SCFR Online – Opinion: The acceleration of AI competition has shattered the boundaries of economic, military, intelligence, and cognitive power, turning this technology into a strategic component of national power.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The three-day visit of Chinese President Xi Jinping to Washington and his meeting with Donald Trump on September 24 and 25, 2026, accompanied by a ceremonial welcome at Andrews Air Force Base, was more a diplomatic display for managing the level of tensions than an indication of a breakthrough achievement in relations between the two powers.
SCFR Online – Opinion: Developments in the South Caucasus and Central Asia indicate that transit competition has become an arena for a new staging of influence among Iran, Turkey, Russia, and China.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The upcoming Palestinian elections, after nearly two decades of hiatus, could affect the arrangement of political forces, the legitimacy of institutions, and the future path of Palestinian governance.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The direct war of the United States and the Israeli regime against Iran, disruption of nuclear inspections, and intensification of great power competition have taken the non-proliferation crisis beyond the issue of Iran’s nuclear program.
SCFR Online – Opinion: In the Iran–U.S. equation, China pursues a cautious balance between its energy and transit interests with Tehran and considerations related to sanctions and competition with Washington.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The simultaneity of pressure on the Strait of Hormuz and Bab el-Mandeb has turned the geography of energy and shipping into a new arena for the emergence of new risks, costs, and leverage.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The Makkah Pact, signed on August 7, 2026, between Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Pakistan, is more than an answer to geopolitical vacuums; in practice, it faces a “deterrence dilemma” and “differing threat perception.” While this pact symbolizes a transition toward regional self-reliance, its first field tests and the complexities of relations with regional actors will determine its real meaning.
Strategic Council Online: Dr. Seyyed Kamal Kharrazi warned that Zionists claim the right of global governance and believe they must one day dominate the world. In pursuing this goal, he stated, they—like ISIS—subscribe to the concept of “sacred violence.”
Online Strategic Council – Interview: An international affairs expert stated that Iran, by relying on its geo-economic capacities across various fields, should strive to solidify its position as a bridge connecting the Persian Gulf to Eurasia. However, regional and extra-regional competition for influence in Azerbaijan and Armenia has reached a critical point, where Iran’s security considerations and geopolitical red lines could turn the advancement of a multi-faceted strategy into a real test for the diplomatic apparatus.
Strategic Council Online: The Strategic Council on Foreign Relations (SCFR), in a statement honoring the Palestinian heroes and resistance forces, congratulated the steadfast Palestinian nation on its victory over the Zionist regime and its supporters, expressing hope that “the complete liberation of the land of Palestine and the establishment of an independent Palestinian state” will be achieved.
Online Strategic Council – Dialogue: A Latin American affairs expert stated that the United States has recently announced it is engaged in an “armed war” with drug cartels in Latin America, and its forces have targeted several boats belonging to Venezuela and Colombia. The President of Colombia has condemned this action and even said that Donald Trump should be prosecuted. In light of these actions, Trump is moving further away each week from his commitment that “no new wars” would be started during his second term.
Online Strategic Council – Memo: With Sanae Takaichi as Prime Minister, Japan will move closer to the United States, adopt a tougher stance towards China and North Korea, and overall, the country’s foreign policy path will become more security-oriented than before.
Online Strategic Council – Interview: A university professor and international affairs analyst stated, “The US-centered world order is transitioning towards a multipolar structure.” This geopolitical transformation brings challenges and opportunities for Iran.
Online Strategic Council – Memo: In September 2025, the UN Independent Commission of Inquiry officially announced that the Israeli regime had committed genocide during the Gaza war. The commission clarified that this regime had carried out four of the five acts defined by the Convention as genocidal acts, and that the statements of Israeli regime officials also indicated an intent to destroy a national group (Palestinians).
Online Strategic Council – Interview: An expert on Persian Gulf regional issues stated: The White House recently announced that Trump signed an executive order guaranteeing Qatar’s security. The order states that U.S. policy is to deter and respond to any external attack on Qatar’s security and territorial integrity.
