An Analysis of the Makkah Defense Pact
SCFR Online – Opinion: On Friday, August 7, the heads of state of three countries – Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Pakistan – signed a text under the title “Makkah Joint Defense Agreement.”
SCFR Online – Opinion: On Friday, August 7, the heads of state of three countries – Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Pakistan – signed a text under the title “Makkah Joint Defense Agreement.”
Strategic Council Online – Note: The initiative to revive the Hejaz Railway, beyond being a transportation project, constitutes an attempt to redefine geopolitics, the economy, and Turkey’s regional position; however, its realization appears to face significant financial, security, and institutional challenges.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The Strait of Hormuz crisis is no longer merely the consequence of a military confrontation, but rather a sign of the transition from the US-centered maritime order to a new energy security structure involving the participation of emerging and influential powers.
SCFR Online – Opinion: Iran’s active deterrence strategy, while increasing the costs of US intervention, has increasingly exposed the hidden rifts between Washington’s interests and those of the Israeli regime.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The escalation of verbal and strategic tensions between Turkey and the Israeli regime, although not increasing the likelihood of direct war, indicates the formation of a new order in West Asian geopolitical rivalries.
Strategic Council Online – Note: Recent developments in the political geography of West Asia, from rising tensions in the Persian Gulf to missile and drone activities in the Red Sea and the recent warning by Kaja Kallas, the European Union’s foreign policy chief, regarding the threat to freedom of navigation, indicate a key pattern shift; the US-Iran war has moved beyond the scope of a regional and local confrontation and has linked two vital passageways for the global economy: the Strait of Hormuz and the Bab el-Mandeb Strait.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The Ukraine war was not merely a European crisis, but rather the starting point for the rearrangement of the global balance of power and a shift in the strategic behavior of great powers.
SCFR Online – Opinion: Great power competition is now pursued more in trade, currency, technology, and global supply chains than on the battlefields of military confrontation.
Strategic Council Online: President of the Strategic Council on Foreign Relations, in response to our reporter’s question about Iran-China Comprehensive Cooperation Plan document, said: This document is not a contract nor an agreement to contain details of cooperation between the two countries in the next 25 years; it is rather a letter of intent and roadmap to guide cooperation between the two countries in various fields over the coming years and, as the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has explained in its factsheet, it contains outlines of long-term cooperation between the two countries in political, strategic, economic and cultural fields.
Strategic Council Online – The president of the Strategic Council on Foreign Relations, emphasizing the importance of an urgent end to the war against the Yemeni people, called for an immediate cessation of arms shipments from the United States and Europe to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.
Strategic Council Online – Head of the Economic Commission of the Strategic Council on Foreign Relations stated that the dollar, as the dominant currency is set to lose its position.
Strategic Council Online – President of the Strategic Council on Foreign Relations emphasized: In the past four years, strategic changes have taken place in the relations between the Islamic Republic of Iran and South Korea, and this will make the future of relations different from the past.
Head of Iran’s Strategic Council on Foreign Relations Kamal Kharrazi said on Saturday that under Article 51 of the UN Charter of the United Nations on the inherent right to self-defence, Iran is authorized to respond promptly to any US aggression on the pretext of return of the sanctions.
SCFRonline: Strategic Council on Foreign Relations hosts a Webinar on “China and the Future of International System”.
Strategic Council Online – At the meeting “Explicating Iran-China Relations in the New Global Conditions”, which was initiated by the Strategic Council on Foreign Relations in cooperation with the Center for Chinese Studies, the importance of Iran-China strategic relations was underlined and it was stipulated “if we choose the right Asian strategy Europe would have no choice but to cooperate with Iran.”
Strategic Council Online – Hamas representative Khalid al-Qudumi said Israel’s policy is evil. They have violated all the international regulations and are using force. Without power, one cannot stand against Israel. The one who wants to get his right must pay.
