SCFR Online – Opinion: Competition over energy, minerals, and supply chains has expanded geoeconomic instruments and highlighted the role of BRICS and alternative paths in the world economic order.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The results of the Israeli regime’s elections can affect the composition of this regime’s cabinet and the manner of implementing its aggressive plans, but internal political changes do not necessarily lead to a strategic transformation in its approach to Palestine, Iran, and the Axis of Resistance.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The US military withdrawal from Iraq does not mean the end of the security relationship between Baghdad and Washington, but rather constitutes a test of the Iraqi government’s ability to manage internal threats and redefine foreign dependencies.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The proliferation of smart unmanned surface vessels (USVs) in Hormuz and Bab el-Mandeb shows that control of the sea is not possible solely with large warships, submarines, and carrier-based aircraft.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The withdrawal of American forces from Iraq has marked the end of Washington’s direct military presence in the country; however, America’s financial, political, and security levers can still affect and cause problems for the future of this country.
SCFR Online – Opinion: After months of war and economic pressure, the situation between Iran and the United States has been placed between two conflicting logics; Washington insists on intensifying pressure to gain concessions, and Tehran does not accept negotiations under pressure.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The expansion of artificial intelligence and influence operations has drawn the field of conflict from physical space to the perceptual and algorithmic environment and has turned cognitive deterrence into a strategic necessity.
SCFR Online – Opinion: Riyadh, amid the Iran war, Yemeni pressure, and ambiguous Washington guarantees, has turned to flexible balancing in order to both preserve its security and increase its bargaining power.
Strategic Council online – Opinion: The term “Peace through Force,” which Donald Trump has heavily promoted in recent media displays, refers in international relations literature to an approach where a global or regional power attempts to impose stability or regime change in a country or region through military and coercive means.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: The Zionist regime, which enjoyed the comprehensive support of the United States in its recent aggression against Iran, initially believed that with the surprise in the early days, the war would end quickly and the Islamic Republic of Iran would be defeated. However, contrary to the calculations of the regime and the White House, Iran immediately seized the initiative and, in response to the attacks and aggression of the Zionist regime and in self-defense, inflicted irreparable blows on this regime. As a result, the regime was ultimately scrambling to stop the attacks.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: The international community has prohibited attacks on nuclear facilities for clear reasons based on lived experiences, and various legal documents have emphasized this.
Strategic Council Online– Opinion: In recent weeks, we witnessed how the Israeli regime disrupted the peace-seeking negotiations between our country’s officials and the U.S., and out of concern that diplomatic agreements might not secure its interests and objectives, it launched an aggressive attack on our soil. This regime, which had convinced Donald Trump to withdraw from the JCPOA in 2018, also persuaded him in this attack to cover up the weaknesses of the Israeli regime and, using its superior military equipment, target Iran’s nuclear facilities, which were under the supervision of the International Atomic Energy Agency.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: Military attack on the civilian nuclear facilities of any country that is a member of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) constitutes a clear violation of the United Nations Charter, international humanitarian law, and specifically the NPT.
Strategic Council–Online – Interview: A European affairs expert stated that German Chancellor Friedrich Merz recently announced that Western allies would no longer impose any restrictions on Ukraine’s use of long-range weapons against Russian military targets. Following the decision by European countries, the question arises as to why this decision was made at this stage and what consequences it will have.
Strategic Council Online – The Strategic Council on Foreign Relations, in a statement, emphasized on the “right and duty” of the Islamic Republic of Iran to response decisively to the aggression of the Zionist regime “by targeting proportionately its military and strategic facilities,” as was demonstrated last night in the “True Promise, Third” operation.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: While Donald Trump, the President of the United States, was pressuring the parties involved in the Ukraine war to initiate negotiations to end the conflict, Operation Cobweb emerged as an unexpected development that transformed the dynamics of this war. This operation, which led to the destruction of several Russian strategic Tu-22M3 bombers, has raised questions about the future of negotiations, the escalation of tensions, and its strategic implications for Russia’s foreign policy and relations with NATO.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: On June 2, 2025, the Council of the European Union took an unprecedented step toward strengthening Europe’s military self-sufficiency by officially approving a new defense fund worth 150 billion euros. This decision, made after decades of institutional debate and effort in common security policy, is now regarded not merely as a technical or budgetary initiative but as a reflection of a paradigm shift in Europe’s strategic outlook on its security future.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An economist and university faculty member stated that the temporary agreement between the U.S. and China to reduce trade tariffs, recently announced in Geneva, is a turning point in easing trade tensions between the two largest economies in the world. This development, which led to positive reactions in global markets and a rise in economic indicators, has indirect consequences for Iran’s economy.