Online Strategic Council – Note: Three years after the start of the Ukraine war, the West is facing a reality that was predictable from the very beginning in the calculations of many realistic analysts: neither side can achieve a complete victory.
Online Strategic Council – Interview: The former Director-General of the Middle East at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated: The U.S. plan to disarm Lebanon’s Hezbollah, based on Resolution 1701 issued in 2006, is not a new issue, but its timing, coinciding with the Gaza War, which started in October 2023, has placed it in a different context. This is because, simultaneously with the Gaza War, Syria underwent extensive developments, and Lebanon, which had entered the Gaza War through Hezbollah, suddenly signed a ceasefire agreement with the Israeli regime.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The acceleration of AI competition has shattered the boundaries of economic, military, intelligence, and cognitive power, turning this technology into a strategic component of national power.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The three-day visit of Chinese President Xi Jinping to Washington and his meeting with Donald Trump on September 24 and 25, 2026, accompanied by a ceremonial welcome at Andrews Air Force Base, was more a diplomatic display for managing the level of tensions than an indication of a breakthrough achievement in relations between the two powers.
SCFR Online – Opinion: Developments in the South Caucasus and Central Asia indicate that transit competition has become an arena for a new staging of influence among Iran, Turkey, Russia, and China.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The upcoming Palestinian elections, after nearly two decades of hiatus, could affect the arrangement of political forces, the legitimacy of institutions, and the future path of Palestinian governance.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The direct war of the United States and the Israeli regime against Iran, disruption of nuclear inspections, and intensification of great power competition have taken the non-proliferation crisis beyond the issue of Iran’s nuclear program.
SCFR Online – Opinion: In the Iran–U.S. equation, China pursues a cautious balance between its energy and transit interests with Tehran and considerations related to sanctions and competition with Washington.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The simultaneity of pressure on the Strait of Hormuz and Bab el-Mandeb has turned the geography of energy and shipping into a new arena for the emergence of new risks, costs, and leverage.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The Makkah Pact, signed on August 7, 2026, between Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Pakistan, is more than an answer to geopolitical vacuums; in practice, it faces a “deterrence dilemma” and “differing threat perception.” While this pact symbolizes a transition toward regional self-reliance, its first field tests and the complexities of relations with regional actors will determine its real meaning.
Strategic Council Online: Dr. Seyyed Kamal Kharrazi warned that Zionists claim the right of global governance and believe they must one day dominate the world. In pursuing this goal, he stated, they—like ISIS—subscribe to the concept of “sacred violence.”
Online Strategic Council – Interview: An international affairs expert stated that Iran, by relying on its geo-economic capacities across various fields, should strive to solidify its position as a bridge connecting the Persian Gulf to Eurasia. However, regional and extra-regional competition for influence in Azerbaijan and Armenia has reached a critical point, where Iran’s security considerations and geopolitical red lines could turn the advancement of a multi-faceted strategy into a real test for the diplomatic apparatus.
Strategic Council Online: The Strategic Council on Foreign Relations (SCFR), in a statement honoring the Palestinian heroes and resistance forces, congratulated the steadfast Palestinian nation on its victory over the Zionist regime and its supporters, expressing hope that “the complete liberation of the land of Palestine and the establishment of an independent Palestinian state” will be achieved.
Online Strategic Council – Dialogue: A Latin American affairs expert stated that the United States has recently announced it is engaged in an “armed war” with drug cartels in Latin America, and its forces have targeted several boats belonging to Venezuela and Colombia. The President of Colombia has condemned this action and even said that Donald Trump should be prosecuted. In light of these actions, Trump is moving further away each week from his commitment that “no new wars” would be started during his second term.
Online Strategic Council – Memo: With Sanae Takaichi as Prime Minister, Japan will move closer to the United States, adopt a tougher stance towards China and North Korea, and overall, the country’s foreign policy path will become more security-oriented than before.
Online Strategic Council – Interview: A university professor and international affairs analyst stated, “The US-centered world order is transitioning towards a multipolar structure.” This geopolitical transformation brings challenges and opportunities for Iran.
