The Minutes of Sir Richard Dearlove on middle east https://minutesof.com/richard-dearlove/on/middle-east/ Everything Sir Richard Dearlove has said on Middle East: 8 verbatim quotes between August 2012 and March 2026, each with a timestamp and a link to the… en Sun, 30 Aug 2026 16:23:24 +0000 Dearlove warns superior Western military power quickly removed regimes but resulted in chaos afterward. https://minutesof.com/q/cb3e8630-468e-4bfa-b243-d80287fcad95/ https://minutesof.com/q/cb3e8630-468e-4bfa-b243-d80287fcad95/ “In all of those cases, the superior air power and military of The United States and the West quickly removed the regimes or dictators, but then it was chaos.” — Times News Mon, 02 Mar 2026 10:00:55 +0000 middle east Dearlove predicts the beginning of the end for Iran's theocratic regime. https://minutesof.com/q/07b9440d-6684-4431-adf4-b3e2dda9895c/ https://minutesof.com/q/07b9440d-6684-4431-adf4-b3e2dda9895c/ “I think it's the beginning of the end of the theocratic regime in Iran. How quickly that regime comes down, I think it's hard to predict.” — TalkTV Fri, 09 Jan 2026 15:15:01 +0000 middle east Dearlove argues the Palestinian issue no longer defines Middle Eastern regional politics, marking huge shift. https://minutesof.com/q/a0737d05-9d8a-40c4-a5e8-7d0ba45a994b/ https://minutesof.com/q/a0737d05-9d8a-40c4-a5e8-7d0ba45a994b/ “the basic fact is that the Palestinian issue is no longer being allowed to define much of the region's politics. And this is a huge change.” — Technion UK Thu, 29 Oct 2020 19:45:56 +0000 middle east Dearlove argues most Arab state leaders lost patience with Palestinians, ending the issue's regional dominance https://minutesof.com/q/e607a5e5-aecd-4f29-a82b-c210d419c7a9/ https://minutesof.com/q/e607a5e5-aecd-4f29-a82b-c210d419c7a9/ “The truth about the Palestinian issue, in my opinion, is that most Arab leaders, or the leadership of most Arab states, lost patience with the Palestinians” — Technion UK Thu, 29 Oct 2020 19:45:56 +0000 middle east Dearlove argues most Arab state leaders lost patience with Palestinians over the past five to seven years. https://minutesof.com/q/f4b80d58-45a6-4cff-a14b-a852835c9c9f/ https://minutesof.com/q/f4b80d58-45a6-4cff-a14b-a852835c9c9f/ “The truth about the Palestinian issue, in my opinion, is that most Arab leaders, or the leadership of most Arab states, lost patience with the Palestinians quite well over the last five to seven years.” — Technion UK Thu, 29 Oct 2020 19:45:56 +0000 middle east Dearlove warns that in Egypt, 44% of the population is illiterate and lives on under $2 daily. https://minutesof.com/q/7feaf7b1-fda2-4797-a078-405bd04c3287/ https://minutesof.com/q/7feaf7b1-fda2-4797-a078-405bd04c3287/ “Bear in mind when you're talking about Egypt, forty four percent of the population is illiterate and exists on less than $2 a day.” — Cambridge Union Sun, 19 Aug 2012 23:29:16 +0000 middle east Dearlove warns the Muslim Brotherhood prioritizes Islam over democracy and is Egypt's only organized political https://minutesof.com/q/b184c467-eaf6-431f-83eb-3ff2ec1032ca/ https://minutesof.com/q/b184c467-eaf6-431f-83eb-3ff2ec1032ca/ “I think the problem with the Muslim brotherhood is it's more interested in Islam than it is in democracy. Democracy. And it is the only significantly organized political party” — Cambridge Union Sun, 19 Aug 2012 23:29:16 +0000 middle east Dearlove says the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt is more interested in Islam than democracy, posing a worry. https://minutesof.com/q/102421b2-80ff-4c8c-8516-052b8f734fa1/ https://minutesof.com/q/102421b2-80ff-4c8c-8516-052b8f734fa1/ “I think the problem with the Muslim brotherhood is it's more interested in Islam than it is in democracy.” — Cambridge Union Sun, 19 Aug 2012 23:29:16 +0000 middle east