Mohmad Waseem Malla

Middle East, South Asia, Political Communication, Authoritarianism, Populism. Building @MEOutlook_

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[Mohmad Waseem Malla @wasyemm]

Read our analysis of the Iran-US MoU, the responses of its stakeholders and the global community, and challenges to its implementation.

#Iran #UnitedStates #MoU #IranWar #Pakistan #qatar #Israel #trump

https://t.co/FW6QHcLJ0g

[Mohmad Waseem Malla @wasyemm]

Read our analysis of the Iran-US MoU, the responses of its stakeholders and the global community, and challenges to its implementation.

#Iran #UnitedStates #MoU #IranWar #Pakistan #qatar #Israel #trump

https://t.co/FW6QHcLJ0g

[Shehbaz Sharif @CMShehbaz]

I am honoured to announce that the historic ‘Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding’ has been electronically signed today between the United States of America and the Islamic Republic of Iran. The Memorandum has been signed by honourable Presidents of both the countries and also endorsed by me as the mediator. The signing of this agreement at the highest level of the respective governments demonstrates the commitment of both sides to a diplomatic resolution of the conflict. Islamabad MoU shall enter into force with immediate effect and as a first step, Islamic Republic of Iran will instantly reopen the Strait of Hormuz and the United States of America will immediately lift the naval blockade.

I offer my heartfelt congratulations and sincere appreciation to the President of the United States, Donald J. Trump whose steadfast commitment to diplomacy and preference for peaceful resolution have once again helped end a conflict that could have led to devastating consequences for the region and beyond. I also commend the dedication and tireless efforts of the United States negotiating team, including J.D. Vance, Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, for their invaluable contributions to this achievement.

I express my profound respect and appreciation to His Eminence Ayatollah Seyyed Mojtaba Hosseini Khamenei, the Supreme Leader of Islamic Republic of Iran and President Masoud Pezeshkian for their wisdom, foresight and statesmanship in embracing the cause of peace. I also wish to recognize the efforts of the Iranian negotiating team, including Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, Abbas Araghchi and Eskandar Momeni, whose patience, perseverance and commitment to constructive engagement were instrumental in bringing this agreement to fruition.

I would especially like to acknowledge the sincere efforts and constructive engagement of the leadership of the State of Qatar in helping reach this point. I also highly commend the leadership of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the Republic of Türkiye and the Arab Republic of Egypt for their indispensable role and invaluable contributions in this regard.

I would also like to make special mention of Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir, whose tireless efforts, selfless dedication and instrumental role were critical in facilitating this breakthrough and advancing the cause of peace and regional stability.

May this Memorandum of Understanding serve as an enduring foundation for greater understanding, mutual respect and shared prosperity for the complete region.

@realDonaldTrump
@JDVance
@SecRubio
@SteveWitkoff
@SEPeaceMissions
@drpezeshkian
@mb_ghalibaf
@araghchi

[Mohmad Waseem Malla @wasyemm]

@sanobeee Kitab At tawheed

[Middle East Outlook @MEOutlook_]

While settler colonialism survives on the narrative that its existence is inevitable, history suggests that domination cannot prevail forever.

#Gaza #Palestine #Israel #Algeria #France #SettlerColonialism #ZionistSettlers #IsraeliSettlers

https://t.co/nAxtgTUXvA

[Dr Andreas Krieg @andreas_krieg]

ISIS-esque images from the West Bank - just that the terrorists in balaclavas on the back of pickup trucks are Jewish fundamentalists

[Middle East Outlook @MEOutlook_]

Haj Pilgrimage 2026

More than 1.7 million pilgrims have arrived in Saudi Arabia for the annual #Haj pilgrimage, including over 1.5 million foreigners.

Courtesy: @ z_ou7

[Assal Rad @AssalRad]

These headlines are both form today.

🇮🇱: Says
🇷🇺: Threatens

[Barry Malone @malonebarry]

Amal Khalil was alive for hours. She phoned her family and the Lebanese military for help. People followed in horror as her colleagues updated the world on what was happening. And yet Israel blocked the Red Cross from reaching her for seven hours. That is stone cold murder.