Online Strategic Council – Memo: In September 2025, the UN Independent Commission of Inquiry officially announced that the Israeli regime had committed genocide during the Gaza war. The commission clarified that this regime had carried out four of the five acts defined by the Convention as genocidal acts, and that the statements of Israeli regime officials also indicated an intent to destroy a national group (Palestinians).
Online Strategic Council – Interview: An expert on Persian Gulf regional issues stated: The White House recently announced that Trump signed an executive order guaranteeing Qatar’s security. The order states that U.S. policy is to deter and respond to any external attack on Qatar’s security and territorial integrity.
Online Strategic Council – Note: Three years after the start of the Ukraine war, the West is facing a reality that was predictable from the very beginning in the calculations of many realistic analysts: neither side can achieve a complete victory.
Online Strategic Council – Interview: The former Director-General of the Middle East at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated: The U.S. plan to disarm Lebanon’s Hezbollah, based on Resolution 1701 issued in 2006, is not a new issue, but its timing, coinciding with the Gaza War, which started in October 2023, has placed it in a different context. This is because, simultaneously with the Gaza War, Syria underwent extensive developments, and Lebanon, which had entered the Gaza War through Hezbollah, suddenly signed a ceasefire agreement with the Israeli regime.
Strategic Council Online: Dr. Seyyed Kamal Kharrazi warned that Zionists claim the right of global governance and believe they must one day dominate the world. In pursuing this goal, he stated, they—like ISIS—subscribe to the concept of “sacred violence.”
Online Strategic Council – Interview: An international affairs expert stated that Iran, by relying on its geo-economic capacities across various fields, should strive to solidify its position as a bridge connecting the Persian Gulf to Eurasia. However, regional and extra-regional competition for influence in Azerbaijan and Armenia has reached a critical point, where Iran’s security considerations and geopolitical red lines could turn the advancement of a multi-faceted strategy into a real test for the diplomatic apparatus.
Strategic Council Online: The Strategic Council on Foreign Relations (SCFR), in a statement honoring the Palestinian heroes and resistance forces, congratulated the steadfast Palestinian nation on its victory over the Zionist regime and its supporters, expressing hope that “the complete liberation of the land of Palestine and the establishment of an independent Palestinian state” will be achieved.
Online Strategic Council – Dialogue: A Latin American affairs expert stated that the United States has recently announced it is engaged in an “armed war” with drug cartels in Latin America, and its forces have targeted several boats belonging to Venezuela and Colombia. The President of Colombia has condemned this action and even said that Donald Trump should be prosecuted. In light of these actions, Trump is moving further away each week from his commitment that “no new wars” would be started during his second term.
Online Strategic Council – Memo: With Sanae Takaichi as Prime Minister, Japan will move closer to the United States, adopt a tougher stance towards China and North Korea, and overall, the country’s foreign policy path will become more security-oriented than before.
Online Strategic Council – Interview: A university professor and international affairs analyst stated, “The US-centered world order is transitioning towards a multipolar structure.” This geopolitical transformation brings challenges and opportunities for Iran.
Online Strategic Council – Memo: In September 2025, the UN Independent Commission of Inquiry officially announced that the Israeli regime had committed genocide during the Gaza war. The commission clarified that this regime had carried out four of the five acts defined by the Convention as genocidal acts, and that the statements of Israeli regime officials also indicated an intent to destroy a national group (Palestinians).
Online Strategic Council – Interview: An expert on Persian Gulf regional issues stated: The White House recently announced that Trump signed an executive order guaranteeing Qatar’s security. The order states that U.S. policy is to deter and respond to any external attack on Qatar’s security and territorial integrity.
Online Strategic Council – Note: Three years after the start of the Ukraine war, the West is facing a reality that was predictable from the very beginning in the calculations of many realistic analysts: neither side can achieve a complete victory.
