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Has Al Jazeera Changed Its Editorial Direction?
Ahmad Sharawi and Natalie Ecanow
April 2, 2026

Veteran Al Jazeera analyst Leqaa Makki threw viewers a curveball during a recent news segment. He advocated for an escalation against Iran. A familiar face on the network since 2003, Makki argued that strategic sites, including power plants, electricity infrastructure and assets that would make ordinary Iranians “feel the impact of the war” should be hit, to potentially turn against them against the regime…Criticism of Iran has not been confined to Al Jazeera’s live coverage. Across both its English and Arabic opinion pages, a steady stream of op-eds has sharpened the case against Tehran. READ MORE