[Trita Parsi @tparsi]

In times of crises, some nations shrink, others rise. Not through force, but through wisdom

Germany & much of Europe are shrinking

Qatar is rising

Despite being betrayed by the US & struck by Iran, Qatar speaks with wisdom, not anger. It looks to paths for peace, not revenge.

[Ghida Fakhry @ghida_fakhry]

The New York Times calls Israel’s invasion of southern Lebanon a ‘widening buffer zone.’

This is how language is used to desensitise the public and legitimise illegal actions.

@nytimes A ‘buffer zone’ inside the territory of another sovereign state is an invasion. Call it what it is.

[Mohmad Waseem Malla @wasyemm]

@syedmohdmurtaza South Asian Sunnis, particularly JeI & its aligned movements, have always found resonance in Khomenei's messaging around Islamic system while stressing unity. So no surprise there. But since Gaza war, it has now expanded beyond to a broader popular parlance.

[Mohmad Waseem Malla @wasyemm]

Eid Mubarak to everyone celebrating. Also Nowroz Mubarak.

#EidMubarak #nowruz

[Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan]

Multiple children being killed everyday in Lebanon and nobody in the West gives a damn.

Arab and Muslim lives are cheap.

[Steve Sweeney @SweeneySteve]

Today I$rael tried to kill me in a targeted airstrike in southern Lebanon as I was reporting on was the targeting of bridges and the forced displacement of 1 million people, an ethnic cleansing operation on a larger scale than the Nakba

I have absolutely no doubt that this was deliberate. Despite claims there were no warnings ahead of the strike and no notifications sent to the Lebanese Army who allowed us to film

As we have seen in Gaza they want to silence journalists who document and report their war crimes

It is the western powers who provide political and military support for I$rael, arming it to the teeth to carry out genocide in Gaza and ethnic cleansing here in Lebanon. They are not simply complicit, but active participants and should be held accountable for their actions.

But if I$rael thinks today’s strike will silence us and keep us out of the field they are very, very mistaken

[Dr Andreas Krieg @andreas_krieg]

Trump's short and swift 'excursion' is so beautifully successful that nukes are no longer off the table

[Haytham Kaafarani @hayfarani]

I am a US citizen & Surgeon who took care of the Boston Maraton Bombing victims in 2013. I paid for 7 years to own a small apartment in downtown #Beirut for my 3 kids to enjoy summers there. Today, #Israel reduced my dream home to rubble, with american weapons, paid by my taxes.

[Mohmad Waseem Malla @wasyemm]

@johnstanly The post doesn't say so.

[Hamidreza Azizi @HamidRezaAz]

Is Larijani dead? What is the significance?

🔹If reports that Israel has killed Ali Larijani are confirmed, this would represent a significant loss for the Islamic Republic. Larijani was a true insider of the Islamic Republic who spent decades at the center of power and who understood how the system actually works. Figures with that level of experience and institutional background are relatively rare in Iran’s current political elite.

🔹One important aspect of his role was that he helped manage the political and strategic dimension of the ongoing war. In other words, beyond the military campaign itself, someone still has to shape the messaging, signal intentions, and communicate with external parties. Larijani was a figure capable of doing that while remaining fully trusted by the system.

🔹His death would therefore not cripple Iran’s decision-making structure, as the system is designed to absorb such losses. But it would remove one of the people who helped connect the political, diplomatic, and security sides of strategy. In wartime, that kind of coordination is particularly valuable.

🔹There is also a broader elite dimension. Larijani was one of the few figures who could navigate between different currents inside the system. Losing him could gradually narrow the circle of experienced political managers and shift influence further toward more military-oriented actors.

🔹In terms of the war itself, the immediate impact would likely be limited operationally. But politically it could harden attitudes inside Tehran and reinforce the narrative that the war is an existential struggle aimed at eliminating the entire leadership of the Islamic Republic.

🔹At the same time, Larijani was also among the type of insiders who could play a role in any future political settlement. Losing figures like him can make it more difficult to eventually manage negotiations or shape the political exit from the war.

🔹Overall, Larijani belonged to a very small group of insiders who knew how to manage both the war and the politics around it. Losing people like that makes the system more rigid, more security-driven, and ultimately less flexible in how it fights – or how it eventually ends – the war.