Online Strategic Council – Interview: The former Director-General of the Middle East at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated: The U.S. plan to disarm Lebanon’s Hezbollah, based on Resolution 1701 issued in 2006, is not a new issue, but its timing, coinciding with the Gaza War, which started in October 2023, has placed it in a different context. This is because, simultaneously with the Gaza War, Syria underwent extensive developments, and Lebanon, which had entered the Gaza War through Hezbollah, suddenly signed a ceasefire agreement with the Israeli regime.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The acceleration of AI competition has shattered the boundaries of economic, military, intelligence, and cognitive power, turning this technology into a strategic component of national power.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The three-day visit of Chinese President Xi Jinping to Washington and his meeting with Donald Trump on September 24 and 25, 2026, accompanied by a ceremonial welcome at Andrews Air Force Base, was more a diplomatic display for managing the level of tensions than an indication of a breakthrough achievement in relations between the two powers.
SCFR Online – Opinion: Developments in the South Caucasus and Central Asia indicate that transit competition has become an arena for a new staging of influence among Iran, Turkey, Russia, and China.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The upcoming Palestinian elections, after nearly two decades of hiatus, could affect the arrangement of political forces, the legitimacy of institutions, and the future path of Palestinian governance.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The direct war of the United States and the Israeli regime against Iran, disruption of nuclear inspections, and intensification of great power competition have taken the non-proliferation crisis beyond the issue of Iran’s nuclear program.
SCFR Online – Opinion: In the Iran–U.S. equation, China pursues a cautious balance between its energy and transit interests with Tehran and considerations related to sanctions and competition with Washington.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The simultaneity of pressure on the Strait of Hormuz and Bab el-Mandeb has turned the geography of energy and shipping into a new arena for the emergence of new risks, costs, and leverage.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The Makkah Pact, signed on August 7, 2026, between Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Pakistan, is more than an answer to geopolitical vacuums; in practice, it faces a “deterrence dilemma” and “differing threat perception.” While this pact symbolizes a transition toward regional self-reliance, its first field tests and the complexities of relations with regional actors will determine its real meaning.
Strategic Council Online: Dr. Seyyed Kamal Kharrazi warned that Zionists claim the right of global governance and believe they must one day dominate the world. In pursuing this goal, he stated, they—like ISIS—subscribe to the concept of “sacred violence.”
Online Strategic Council – Interview: An international affairs expert stated that Iran, by relying on its geo-economic capacities across various fields, should strive to solidify its position as a bridge connecting the Persian Gulf to Eurasia. However, regional and extra-regional competition for influence in Azerbaijan and Armenia has reached a critical point, where Iran’s security considerations and geopolitical red lines could turn the advancement of a multi-faceted strategy into a real test for the diplomatic apparatus.
Strategic Council Online: The Strategic Council on Foreign Relations (SCFR), in a statement honoring the Palestinian heroes and resistance forces, congratulated the steadfast Palestinian nation on its victory over the Zionist regime and its supporters, expressing hope that “the complete liberation of the land of Palestine and the establishment of an independent Palestinian state” will be achieved.
Online Strategic Council – Dialogue: A Latin American affairs expert stated that the United States has recently announced it is engaged in an “armed war” with drug cartels in Latin America, and its forces have targeted several boats belonging to Venezuela and Colombia. The President of Colombia has condemned this action and even said that Donald Trump should be prosecuted. In light of these actions, Trump is moving further away each week from his commitment that “no new wars” would be started during his second term.
Online Strategic Council – Memo: With Sanae Takaichi as Prime Minister, Japan will move closer to the United States, adopt a tougher stance towards China and North Korea, and overall, the country’s foreign policy path will become more security-oriented than before.
Online Strategic Council – Interview: A university professor and international affairs analyst stated, “The US-centered world order is transitioning towards a multipolar structure.” This geopolitical transformation brings challenges and opportunities for Iran.
Online Strategic Council – Memo: In September 2025, the UN Independent Commission of Inquiry officially announced that the Israeli regime had committed genocide during the Gaza war. The commission clarified that this regime had carried out four of the five acts defined by the Convention as genocidal acts, and that the statements of Israeli regime officials also indicated an intent to destroy a national group (Palestinians).
Online Strategic Council – Interview: An expert on Persian Gulf regional issues stated: The White House recently announced that Trump signed an executive order guaranteeing Qatar’s security. The order states that U.S. policy is to deter and respond to any external attack on Qatar’s security and territorial integrity.
