Protests Erupt in Iran. We're Ready.

вторник, 30 декабря 2025 г.

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View on web  |  Read what you missed The Old Middle East Died This Week By Gregg Roman ● Dec 29, 2025 Smart Brevity® count: 2.5 mins...652 words Dear Reader, I'll be direct. In 72 hours, we close the books on 2025 - and what we raise by then determines what Middle East Forum (MEF) can do in the year ahead. If you gave this year, I thank you. If you've been waiting for the right moment, this is it: Donate to MEF Today Donate by clicking here or below. (All donations are tax deductible. More options below.) Today, protests erupt across Iran. Yesterday, Israel, Greece, and Cyprus signed a historic security pact cementing the Eastern Mediterranean alliance. This week, Israel recognized Somaliland - rewriting the strategic map of the Horn of Africa. The old Middle East is collapsing. MEF helped make that happen. But the next chapter isn't written yet. And it may be more dangerous for American interests than anything we've seen. Iran's regime is cornered and desperate. Turkey is reasserting itself across the region. Qatar continues pumping billions into American universities to buy silence on extremism. The ideological infrastructure that enabled October 7th, on campuses, in charities, in Washington itself, remains largely intact. Here's what your support will build in 2026: Iran Freedom Project: We maintain 470 Starlink terminals inside Iran, keeping the resistance connected when the regime shuts down the internet. This year we trained over 5,000 young Iranians in democratic organizing. The regime is fracturing. We intend to accelerate that process. The Dhimmitude Institute: We're launching the first systematic documentation of how Christians, Jews, and other minorities face persecution across the Islamic world - and increasingly in Western cities with significant Islamist influence. This research will give policymakers facts instead of platitudes. 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If you have the capacity to do more, now is the moment. This isn't about hitting a fundraising target. It's about determining our capacity for a year when Iran may face regime crisis, when new regional alliances are taking shape, and when American institutions will either be reformed or further captured. Three days. Then we finalize the budget. Then we execute. DONATE TODAY Happy New Year! With resolve, Gregg Roman Executive Director Middle East Forum P.S. Your gift by December 31st is tax-deductible for 2025. More importantly, it determines whether we can seize the opportunities emerging right now. Our adversaries aren't pausing for the holidays. P.P.S. Please find more donation options below in the next card. Tax Deductible Donation Options to Middle East Forum 1. Donate Online through our encrypted portal: https://www.meforum.org/ways-to-give 2. Mail a Check payable to Middle East Forum to: Middle East Forum 1650 Market Street, Suite 3600 Philadelphia, PA 19103, USA 3. 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