Sensemaker Live: Crisis in the Middle East

Invited experts

Steve Bloomfield

International Editor

Ruth Michaelson

Middle East Correspondent

Oliver Marsden

Middle East Correspondent

Steve Bloomfield

International Editor

Oliver Marsden

Middle East Correspondent

Ruth Michaelson

Middle East Correspondent

Join The Observer's international editor Steve Bloomfield and Middle East correspondents Ruth Michaelson and Oliver Marsden for an exclusive 45‑minute subscriber briefing on the fast‑moving crisis engulfing the Middle East - and what it could mean for the region and the world.

Critical questions abound: What do the US and Israel really want? What is Iran's strategy, and how long can it keep fighting back? What would regime change really look like, and is it a genuine possibility? Will the US put boots on the ground? And what does all this mean for oil prices, diplomatic allegiances, and any remnants of an international order?

In an exclusive online conversation, our journalists will draw on their reporting and regional expertise to unpack the latest developments, explore how shifting alliances are reshaping the region, and discuss what this moment reveals about the state of global diplomacy.

Subscribers will also have the chance to put their questions directly to the team.

Join us as we make sense of it all live.