SCFR Online – Opinion: Competition over energy, minerals, and supply chains has expanded geoeconomic instruments and highlighted the role of BRICS and alternative paths in the world economic order.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The results of the Israeli regime’s elections can affect the composition of this regime’s cabinet and the manner of implementing its aggressive plans, but internal political changes do not necessarily lead to a strategic transformation in its approach to Palestine, Iran, and the Axis of Resistance.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The US military withdrawal from Iraq does not mean the end of the security relationship between Baghdad and Washington, but rather constitutes a test of the Iraqi government’s ability to manage internal threats and redefine foreign dependencies.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The proliferation of smart unmanned surface vessels (USVs) in Hormuz and Bab el-Mandeb shows that control of the sea is not possible solely with large warships, submarines, and carrier-based aircraft.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The withdrawal of American forces from Iraq has marked the end of Washington’s direct military presence in the country; however, America’s financial, political, and security levers can still affect and cause problems for the future of this country.
SCFR Online – Opinion: After months of war and economic pressure, the situation between Iran and the United States has been placed between two conflicting logics; Washington insists on intensifying pressure to gain concessions, and Tehran does not accept negotiations under pressure.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The expansion of artificial intelligence and influence operations has drawn the field of conflict from physical space to the perceptual and algorithmic environment and has turned cognitive deterrence into a strategic necessity.
SCFR Online – Opinion: Riyadh, amid the Iran war, Yemeni pressure, and ambiguous Washington guarantees, has turned to flexible balancing in order to both preserve its security and increase its bargaining power.
Strategic Council online – Opinion: The term “Peace through Force,” which Donald Trump has heavily promoted in recent media displays, refers in international relations literature to an approach where a global or regional power attempts to impose stability or regime change in a country or region through military and coercive means.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: The Zionist regime, which enjoyed the comprehensive support of the United States in its recent aggression against Iran, initially believed that with the surprise in the early days, the war would end quickly and the Islamic Republic of Iran would be defeated. However, contrary to the calculations of the regime and the White House, Iran immediately seized the initiative and, in response to the attacks and aggression of the Zionist regime and in self-defense, inflicted irreparable blows on this regime. As a result, the regime was ultimately scrambling to stop the attacks.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: The international community has prohibited attacks on nuclear facilities for clear reasons based on lived experiences, and various legal documents have emphasized this.
Strategic Council Online– Opinion: In recent weeks, we witnessed how the Israeli regime disrupted the peace-seeking negotiations between our country’s officials and the U.S., and out of concern that diplomatic agreements might not secure its interests and objectives, it launched an aggressive attack on our soil. This regime, which had convinced Donald Trump to withdraw from the JCPOA in 2018, also persuaded him in this attack to cover up the weaknesses of the Israeli regime and, using its superior military equipment, target Iran’s nuclear facilities, which were under the supervision of the International Atomic Energy Agency.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: Military attack on the civilian nuclear facilities of any country that is a member of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) constitutes a clear violation of the United Nations Charter, international humanitarian law, and specifically the NPT.
Strategic Council–Online – Interview: A European affairs expert stated that German Chancellor Friedrich Merz recently announced that Western allies would no longer impose any restrictions on Ukraine’s use of long-range weapons against Russian military targets. Following the decision by European countries, the question arises as to why this decision was made at this stage and what consequences it will have.