Strategic Council Online: Dr. Kamal Kharrazi, the President of the Strategic Council on Foreign Relations stressed: “Europeans should know that the result of their wrong policies will undoubtedly lead to the complete collapse of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), and if so far due to their proximity to the Middle East and the direct security impacts of JCPOA’s collapse on Europe, they have supported the half-dead JCPOA in words, the perpetuation of this situation is unbearable to Iran.
SCFR Online – Opinion: On Friday, August 7, the heads of state of three countries – Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Pakistan – signed a text under the title “Makkah Joint Defense Agreement.”
Strategic Council Online – Note: The initiative to revive the Hejaz Railway, beyond being a transportation project, constitutes an attempt to redefine geopolitics, the economy, and Turkey’s regional position; however, its realization appears to face significant financial, security, and institutional challenges.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The Strait of Hormuz crisis is no longer merely the consequence of a military confrontation, but rather a sign of the transition from the US-centered maritime order to a new energy security structure involving the participation of emerging and influential powers.
SCFR Online – Opinion: Iran’s active deterrence strategy, while increasing the costs of US intervention, has increasingly exposed the hidden rifts between Washington’s interests and those of the Israeli regime.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The escalation of verbal and strategic tensions between Turkey and the Israeli regime, although not increasing the likelihood of direct war, indicates the formation of a new order in West Asian geopolitical rivalries.
Strategic Council Online – Note: Recent developments in the political geography of West Asia, from rising tensions in the Persian Gulf to missile and drone activities in the Red Sea and the recent warning by Kaja Kallas, the European Union’s foreign policy chief, regarding the threat to freedom of navigation, indicate a key pattern shift; the US-Iran war has moved beyond the scope of a regional and local confrontation and has linked two vital passageways for the global economy: the Strait of Hormuz and the Bab el-Mandeb Strait.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The Ukraine war was not merely a European crisis, but rather the starting point for the rearrangement of the global balance of power and a shift in the strategic behavior of great powers.
SCFR Online – Opinion: Great power competition is now pursued more in trade, currency, technology, and global supply chains than on the battlefields of military confrontation.
Strategic Council Online: President of the Strategic Council on Foreign Relations, in response to our reporter’s question about Iran-China Comprehensive Cooperation Plan document, said: This document is not a contract nor an agreement to contain details of cooperation between the two countries in the next 25 years; it is rather a letter of intent and roadmap to guide cooperation between the two countries in various fields over the coming years and, as the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has explained in its factsheet, it contains outlines of long-term cooperation between the two countries in political, strategic, economic and cultural fields.
Strategic Council Online – The president of the Strategic Council on Foreign Relations, emphasizing the importance of an urgent end to the war against the Yemeni people, called for an immediate cessation of arms shipments from the United States and Europe to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.
Strategic Council Online – Head of the Economic Commission of the Strategic Council on Foreign Relations stated that the dollar, as the dominant currency is set to lose its position.
Strategic Council Online – President of the Strategic Council on Foreign Relations emphasized: In the past four years, strategic changes have taken place in the relations between the Islamic Republic of Iran and South Korea, and this will make the future of relations different from the past.
Head of Iran’s Strategic Council on Foreign Relations Kamal Kharrazi said on Saturday that under Article 51 of the UN Charter of the United Nations on the inherent right to self-defence, Iran is authorized to respond promptly to any US aggression on the pretext of return of the sanctions.
SCFRonline: Strategic Council on Foreign Relations hosts a Webinar on “China and the Future of International System”.
Strategic Council Online – At the meeting “Explicating Iran-China Relations in the New Global Conditions”, which was initiated by the Strategic Council on Foreign Relations in cooperation with the Center for Chinese Studies, the importance of Iran-China strategic relations was underlined and it was stipulated “if we choose the right Asian strategy Europe would have no choice but to cooperate with Iran.”
Strategic Council Online – Hamas representative Khalid al-Qudumi said Israel’s policy is evil. They have violated all the international regulations and are using force. Without power, one cannot stand against Israel. The one who wants to get his right must pay.