Online Strategic Council – Note: Three years after the start of the Ukraine war, the West is facing a reality that was predictable from the very beginning in the calculations of many realistic analysts: neither side can achieve a complete victory.
Online Strategic Council – Interview: The former Director-General of the Middle East at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated: The U.S. plan to disarm Lebanon’s Hezbollah, based on Resolution 1701 issued in 2006, is not a new issue, but its timing, coinciding with the Gaza War, which started in October 2023, has placed it in a different context. This is because, simultaneously with the Gaza War, Syria underwent extensive developments, and Lebanon, which had entered the Gaza War through Hezbollah, suddenly signed a ceasefire agreement with the Israeli regime.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The acceleration of AI competition has shattered the boundaries of economic, military, intelligence, and cognitive power, turning this technology into a strategic component of national power.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The three-day visit of Chinese President Xi Jinping to Washington and his meeting with Donald Trump on September 24 and 25, 2026, accompanied by a ceremonial welcome at Andrews Air Force Base, was more a diplomatic display for managing the level of tensions than an indication of a breakthrough achievement in relations between the two powers.
SCFR Online – Opinion: Developments in the South Caucasus and Central Asia indicate that transit competition has become an arena for a new staging of influence among Iran, Turkey, Russia, and China.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The upcoming Palestinian elections, after nearly two decades of hiatus, could affect the arrangement of political forces, the legitimacy of institutions, and the future path of Palestinian governance.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The direct war of the United States and the Israeli regime against Iran, disruption of nuclear inspections, and intensification of great power competition have taken the non-proliferation crisis beyond the issue of Iran’s nuclear program.
SCFR Online – Opinion: In the Iran–U.S. equation, China pursues a cautious balance between its energy and transit interests with Tehran and considerations related to sanctions and competition with Washington.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The simultaneity of pressure on the Strait of Hormuz and Bab el-Mandeb has turned the geography of energy and shipping into a new arena for the emergence of new risks, costs, and leverage.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The Makkah Pact, signed on August 7, 2026, between Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Pakistan, is more than an answer to geopolitical vacuums; in practice, it faces a “deterrence dilemma” and “differing threat perception.” While this pact symbolizes a transition toward regional self-reliance, its first field tests and the complexities of relations with regional actors will determine its real meaning.
Strategic Council Online: Dr. Seyyed Kamal Kharrazi warned that Zionists claim the right of global governance and believe they must one day dominate the world. In pursuing this goal, he stated, they—like ISIS—subscribe to the concept of “sacred violence.”
Online Strategic Council – Interview: An international affairs expert stated that Iran, by relying on its geo-economic capacities across various fields, should strive to solidify its position as a bridge connecting the Persian Gulf to Eurasia. However, regional and extra-regional competition for influence in Azerbaijan and Armenia has reached a critical point, where Iran’s security considerations and geopolitical red lines could turn the advancement of a multi-faceted strategy into a real test for the diplomatic apparatus.
Strategic Council Online: The Strategic Council on Foreign Relations (SCFR), in a statement honoring the Palestinian heroes and resistance forces, congratulated the steadfast Palestinian nation on its victory over the Zionist regime and its supporters, expressing hope that “the complete liberation of the land of Palestine and the establishment of an independent Palestinian state” will be achieved.
Online Strategic Council – Dialogue: A Latin American affairs expert stated that the United States has recently announced it is engaged in an “armed war” with drug cartels in Latin America, and its forces have targeted several boats belonging to Venezuela and Colombia. The President of Colombia has condemned this action and even said that Donald Trump should be prosecuted. In light of these actions, Trump is moving further away each week from his commitment that “no new wars” would be started during his second term.
Online Strategic Council – Memo: With Sanae Takaichi as Prime Minister, Japan will move closer to the United States, adopt a tougher stance towards China and North Korea, and overall, the country’s foreign policy path will become more security-oriented than before.
Online Strategic Council – Interview: A university professor and international affairs analyst stated, “The US-centered world order is transitioning towards a multipolar structure.” This geopolitical transformation brings challenges and opportunities for Iran.