Strategic Council Online – The Strategic Council on Foreign Relations, in a statement, emphasized on the “right and duty” of the Islamic Republic of Iran to response decisively to the aggression of the Zionist regime “by targeting proportionately its military and strategic facilities,” as was demonstrated last night in the “True Promise, Third” operation.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: While Donald Trump, the President of the United States, was pressuring the parties involved in the Ukraine war to initiate negotiations to end the conflict, Operation Cobweb emerged as an unexpected development that transformed the dynamics of this war. This operation, which led to the destruction of several Russian strategic Tu-22M3 bombers, has raised questions about the future of negotiations, the escalation of tensions, and its strategic implications for Russia’s foreign policy and relations with NATO.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: On June 2, 2025, the Council of the European Union took an unprecedented step toward strengthening Europe’s military self-sufficiency by officially approving a new defense fund worth 150 billion euros. This decision, made after decades of institutional debate and effort in common security policy, is now regarded not merely as a technical or budgetary initiative but as a reflection of a paradigm shift in Europe’s strategic outlook on its security future.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An economist and university faculty member stated that the temporary agreement between the U.S. and China to reduce trade tariffs, recently announced in Geneva, is a turning point in easing trade tensions between the two largest economies in the world. This development, which led to positive reactions in global markets and a rise in economic indicators, has indirect consequences for Iran’s economy.
Strategic Council online – Opinion: The term “Peace through Force,” which Donald Trump has heavily promoted in recent media displays, refers in international relations literature to an approach where a global or regional power attempts to impose stability or regime change in a country or region through military and coercive means.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: The Zionist regime, which enjoyed the comprehensive support of the United States in its recent aggression against Iran, initially believed that with the surprise in the early days, the war would end quickly and the Islamic Republic of Iran would be defeated. However, contrary to the calculations of the regime and the White House, Iran immediately seized the initiative and, in response to the attacks and aggression of the Zionist regime and in self-defense, inflicted irreparable blows on this regime. As a result, the regime was ultimately scrambling to stop the attacks.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: The international community has prohibited attacks on nuclear facilities for clear reasons based on lived experiences, and various legal documents have emphasized this.
Strategic Council Online– Opinion: In recent weeks, we witnessed how the Israeli regime disrupted the peace-seeking negotiations between our country’s officials and the U.S., and out of concern that diplomatic agreements might not secure its interests and objectives, it launched an aggressive attack on our soil. This regime, which had convinced Donald Trump to withdraw from the JCPOA in 2018, also persuaded him in this attack to cover up the weaknesses of the Israeli regime and, using its superior military equipment, target Iran’s nuclear facilities, which were under the supervision of the International Atomic Energy Agency.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: Military attack on the civilian nuclear facilities of any country that is a member of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) constitutes a clear violation of the United Nations Charter, international humanitarian law, and specifically the NPT.
Strategic Council–Online – Interview: A European affairs expert stated that German Chancellor Friedrich Merz recently announced that Western allies would no longer impose any restrictions on Ukraine’s use of long-range weapons against Russian military targets. Following the decision by European countries, the question arises as to why this decision was made at this stage and what consequences it will have.
Strategic Council Online – The Strategic Council on Foreign Relations, in a statement, emphasized on the “right and duty” of the Islamic Republic of Iran to response decisively to the aggression of the Zionist regime “by targeting proportionately its military and strategic facilities,” as was demonstrated last night in the “True Promise, Third” operation.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: While Donald Trump, the President of the United States, was pressuring the parties involved in the Ukraine war to initiate negotiations to end the conflict, Operation Cobweb emerged as an unexpected development that transformed the dynamics of this war. This operation, which led to the destruction of several Russian strategic Tu-22M3 bombers, has raised questions about the future of negotiations, the escalation of tensions, and its strategic implications for Russia’s foreign policy and relations with NATO.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: On June 2, 2025, the Council of the European Union took an unprecedented step toward strengthening Europe’s military self-sufficiency by officially approving a new defense fund worth 150 billion euros. This decision, made after decades of institutional debate and effort in common security policy, is now regarded not merely as a technical or budgetary initiative but as a reflection of a paradigm shift in Europe’s strategic outlook on its security future.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An economist and university faculty member stated that the temporary agreement between the U.S. and China to reduce trade tariffs, recently announced in Geneva, is a turning point in easing trade tensions between the two largest economies in the world. This development, which led to positive reactions in global markets and a rise in economic indicators, has indirect consequences for Iran’s economy.