Strategic Council Online: Dr. Kamal Kharrazi, the President of the Strategic Council on Foreign Relations stressed: “Europeans should know that the result of their wrong policies will undoubtedly lead to the complete collapse of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), and if so far due to their proximity to the Middle East and the direct security impacts of JCPOA’s collapse on Europe, they have supported the half-dead JCPOA in words, the perpetuation of this situation is unbearable to Iran.
Strategic Council Online: President of the Strategic Council on Foreign Relations, in response to our reporter’s question about Iran-China Comprehensive Cooperation Plan document, said: This document is not a contract nor an agreement to contain details of cooperation between the two countries in the next 25 years; it is rather a letter of intent and roadmap to guide cooperation between the two countries in various fields over the coming years and, as the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has explained in its factsheet, it contains outlines of long-term cooperation between the two countries in political, strategic, economic and cultural fields.
Strategic Council Online – The president of the Strategic Council on Foreign Relations, emphasizing the importance of an urgent end to the war against the Yemeni people, called for an immediate cessation of arms shipments from the United States and Europe to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.
Strategic Council Online – Head of the Economic Commission of the Strategic Council on Foreign Relations stated that the dollar, as the dominant currency is set to lose its position.
Strategic Council Online – President of the Strategic Council on Foreign Relations emphasized: In the past four years, strategic changes have taken place in the relations between the Islamic Republic of Iran and South Korea, and this will make the future of relations different from the past.
Head of Iran’s Strategic Council on Foreign Relations Kamal Kharrazi said on Saturday that under Article 51 of the UN Charter of the United Nations on the inherent right to self-defence, Iran is authorized to respond promptly to any US aggression on the pretext of return of the sanctions.
SCFRonline: Strategic Council on Foreign Relations hosts a Webinar on “China and the Future of International System”.
Strategic Council Online – At the meeting “Explicating Iran-China Relations in the New Global Conditions”, which was initiated by the Strategic Council on Foreign Relations in cooperation with the Center for Chinese Studies, the importance of Iran-China strategic relations was underlined and it was stipulated “if we choose the right Asian strategy Europe would have no choice but to cooperate with Iran.”
Strategic Council Online – Hamas representative Khalid al-Qudumi said Israel’s policy is evil. They have violated all the international regulations and are using force. Without power, one cannot stand against Israel. The one who wants to get his right must pay.
Strategic Council Online: Dr. Kamal Kharrazi, the President of the Strategic Council on Foreign Relations stressed: “Europeans should know that the result of their wrong policies will undoubtedly lead to the complete collapse of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), and if so far due to their proximity to the Middle East and the direct security impacts of JCPOA’s collapse on Europe, they have supported the half-dead JCPOA in words, the perpetuation of this situation is unbearable to Iran.
SCFR Online – Opinion: On Friday, August 7, the heads of state of three countries – Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Pakistan – signed a text under the title “Makkah Joint Defense Agreement.”
Strategic Council Online – Note: The initiative to revive the Hejaz Railway, beyond being a transportation project, constitutes an attempt to redefine geopolitics, the economy, and Turkey’s regional position; however, its realization appears to face significant financial, security, and institutional challenges.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The Strait of Hormuz crisis is no longer merely the consequence of a military confrontation, but rather a sign of the transition from the US-centered maritime order to a new energy security structure involving the participation of emerging and influential powers.
SCFR Online – Opinion: Iran’s active deterrence strategy, while increasing the costs of US intervention, has increasingly exposed the hidden rifts between Washington’s interests and those of the Israeli regime.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The escalation of verbal and strategic tensions between Turkey and the Israeli regime, although not increasing the likelihood of direct war, indicates the formation of a new order in West Asian geopolitical rivalries.