Online Strategic Council – Memo: In September 2025, the UN Independent Commission of Inquiry officially announced that the Israeli regime had committed genocide during the Gaza war. The commission clarified that this regime had carried out four of the five acts defined by the Convention as genocidal acts, and that the statements of Israeli regime officials also indicated an intent to destroy a national group (Palestinians).
Online Strategic Council – Interview: An expert on Persian Gulf regional issues stated: The White House recently announced that Trump signed an executive order guaranteeing Qatar’s security. The order states that U.S. policy is to deter and respond to any external attack on Qatar’s security and territorial integrity.
Online Strategic Council – Note: Three years after the start of the Ukraine war, the West is facing a reality that was predictable from the very beginning in the calculations of many realistic analysts: neither side can achieve a complete victory.
Online Strategic Council – Interview: The former Director-General of the Middle East at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated: The U.S. plan to disarm Lebanon’s Hezbollah, based on Resolution 1701 issued in 2006, is not a new issue, but its timing, coinciding with the Gaza War, which started in October 2023, has placed it in a different context. This is because, simultaneously with the Gaza War, Syria underwent extensive developments, and Lebanon, which had entered the Gaza War through Hezbollah, suddenly signed a ceasefire agreement with the Israeli regime.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The acceleration of AI competition has shattered the boundaries of economic, military, intelligence, and cognitive power, turning this technology into a strategic component of national power.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The three-day visit of Chinese President Xi Jinping to Washington and his meeting with Donald Trump on September 24 and 25, 2026, accompanied by a ceremonial welcome at Andrews Air Force Base, was more a diplomatic display for managing the level of tensions than an indication of a breakthrough achievement in relations between the two powers.
SCFR Online – Opinion: Developments in the South Caucasus and Central Asia indicate that transit competition has become an arena for a new staging of influence among Iran, Turkey, Russia, and China.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The upcoming Palestinian elections, after nearly two decades of hiatus, could affect the arrangement of political forces, the legitimacy of institutions, and the future path of Palestinian governance.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The direct war of the United States and the Israeli regime against Iran, disruption of nuclear inspections, and intensification of great power competition have taken the non-proliferation crisis beyond the issue of Iran’s nuclear program.
SCFR Online – Opinion: In the Iran–U.S. equation, China pursues a cautious balance between its energy and transit interests with Tehran and considerations related to sanctions and competition with Washington.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The simultaneity of pressure on the Strait of Hormuz and Bab el-Mandeb has turned the geography of energy and shipping into a new arena for the emergence of new risks, costs, and leverage.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The Makkah Pact, signed on August 7, 2026, between Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Pakistan, is more than an answer to geopolitical vacuums; in practice, it faces a “deterrence dilemma” and “differing threat perception.” While this pact symbolizes a transition toward regional self-reliance, its first field tests and the complexities of relations with regional actors will determine its real meaning.
Strategic Council Online: Dr. Seyyed Kamal Kharrazi warned that Zionists claim the right of global governance and believe they must one day dominate the world. In pursuing this goal, he stated, they—like ISIS—subscribe to the concept of “sacred violence.”
Online Strategic Council – Interview: An international affairs expert stated that Iran, by relying on its geo-economic capacities across various fields, should strive to solidify its position as a bridge connecting the Persian Gulf to Eurasia. However, regional and extra-regional competition for influence in Azerbaijan and Armenia has reached a critical point, where Iran’s security considerations and geopolitical red lines could turn the advancement of a multi-faceted strategy into a real test for the diplomatic apparatus.
Strategic Council Online: The Strategic Council on Foreign Relations (SCFR), in a statement honoring the Palestinian heroes and resistance forces, congratulated the steadfast Palestinian nation on its victory over the Zionist regime and its supporters, expressing hope that “the complete liberation of the land of Palestine and the establishment of an independent Palestinian state” will be achieved.