SCFR Online – Opinion: Competition over energy, minerals, and supply chains has expanded geoeconomic instruments and highlighted the role of BRICS and alternative paths in the world economic order.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The results of the Israeli regime’s elections can affect the composition of this regime’s cabinet and the manner of implementing its aggressive plans, but internal political changes do not necessarily lead to a strategic transformation in its approach to Palestine, Iran, and the Axis of Resistance.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The US military withdrawal from Iraq does not mean the end of the security relationship between Baghdad and Washington, but rather constitutes a test of the Iraqi government’s ability to manage internal threats and redefine foreign dependencies.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The proliferation of smart unmanned surface vessels (USVs) in Hormuz and Bab el-Mandeb shows that control of the sea is not possible solely with large warships, submarines, and carrier-based aircraft.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The withdrawal of American forces from Iraq has marked the end of Washington’s direct military presence in the country; however, America’s financial, political, and security levers can still affect and cause problems for the future of this country.
SCFR Online – Opinion: After months of war and economic pressure, the situation between Iran and the United States has been placed between two conflicting logics; Washington insists on intensifying pressure to gain concessions, and Tehran does not accept negotiations under pressure.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The expansion of artificial intelligence and influence operations has drawn the field of conflict from physical space to the perceptual and algorithmic environment and has turned cognitive deterrence into a strategic necessity.
SCFR Online – Opinion: Riyadh, amid the Iran war, Yemeni pressure, and ambiguous Washington guarantees, has turned to flexible balancing in order to both preserve its security and increase its bargaining power.
Strategic Council online – Opinion: The term “Peace through Force,” which Donald Trump has heavily promoted in recent media displays, refers in international relations literature to an approach where a global or regional power attempts to impose stability or regime change in a country or region through military and coercive means.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: The Zionist regime, which enjoyed the comprehensive support of the United States in its recent aggression against Iran, initially believed that with the surprise in the early days, the war would end quickly and the Islamic Republic of Iran would be defeated. However, contrary to the calculations of the regime and the White House, Iran immediately seized the initiative and, in response to the attacks and aggression of the Zionist regime and in self-defense, inflicted irreparable blows on this regime. As a result, the regime was ultimately scrambling to stop the attacks.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: The international community has prohibited attacks on nuclear facilities for clear reasons based on lived experiences, and various legal documents have emphasized this.
Strategic Council Online– Opinion: In recent weeks, we witnessed how the Israeli regime disrupted the peace-seeking negotiations between our country’s officials and the U.S., and out of concern that diplomatic agreements might not secure its interests and objectives, it launched an aggressive attack on our soil. This regime, which had convinced Donald Trump to withdraw from the JCPOA in 2018, also persuaded him in this attack to cover up the weaknesses of the Israeli regime and, using its superior military equipment, target Iran’s nuclear facilities, which were under the supervision of the International Atomic Energy Agency.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: Military attack on the civilian nuclear facilities of any country that is a member of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) constitutes a clear violation of the United Nations Charter, international humanitarian law, and specifically the NPT.
Strategic Council–Online – Interview: A European affairs expert stated that German Chancellor Friedrich Merz recently announced that Western allies would no longer impose any restrictions on Ukraine’s use of long-range weapons against Russian military targets. Following the decision by European countries, the question arises as to why this decision was made at this stage and what consequences it will have.