Strategic Council Online – Note: Recent developments in the political geography of West Asia, from rising tensions in the Persian Gulf to missile and drone activities in the Red Sea and the recent warning by Kaja Kallas, the European Union’s foreign policy chief, regarding the threat to freedom of navigation, indicate a key pattern shift; the US-Iran war has moved beyond the scope of a regional and local confrontation and has linked two vital passageways for the global economy: the Strait of Hormuz and the Bab el-Mandeb Strait.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The Ukraine war was not merely a European crisis, but rather the starting point for the rearrangement of the global balance of power and a shift in the strategic behavior of great powers.
SCFR Online – Opinion: Great power competition is now pursued more in trade, currency, technology, and global supply chains than on the battlefields of military confrontation.
Strategic Council Online: President of the Strategic Council on Foreign Relations, in response to our reporter’s question about Iran-China Comprehensive Cooperation Plan document, said: This document is not a contract nor an agreement to contain details of cooperation between the two countries in the next 25 years; it is rather a letter of intent and roadmap to guide cooperation between the two countries in various fields over the coming years and, as the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has explained in its factsheet, it contains outlines of long-term cooperation between the two countries in political, strategic, economic and cultural fields.
Strategic Council Online – The president of the Strategic Council on Foreign Relations, emphasizing the importance of an urgent end to the war against the Yemeni people, called for an immediate cessation of arms shipments from the United States and Europe to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.
Strategic Council Online – Head of the Economic Commission of the Strategic Council on Foreign Relations stated that the dollar, as the dominant currency is set to lose its position.
Strategic Council Online – President of the Strategic Council on Foreign Relations emphasized: In the past four years, strategic changes have taken place in the relations between the Islamic Republic of Iran and South Korea, and this will make the future of relations different from the past.
Head of Iran’s Strategic Council on Foreign Relations Kamal Kharrazi said on Saturday that under Article 51 of the UN Charter of the United Nations on the inherent right to self-defence, Iran is authorized to respond promptly to any US aggression on the pretext of return of the sanctions.
SCFRonline: Strategic Council on Foreign Relations hosts a Webinar on “China and the Future of International System”.
Strategic Council Online – At the meeting “Explicating Iran-China Relations in the New Global Conditions”, which was initiated by the Strategic Council on Foreign Relations in cooperation with the Center for Chinese Studies, the importance of Iran-China strategic relations was underlined and it was stipulated “if we choose the right Asian strategy Europe would have no choice but to cooperate with Iran.”
Strategic Council Online – Hamas representative Khalid al-Qudumi said Israel’s policy is evil. They have violated all the international regulations and are using force. Without power, one cannot stand against Israel. The one who wants to get his right must pay.
Strategic Council Online: Dr. Kamal Kharrazi, the President of the Strategic Council on Foreign Relations stressed: “Europeans should know that the result of their wrong policies will undoubtedly lead to the complete collapse of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), and if so far due to their proximity to the Middle East and the direct security impacts of JCPOA’s collapse on Europe, they have supported the half-dead JCPOA in words, the perpetuation of this situation is unbearable to Iran.
SCFR Online – Opinion: On Friday, August 7, the heads of state of three countries – Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Pakistan – signed a text under the title “Makkah Joint Defense Agreement.”
Strategic Council Online – Note: The initiative to revive the Hejaz Railway, beyond being a transportation project, constitutes an attempt to redefine geopolitics, the economy, and Turkey’s regional position; however, its realization appears to face significant financial, security, and institutional challenges.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The Strait of Hormuz crisis is no longer merely the consequence of a military confrontation, but rather a sign of the transition from the US-centered maritime order to a new energy security structure involving the participation of emerging and influential powers.
SCFR Online – Opinion: Iran’s active deterrence strategy, while increasing the costs of US intervention, has increasingly exposed the hidden rifts between Washington’s interests and those of the Israeli regime.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The escalation of verbal and strategic tensions between Turkey and the Israeli regime, although not increasing the likelihood of direct war, indicates the formation of a new order in West Asian geopolitical rivalries.