Online Strategic Council – Dialogue: A Latin American affairs expert stated that the United States has recently announced it is engaged in an “armed war” with drug cartels in Latin America, and its forces have targeted several boats belonging to Venezuela and Colombia. The President of Colombia has condemned this action and even said that Donald Trump should be prosecuted. In light of these actions, Trump is moving further away each week from his commitment that “no new wars” would be started during his second term.
Online Strategic Council – Memo: With Sanae Takaichi as Prime Minister, Japan will move closer to the United States, adopt a tougher stance towards China and North Korea, and overall, the country’s foreign policy path will become more security-oriented than before.
Online Strategic Council – Interview: A university professor and international affairs analyst stated, “The US-centered world order is transitioning towards a multipolar structure.” This geopolitical transformation brings challenges and opportunities for Iran.
Online Strategic Council – Memo: In September 2025, the UN Independent Commission of Inquiry officially announced that the Israeli regime had committed genocide during the Gaza war. The commission clarified that this regime had carried out four of the five acts defined by the Convention as genocidal acts, and that the statements of Israeli regime officials also indicated an intent to destroy a national group (Palestinians).
Online Strategic Council – Interview: An expert on Persian Gulf regional issues stated: The White House recently announced that Trump signed an executive order guaranteeing Qatar’s security. The order states that U.S. policy is to deter and respond to any external attack on Qatar’s security and territorial integrity.
Online Strategic Council – Note: Three years after the start of the Ukraine war, the West is facing a reality that was predictable from the very beginning in the calculations of many realistic analysts: neither side can achieve a complete victory.
Online Strategic Council – Interview: The former Director-General of the Middle East at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated: The U.S. plan to disarm Lebanon’s Hezbollah, based on Resolution 1701 issued in 2006, is not a new issue, but its timing, coinciding with the Gaza War, which started in October 2023, has placed it in a different context. This is because, simultaneously with the Gaza War, Syria underwent extensive developments, and Lebanon, which had entered the Gaza War through Hezbollah, suddenly signed a ceasefire agreement with the Israeli regime.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The acceleration of AI competition has shattered the boundaries of economic, military, intelligence, and cognitive power, turning this technology into a strategic component of national power.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The three-day visit of Chinese President Xi Jinping to Washington and his meeting with Donald Trump on September 24 and 25, 2026, accompanied by a ceremonial welcome at Andrews Air Force Base, was more a diplomatic display for managing the level of tensions than an indication of a breakthrough achievement in relations between the two powers.
SCFR Online – Opinion: Developments in the South Caucasus and Central Asia indicate that transit competition has become an arena for a new staging of influence among Iran, Turkey, Russia, and China.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The upcoming Palestinian elections, after nearly two decades of hiatus, could affect the arrangement of political forces, the legitimacy of institutions, and the future path of Palestinian governance.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The direct war of the United States and the Israeli regime against Iran, disruption of nuclear inspections, and intensification of great power competition have taken the non-proliferation crisis beyond the issue of Iran’s nuclear program.
SCFR Online – Opinion: In the Iran–U.S. equation, China pursues a cautious balance between its energy and transit interests with Tehran and considerations related to sanctions and competition with Washington.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The simultaneity of pressure on the Strait of Hormuz and Bab el-Mandeb has turned the geography of energy and shipping into a new arena for the emergence of new risks, costs, and leverage.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The Makkah Pact, signed on August 7, 2026, between Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Pakistan, is more than an answer to geopolitical vacuums; in practice, it faces a “deterrence dilemma” and “differing threat perception.” While this pact symbolizes a transition toward regional self-reliance, its first field tests and the complexities of relations with regional actors will determine its real meaning.
Strategic Council Online: Dr. Seyyed Kamal Kharrazi warned that Zionists claim the right of global governance and believe they must one day dominate the world. In pursuing this goal, he stated, they—like ISIS—subscribe to the concept of “sacred violence.”
Online Strategic Council – Interview: An international affairs expert stated that Iran, by relying on its geo-economic capacities across various fields, should strive to solidify its position as a bridge connecting the Persian Gulf to Eurasia. However, regional and extra-regional competition for influence in Azerbaijan and Armenia has reached a critical point, where Iran’s security considerations and geopolitical red lines could turn the advancement of a multi-faceted strategy into a real test for the diplomatic apparatus.