Strategic Council Online – The Strategic Council on Foreign Relations, in a statement, emphasized on the “right and duty” of the Islamic Republic of Iran to response decisively to the aggression of the Zionist regime “by targeting proportionately its military and strategic facilities,” as was demonstrated last night in the “True Promise, Third” operation.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: While Donald Trump, the President of the United States, was pressuring the parties involved in the Ukraine war to initiate negotiations to end the conflict, Operation Cobweb emerged as an unexpected development that transformed the dynamics of this war. This operation, which led to the destruction of several Russian strategic Tu-22M3 bombers, has raised questions about the future of negotiations, the escalation of tensions, and its strategic implications for Russia’s foreign policy and relations with NATO.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: On June 2, 2025, the Council of the European Union took an unprecedented step toward strengthening Europe’s military self-sufficiency by officially approving a new defense fund worth 150 billion euros. This decision, made after decades of institutional debate and effort in common security policy, is now regarded not merely as a technical or budgetary initiative but as a reflection of a paradigm shift in Europe’s strategic outlook on its security future.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An economist and university faculty member stated that the temporary agreement between the U.S. and China to reduce trade tariffs, recently announced in Geneva, is a turning point in easing trade tensions between the two largest economies in the world. This development, which led to positive reactions in global markets and a rise in economic indicators, has indirect consequences for Iran’s economy.
SCFR Online – Opinion: Competition over energy, minerals, and supply chains has expanded geoeconomic instruments and highlighted the role of BRICS and alternative paths in the world economic order.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The results of the Israeli regime’s elections can affect the composition of this regime’s cabinet and the manner of implementing its aggressive plans, but internal political changes do not necessarily lead to a strategic transformation in its approach to Palestine, Iran, and the Axis of Resistance.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The US military withdrawal from Iraq does not mean the end of the security relationship between Baghdad and Washington, but rather constitutes a test of the Iraqi government’s ability to manage internal threats and redefine foreign dependencies.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The proliferation of smart unmanned surface vessels (USVs) in Hormuz and Bab el-Mandeb shows that control of the sea is not possible solely with large warships, submarines, and carrier-based aircraft.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The withdrawal of American forces from Iraq has marked the end of Washington’s direct military presence in the country; however, America’s financial, political, and security levers can still affect and cause problems for the future of this country.
SCFR Online – Opinion: After months of war and economic pressure, the situation between Iran and the United States has been placed between two conflicting logics; Washington insists on intensifying pressure to gain concessions, and Tehran does not accept negotiations under pressure.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The expansion of artificial intelligence and influence operations has drawn the field of conflict from physical space to the perceptual and algorithmic environment and has turned cognitive deterrence into a strategic necessity.
SCFR Online – Opinion: Riyadh, amid the Iran war, Yemeni pressure, and ambiguous Washington guarantees, has turned to flexible balancing in order to both preserve its security and increase its bargaining power.
Strategic Council online – Opinion: The term “Peace through Force,” which Donald Trump has heavily promoted in recent media displays, refers in international relations literature to an approach where a global or regional power attempts to impose stability or regime change in a country or region through military and coercive means.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: The Zionist regime, which enjoyed the comprehensive support of the United States in its recent aggression against Iran, initially believed that with the surprise in the early days, the war would end quickly and the Islamic Republic of Iran would be defeated. However, contrary to the calculations of the regime and the White House, Iran immediately seized the initiative and, in response to the attacks and aggression of the Zionist regime and in self-defense, inflicted irreparable blows on this regime. As a result, the regime was ultimately scrambling to stop the attacks.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: The international community has prohibited attacks on nuclear facilities for clear reasons based on lived experiences, and various legal documents have emphasized this.
Strategic Council Online– Opinion: In recent weeks, we witnessed how the Israeli regime disrupted the peace-seeking negotiations between our country’s officials and the U.S., and out of concern that diplomatic agreements might not secure its interests and objectives, it launched an aggressive attack on our soil. This regime, which had convinced Donald Trump to withdraw from the JCPOA in 2018, also persuaded him in this attack to cover up the weaknesses of the Israeli regime and, using its superior military equipment, target Iran’s nuclear facilities, which were under the supervision of the International Atomic Energy Agency.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: Military attack on the civilian nuclear facilities of any country that is a member of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) constitutes a clear violation of the United Nations Charter, international humanitarian law, and specifically the NPT.
Strategic Council–Online – Interview: A European affairs expert stated that German Chancellor Friedrich Merz recently announced that Western allies would no longer impose any restrictions on Ukraine’s use of long-range weapons against Russian military targets. Following the decision by European countries, the question arises as to why this decision was made at this stage and what consequences it will have.