Strategic Council Online – Note: Recent developments in the political geography of West Asia, from rising tensions in the Persian Gulf to missile and drone activities in the Red Sea and the recent warning by Kaja Kallas, the European Union’s foreign policy chief, regarding the threat to freedom of navigation, indicate a key pattern shift; the US-Iran war has moved beyond the scope of a regional and local confrontation and has linked two vital passageways for the global economy: the Strait of Hormuz and the Bab el-Mandeb Strait.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The Ukraine war was not merely a European crisis, but rather the starting point for the rearrangement of the global balance of power and a shift in the strategic behavior of great powers.
SCFR Online – Opinion: Great power competition is now pursued more in trade, currency, technology, and global supply chains than on the battlefields of military confrontation.
Strategic Council Online: President of the Strategic Council on Foreign Relations, in response to our reporter’s question about Iran-China Comprehensive Cooperation Plan document, said: This document is not a contract nor an agreement to contain details of cooperation between the two countries in the next 25 years; it is rather a letter of intent and roadmap to guide cooperation between the two countries in various fields over the coming years and, as the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has explained in its factsheet, it contains outlines of long-term cooperation between the two countries in political, strategic, economic and cultural fields.
Strategic Council Online – The president of the Strategic Council on Foreign Relations, emphasizing the importance of an urgent end to the war against the Yemeni people, called for an immediate cessation of arms shipments from the United States and Europe to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.
Strategic Council Online – Head of the Economic Commission of the Strategic Council on Foreign Relations stated that the dollar, as the dominant currency is set to lose its position.
Strategic Council Online – President of the Strategic Council on Foreign Relations emphasized: In the past four years, strategic changes have taken place in the relations between the Islamic Republic of Iran and South Korea, and this will make the future of relations different from the past.
Head of Iran’s Strategic Council on Foreign Relations Kamal Kharrazi said on Saturday that under Article 51 of the UN Charter of the United Nations on the inherent right to self-defence, Iran is authorized to respond promptly to any US aggression on the pretext of return of the sanctions.
SCFRonline: Strategic Council on Foreign Relations hosts a Webinar on “China and the Future of International System”.
Strategic Council Online – At the meeting “Explicating Iran-China Relations in the New Global Conditions”, which was initiated by the Strategic Council on Foreign Relations in cooperation with the Center for Chinese Studies, the importance of Iran-China strategic relations was underlined and it was stipulated “if we choose the right Asian strategy Europe would have no choice but to cooperate with Iran.”
Strategic Council Online – Hamas representative Khalid al-Qudumi said Israel’s policy is evil. They have violated all the international regulations and are using force. Without power, one cannot stand against Israel. The one who wants to get his right must pay.
Strategic Council Online: Dr. Kamal Kharrazi, the President of the Strategic Council on Foreign Relations stressed: “Europeans should know that the result of their wrong policies will undoubtedly lead to the complete collapse of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), and if so far due to their proximity to the Middle East and the direct security impacts of JCPOA’s collapse on Europe, they have supported the half-dead JCPOA in words, the perpetuation of this situation is unbearable to Iran.
SCFR Online – Opinion: On Friday, August 7, the heads of state of three countries – Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Pakistan – signed a text under the title “Makkah Joint Defense Agreement.”
Strategic Council Online – Note: The initiative to revive the Hejaz Railway, beyond being a transportation project, constitutes an attempt to redefine geopolitics, the economy, and Turkey’s regional position; however, its realization appears to face significant financial, security, and institutional challenges.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The Strait of Hormuz crisis is no longer merely the consequence of a military confrontation, but rather a sign of the transition from the US-centered maritime order to a new energy security structure involving the participation of emerging and influential powers.
SCFR Online – Opinion: Iran’s active deterrence strategy, while increasing the costs of US intervention, has increasingly exposed the hidden rifts between Washington’s interests and those of the Israeli regime.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The escalation of verbal and strategic tensions between Turkey and the Israeli regime, although not increasing the likelihood of direct war, indicates the formation of a new order in West Asian geopolitical rivalries.
