11, 2026
17:22WarFronts · Middle East · Single topic
Are the Houthi Rebels About to Conquer Yemen?
September 11, 2026
14:55WarFronts · Middle East · Single topic
The Houthi Rebels Just Launched a Major Ground Campaign…And It Backfired Immediately.
September 10, 2026
17:21WarFronts · Middle East · Single topic
Iran's Economy is F***ed.
September 4, 2026
18:52WarFronts · Middle East · Single topic
Israel Has Lost Control of the West Bank.
September 3, 2026
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Is War Between Turkey and Israel Inevitable?
August 26, 2026
Latest Podcasts
Middle East Roundtable: Saudi Arabia's Pre-Existing Condition.
Fronts Staff · September 18, 2026 · 1:20:03
Middle East Roundtable: Weekend at Mojtaba's.
Fronts Staff · September 11, 2026 · 1:20:19
Middle East Roundtable: Don't Bomb the Banker.
Evan Moloney · September 3, 2026 · 1:06:57
Middle East Roundtable: Iran-Oman Power Hour.
Evan Moloney · August 28, 2026 · 1:09:06
Middle East Roundtable: Economic D-Day
Evan Moloney · August 21, 2026 · 1:18:13
Middle East Roundtable: Stuck Till 2029.
Evan Moloney · August 14, 2026 · 1:08:09
Middle East Roundtable: For Whom the Strait Tolls.
Iran just torpedoed its own Hormuz deal, the US is quietly admitting it's out of missiles, and Saudi Arabia is somehow getting squeezed from three directions at once. Big week.
Evan Moloney · August 6, 2026 · 1:05:41
Middle East Roundtable: War Everywhere
Fronts Staff · August 4, 2026 · 1:06:42
Middle East Roundtable: The Road Back to War.
With Hormuz shut, Houthi strikes closing in on the Bab el-Mandeb, and oil past $100 a barrel, the panel weighs Washington's shrinking options — from a renewed blockade to a ground invasion.
Evan Moloney · July 26, 2026 · 1:10:39
Latest Articles
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Yemen's Crisis Has the Potential to Get Much Worse
Paweł Wójcik · September 10, 2026 · 10 min read
Middle East
The US Has One Last Option in Iran (Opinion)
Kyle Moran · August 5, 2026 · 16 min read
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Israel is the Iran War's Biggest Loser
Netanyahu sold Trump a quick regime-change campaign; instead Israel got a hardened Tehran, a US-Iran deal that guts its nuclear case, and Washington pressing it to quit Lebanon.
Kyle Moran · June 17, 2026 · 17 min read
Middle EastPremium
The Implications of Iran's Uneasy Ceasefire
The recent ceasefire between the US and Iran has left the world stunned, but what does it mean for the Middle East?
Paweł Wójcik · April 9, 2026 · 10 min read
Middle EastPremium
In the New Middle East, All Roads Lead to Ankara
As the war between the US, Israel, and Iran unfolds, Turkey's role in the region is becoming increasingly significant.
Kyle Moran · April 2, 2026 · 11 min read
Middle East
The World Failed to Disarm Syria. The Cleanup Starts Now.
Syria's new multinational cleanup effort is trying to locate a chemical weapons stockpile that was supposedly eliminated in 2013, but much of the arsenal was never truly accounted for.
Kyle Moran · March 24, 2026 · 13 min read
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Meet the MEK: The Iranian Opposition Group Trying to Buy Washington.
The Mojahedin e-Khalq, an Iranian exile organization, has a history of controversy and violence. Despite its claims of being a democratic alternative to the Islamic Republic of Iran, the group has been rejected by the Iranian people.
Kyle Moran · March 19, 2026 · 20 min read
Middle East
How Risk, Not Violence, Closed the Strait of Hormuz.
Iran's blockade of the Strait of Hormuz is a strategic move that leverages risk perception to maintain control of the waterway, rather than relying on military force.
Evan Moloney · March 17, 2026 · 17 min read
Middle EastPremium
The Iranian Terror Threat
The Iranian terror threat is a growing concern for global security, with the country's long history of external operations and state-sponsored terrorism posing a significant danger well beyond the Middle East.
Paweł Wójcik · March 13, 2026 · 10 min read