Strategic Council Online – The Strategic Council on Foreign Relations, in a statement, emphasized on the “right and duty” of the Islamic Republic of Iran to response decisively to the aggression of the Zionist regime “by targeting proportionately its military and strategic facilities,” as was demonstrated last night in the “True Promise, Third” operation.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: While Donald Trump, the President of the United States, was pressuring the parties involved in the Ukraine war to initiate negotiations to end the conflict, Operation Cobweb emerged as an unexpected development that transformed the dynamics of this war. This operation, which led to the destruction of several Russian strategic Tu-22M3 bombers, has raised questions about the future of negotiations, the escalation of tensions, and its strategic implications for Russia’s foreign policy and relations with NATO.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: On June 2, 2025, the Council of the European Union took an unprecedented step toward strengthening Europe’s military self-sufficiency by officially approving a new defense fund worth 150 billion euros. This decision, made after decades of institutional debate and effort in common security policy, is now regarded not merely as a technical or budgetary initiative but as a reflection of a paradigm shift in Europe’s strategic outlook on its security future.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An economist and university faculty member stated that the temporary agreement between the U.S. and China to reduce trade tariffs, recently announced in Geneva, is a turning point in easing trade tensions between the two largest economies in the world. This development, which led to positive reactions in global markets and a rise in economic indicators, has indirect consequences for Iran’s economy.
SCFR Online – Opinion: Competition over energy, minerals, and supply chains has expanded geoeconomic instruments and highlighted the role of BRICS and alternative paths in the world economic order.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The results of the Israeli regime’s elections can affect the composition of this regime’s cabinet and the manner of implementing its aggressive plans, but internal political changes do not necessarily lead to a strategic transformation in its approach to Palestine, Iran, and the Axis of Resistance.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The US military withdrawal from Iraq does not mean the end of the security relationship between Baghdad and Washington, but rather constitutes a test of the Iraqi government’s ability to manage internal threats and redefine foreign dependencies.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The proliferation of smart unmanned surface vessels (USVs) in Hormuz and Bab el-Mandeb shows that control of the sea is not possible solely with large warships, submarines, and carrier-based aircraft.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The withdrawal of American forces from Iraq has marked the end of Washington’s direct military presence in the country; however, America’s financial, political, and security levers can still affect and cause problems for the future of this country.
SCFR Online – Opinion: After months of war and economic pressure, the situation between Iran and the United States has been placed between two conflicting logics; Washington insists on intensifying pressure to gain concessions, and Tehran does not accept negotiations under pressure.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The expansion of artificial intelligence and influence operations has drawn the field of conflict from physical space to the perceptual and algorithmic environment and has turned cognitive deterrence into a strategic necessity.
SCFR Online – Opinion: Riyadh, amid the Iran war, Yemeni pressure, and ambiguous Washington guarantees, has turned to flexible balancing in order to both preserve its security and increase its bargaining power.
Strategic Council online – Opinion: The term “Peace through Force,” which Donald Trump has heavily promoted in recent media displays, refers in international relations literature to an approach where a global or regional power attempts to impose stability or regime change in a country or region through military and coercive means.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: The Zionist regime, which enjoyed the comprehensive support of the United States in its recent aggression against Iran, initially believed that with the surprise in the early days, the war would end quickly and the Islamic Republic of Iran would be defeated. However, contrary to the calculations of the regime and the White House, Iran immediately seized the initiative and, in response to the attacks and aggression of the Zionist regime and in self-defense, inflicted irreparable blows on this regime. As a result, the regime was ultimately scrambling to stop the attacks.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: The international community has prohibited attacks on nuclear facilities for clear reasons based on lived experiences, and various legal documents have emphasized this.
Strategic Council Online– Opinion: In recent weeks, we witnessed how the Israeli regime disrupted the peace-seeking negotiations between our country’s officials and the U.S., and out of concern that diplomatic agreements might not secure its interests and objectives, it launched an aggressive attack on our soil. This regime, which had convinced Donald Trump to withdraw from the JCPOA in 2018, also persuaded him in this attack to cover up the weaknesses of the Israeli regime and, using its superior military equipment, target Iran’s nuclear facilities, which were under the supervision of the International Atomic Energy Agency.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: Military attack on the civilian nuclear facilities of any country that is a member of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) constitutes a clear violation of the United Nations Charter, international humanitarian law, and specifically the NPT.