Strategic Council Online: The Strategic Council on Foreign Relations (SCFR), in a statement honoring the Palestinian heroes and resistance forces, congratulated the steadfast Palestinian nation on its victory over the Zionist regime and its supporters, expressing hope that “the complete liberation of the land of Palestine and the establishment of an independent Palestinian state” will be achieved.
Online Strategic Council – Dialogue: A Latin American affairs expert stated that the United States has recently announced it is engaged in an “armed war” with drug cartels in Latin America, and its forces have targeted several boats belonging to Venezuela and Colombia. The President of Colombia has condemned this action and even said that Donald Trump should be prosecuted. In light of these actions, Trump is moving further away each week from his commitment that “no new wars” would be started during his second term.
Online Strategic Council – Memo: With Sanae Takaichi as Prime Minister, Japan will move closer to the United States, adopt a tougher stance towards China and North Korea, and overall, the country’s foreign policy path will become more security-oriented than before.
Online Strategic Council – Interview: A university professor and international affairs analyst stated, “The US-centered world order is transitioning towards a multipolar structure.” This geopolitical transformation brings challenges and opportunities for Iran.
Online Strategic Council – Memo: In September 2025, the UN Independent Commission of Inquiry officially announced that the Israeli regime had committed genocide during the Gaza war. The commission clarified that this regime had carried out four of the five acts defined by the Convention as genocidal acts, and that the statements of Israeli regime officials also indicated an intent to destroy a national group (Palestinians).
Online Strategic Council – Interview: An expert on Persian Gulf regional issues stated: The White House recently announced that Trump signed an executive order guaranteeing Qatar’s security. The order states that U.S. policy is to deter and respond to any external attack on Qatar’s security and territorial integrity.
Online Strategic Council – Note: Three years after the start of the Ukraine war, the West is facing a reality that was predictable from the very beginning in the calculations of many realistic analysts: neither side can achieve a complete victory.
Online Strategic Council – Interview: The former Director-General of the Middle East at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated: The U.S. plan to disarm Lebanon’s Hezbollah, based on Resolution 1701 issued in 2006, is not a new issue, but its timing, coinciding with the Gaza War, which started in October 2023, has placed it in a different context. This is because, simultaneously with the Gaza War, Syria underwent extensive developments, and Lebanon, which had entered the Gaza War through Hezbollah, suddenly signed a ceasefire agreement with the Israeli regime.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The acceleration of AI competition has shattered the boundaries of economic, military, intelligence, and cognitive power, turning this technology into a strategic component of national power.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The three-day visit of Chinese President Xi Jinping to Washington and his meeting with Donald Trump on September 24 and 25, 2026, accompanied by a ceremonial welcome at Andrews Air Force Base, was more a diplomatic display for managing the level of tensions than an indication of a breakthrough achievement in relations between the two powers.
SCFR Online – Opinion: Developments in the South Caucasus and Central Asia indicate that transit competition has become an arena for a new staging of influence among Iran, Turkey, Russia, and China.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The upcoming Palestinian elections, after nearly two decades of hiatus, could affect the arrangement of political forces, the legitimacy of institutions, and the future path of Palestinian governance.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The direct war of the United States and the Israeli regime against Iran, disruption of nuclear inspections, and intensification of great power competition have taken the non-proliferation crisis beyond the issue of Iran’s nuclear program.
SCFR Online – Opinion: In the Iran–U.S. equation, China pursues a cautious balance between its energy and transit interests with Tehran and considerations related to sanctions and competition with Washington.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The simultaneity of pressure on the Strait of Hormuz and Bab el-Mandeb has turned the geography of energy and shipping into a new arena for the emergence of new risks, costs, and leverage.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The Makkah Pact, signed on August 7, 2026, between Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Pakistan, is more than an answer to geopolitical vacuums; in practice, it faces a “deterrence dilemma” and “differing threat perception.” While this pact symbolizes a transition toward regional self-reliance, its first field tests and the complexities of relations with regional actors will determine its real meaning.