Strategic Council Online: President Trump late Monday signed an executive order freezing all government assets and prohibiting transactions with it, unless specifically exempted, the first action of its kind against a government in the Western Hemisphere in more than 30 years. The move places Venezuela on a par with North Korea, Iran, China, Syria and Cuba, the only other countries currently under such illegal US sanctions.
Azam Golmohammadi – Expert on Human Rights Affairs
Strategic Council Online: It would be an important step if Pakistan succeeds in persuading the Taliban to negotiate with the Central Government. The Taliban still do not recognize the government of Ashraf Ghani and Abdullah Abdullah and believe that the government should step down first and then discuss the elections.
Pir Mohammad Molazehi – Afghanistan expert
Strategic Council Online: On February 2, 2019, the United States citing a withdrawal clause, announced that it will withdraw from the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty in six months. The deadline expired on August 2, and Washington by pulling out of the treaty caused its collapse.
Dr. Ali Karbalaei Hosseini – International Law Researcher
Strategic Council Online: After the seizure of the British oil tanker both the US and Britain are seeking a way to protect ships and commercial oil tankers and are after consensus and drafting supporters.
Abdolreza Farajirad – Expert on Geopolitics
Strategic Council Online: An American affairs expert, citing the resignation of Dan Coats, US National Intelligence Director and Trump’s tweet on his replacement, said Trump has no fears in dismissing those who stand in his way so the successor of Coats has to make the intelligence community more obedient to Mr Trump.
Strategic Council Online: US President Donald Trump Friday evening in his Twitter account criticized his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron’s policy of taxing US IT companies as “foolishness”.
Hamideh Safamanesh – International Relations Researcher
Strategic Council Online: Palestinian jihadist movements are skeptical of Mahmoud Abbas’s recent anti-Zionist move to suspend deals with the Zionist regime and regard it tactical.
Hassan Hanizadeh – West Asia Affairs expert
Strategic Council Online: President of the Strategic Council on Foreign Relations (SCFR) said: “The sanctions against our Foreign Minister Dr. Mohammad Javad Zarif are the latest laughable action taken by the US government.”
Strategic Council Online: The possibility of power transfer to civilians and the formation of a democratic government in Sudan are very far-fetched; the only possible thing is for a democratic government to take over for a short period of time.
Hassan Hanizadeh – West Asian Affairs expert
Strategic Council Online: A West Asian expert says the meeting between Bahraini Foreign Minister and an Israeli official has taken place to solve the problem of the Zionist regime these days especially after the defeat of the “Deal of the Century.” They needed to place sticks under the arms of the Zionist regime and that was done through the exposure of relations between Arab states and the Tel Aviv regime.