Strategic Council–Online – Interview: A European affairs expert stated that German Chancellor Friedrich Merz recently announced that Western allies would no longer impose any restrictions on Ukraine’s use of long-range weapons against Russian military targets. Following the decision by European countries, the question arises as to why this decision was made at this stage and what consequences it will have.
Strategic Council Online – The Strategic Council on Foreign Relations, in a statement, emphasized on the “right and duty” of the Islamic Republic of Iran to response decisively to the aggression of the Zionist regime “by targeting proportionately its military and strategic facilities,” as was demonstrated last night in the “True Promise, Third” operation.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: While Donald Trump, the President of the United States, was pressuring the parties involved in the Ukraine war to initiate negotiations to end the conflict, Operation Cobweb emerged as an unexpected development that transformed the dynamics of this war. This operation, which led to the destruction of several Russian strategic Tu-22M3 bombers, has raised questions about the future of negotiations, the escalation of tensions, and its strategic implications for Russia’s foreign policy and relations with NATO.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: On June 2, 2025, the Council of the European Union took an unprecedented step toward strengthening Europe’s military self-sufficiency by officially approving a new defense fund worth 150 billion euros. This decision, made after decades of institutional debate and effort in common security policy, is now regarded not merely as a technical or budgetary initiative but as a reflection of a paradigm shift in Europe’s strategic outlook on its security future.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An economist and university faculty member stated that the temporary agreement between the U.S. and China to reduce trade tariffs, recently announced in Geneva, is a turning point in easing trade tensions between the two largest economies in the world. This development, which led to positive reactions in global markets and a rise in economic indicators, has indirect consequences for Iran’s economy.
SCFR Online – Opinion: Competition over energy, minerals, and supply chains has expanded geoeconomic instruments and highlighted the role of BRICS and alternative paths in the world economic order.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The results of the Israeli regime’s elections can affect the composition of this regime’s cabinet and the manner of implementing its aggressive plans, but internal political changes do not necessarily lead to a strategic transformation in its approach to Palestine, Iran, and the Axis of Resistance.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The US military withdrawal from Iraq does not mean the end of the security relationship between Baghdad and Washington, but rather constitutes a test of the Iraqi government’s ability to manage internal threats and redefine foreign dependencies.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The proliferation of smart unmanned surface vessels (USVs) in Hormuz and Bab el-Mandeb shows that control of the sea is not possible solely with large warships, submarines, and carrier-based aircraft.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The withdrawal of American forces from Iraq has marked the end of Washington’s direct military presence in the country; however, America’s financial, political, and security levers can still affect and cause problems for the future of this country.
SCFR Online – Opinion: After months of war and economic pressure, the situation between Iran and the United States has been placed between two conflicting logics; Washington insists on intensifying pressure to gain concessions, and Tehran does not accept negotiations under pressure.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The expansion of artificial intelligence and influence operations has drawn the field of conflict from physical space to the perceptual and algorithmic environment and has turned cognitive deterrence into a strategic necessity.
SCFR Online – Opinion: Riyadh, amid the Iran war, Yemeni pressure, and ambiguous Washington guarantees, has turned to flexible balancing in order to both preserve its security and increase its bargaining power.
Strategic Council online – Opinion: The term “Peace through Force,” which Donald Trump has heavily promoted in recent media displays, refers in international relations literature to an approach where a global or regional power attempts to impose stability or regime change in a country or region through military and coercive means.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: The Zionist regime, which enjoyed the comprehensive support of the United States in its recent aggression against Iran, initially believed that with the surprise in the early days, the war would end quickly and the Islamic Republic of Iran would be defeated. However, contrary to the calculations of the regime and the White House, Iran immediately seized the initiative and, in response to the attacks and aggression of the Zionist regime and in self-defense, inflicted irreparable blows on this regime. As a result, the regime was ultimately scrambling to stop the attacks.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: The international community has prohibited attacks on nuclear facilities for clear reasons based on lived experiences, and various legal documents have emphasized this.
Strategic Council Online– Opinion: In recent weeks, we witnessed how the Israeli regime disrupted the peace-seeking negotiations between our country’s officials and the U.S., and out of concern that diplomatic agreements might not secure its interests and objectives, it launched an aggressive attack on our soil. This regime, which had convinced Donald Trump to withdraw from the JCPOA in 2018, also persuaded him in this attack to cover up the weaknesses of the Israeli regime and, using its superior military equipment, target Iran’s nuclear facilities, which were under the supervision of the International Atomic Energy Agency.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: Military attack on the civilian nuclear facilities of any country that is a member of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) constitutes a clear violation of the United Nations Charter, international humanitarian law, and specifically the NPT.
Strategic Council–Online – Interview: A European affairs expert stated that German Chancellor Friedrich Merz recently announced that Western allies would no longer impose any restrictions on Ukraine’s use of long-range weapons against Russian military targets. Following the decision by European countries, the question arises as to why this decision was made at this stage and what consequences it will have.
Strategic Council Online – The Strategic Council on Foreign Relations, in a statement, emphasized on the “right and duty” of the Islamic Republic of Iran to response decisively to the aggression of the Zionist regime “by targeting proportionately its military and strategic facilities,” as was demonstrated last night in the “True Promise, Third” operation.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: While Donald Trump, the President of the United States, was pressuring the parties involved in the Ukraine war to initiate negotiations to end the conflict, Operation Cobweb emerged as an unexpected development that transformed the dynamics of this war. This operation, which led to the destruction of several Russian strategic Tu-22M3 bombers, has raised questions about the future of negotiations, the escalation of tensions, and its strategic implications for Russia’s foreign policy and relations with NATO.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: On June 2, 2025, the Council of the European Union took an unprecedented step toward strengthening Europe’s military self-sufficiency by officially approving a new defense fund worth 150 billion euros. This decision, made after decades of institutional debate and effort in common security policy, is now regarded not merely as a technical or budgetary initiative but as a reflection of a paradigm shift in Europe’s strategic outlook on its security future.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An economist and university faculty member stated that the temporary agreement between the U.S. and China to reduce trade tariffs, recently announced in Geneva, is a turning point in easing trade tensions between the two largest economies in the world. This development, which led to positive reactions in global markets and a rise in economic indicators, has indirect consequences for Iran’s economy.
SCFR Online – Opinion: Competition over energy, minerals, and supply chains has expanded geoeconomic instruments and highlighted the role of BRICS and alternative paths in the world economic order.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The results of the Israeli regime’s elections can affect the composition of this regime’s cabinet and the manner of implementing its aggressive plans, but internal political changes do not necessarily lead to a strategic transformation in its approach to Palestine, Iran, and the Axis of Resistance.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The US military withdrawal from Iraq does not mean the end of the security relationship between Baghdad and Washington, but rather constitutes a test of the Iraqi government’s ability to manage internal threats and redefine foreign dependencies.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The proliferation of smart unmanned surface vessels (USVs) in Hormuz and Bab el-Mandeb shows that control of the sea is not possible solely with large warships, submarines, and carrier-based aircraft.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The withdrawal of American forces from Iraq has marked the end of Washington’s direct military presence in the country; however, America’s financial, political, and security levers can still affect and cause problems for the future of this country.
SCFR Online – Opinion: After months of war and economic pressure, the situation between Iran and the United States has been placed between two conflicting logics; Washington insists on intensifying pressure to gain concessions, and Tehran does not accept negotiations under pressure.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The expansion of artificial intelligence and influence operations has drawn the field of conflict from physical space to the perceptual and algorithmic environment and has turned cognitive deterrence into a strategic necessity.
SCFR Online – Opinion: Riyadh, amid the Iran war, Yemeni pressure, and ambiguous Washington guarantees, has turned to flexible balancing in order to both preserve its security and increase its bargaining power.