Strategic Council Online – Note: Recent developments in the political geography of West Asia, from rising tensions in the Persian Gulf to missile and drone activities in the Red Sea and the recent warning by Kaja Kallas, the European Union’s foreign policy chief, regarding the threat to freedom of navigation, indicate a key pattern shift; the US-Iran war has moved beyond the scope of a regional and local confrontation and has linked two vital passageways for the global economy: the Strait of Hormuz and the Bab el-Mandeb Strait.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The Ukraine war was not merely a European crisis, but rather the starting point for the rearrangement of the global balance of power and a shift in the strategic behavior of great powers.
SCFR Online – Opinion: Great power competition is now pursued more in trade, currency, technology, and global supply chains than on the battlefields of military confrontation.
Strategic Council Online: President of the Strategic Council on Foreign Relations, in response to our reporter’s question about Iran-China Comprehensive Cooperation Plan document, said: This document is not a contract nor an agreement to contain details of cooperation between the two countries in the next 25 years; it is rather a letter of intent and roadmap to guide cooperation between the two countries in various fields over the coming years and, as the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has explained in its factsheet, it contains outlines of long-term cooperation between the two countries in political, strategic, economic and cultural fields.
Strategic Council Online – The president of the Strategic Council on Foreign Relations, emphasizing the importance of an urgent end to the war against the Yemeni people, called for an immediate cessation of arms shipments from the United States and Europe to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.
Strategic Council Online – Head of the Economic Commission of the Strategic Council on Foreign Relations stated that the dollar, as the dominant currency is set to lose its position.
Strategic Council Online – President of the Strategic Council on Foreign Relations emphasized: In the past four years, strategic changes have taken place in the relations between the Islamic Republic of Iran and South Korea, and this will make the future of relations different from the past.
Head of Iran’s Strategic Council on Foreign Relations Kamal Kharrazi said on Saturday that under Article 51 of the UN Charter of the United Nations on the inherent right to self-defence, Iran is authorized to respond promptly to any US aggression on the pretext of return of the sanctions.
SCFRonline: Strategic Council on Foreign Relations hosts a Webinar on “China and the Future of International System”.
Strategic Council Online – At the meeting “Explicating Iran-China Relations in the New Global Conditions”, which was initiated by the Strategic Council on Foreign Relations in cooperation with the Center for Chinese Studies, the importance of Iran-China strategic relations was underlined and it was stipulated “if we choose the right Asian strategy Europe would have no choice but to cooperate with Iran.”
Strategic Council Online – Hamas representative Khalid al-Qudumi said Israel’s policy is evil. They have violated all the international regulations and are using force. Without power, one cannot stand against Israel. The one who wants to get his right must pay.
Strategic Council Online: Dr. Kamal Kharrazi, the President of the Strategic Council on Foreign Relations stressed: “Europeans should know that the result of their wrong policies will undoubtedly lead to the complete collapse of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), and if so far due to their proximity to the Middle East and the direct security impacts of JCPOA’s collapse on Europe, they have supported the half-dead JCPOA in words, the perpetuation of this situation is unbearable to Iran.
SCFR Online – Opinion: On Friday, August 7, the heads of state of three countries – Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Pakistan – signed a text under the title “Makkah Joint Defense Agreement.”
Strategic Council Online – Note: The initiative to revive the Hejaz Railway, beyond being a transportation project, constitutes an attempt to redefine geopolitics, the economy, and Turkey’s regional position; however, its realization appears to face significant financial, security, and institutional challenges.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The Strait of Hormuz crisis is no longer merely the consequence of a military confrontation, but rather a sign of the transition from the US-centered maritime order to a new energy security structure involving the participation of emerging and influential powers.
SCFR Online – Opinion: Iran’s active deterrence strategy, while increasing the costs of US intervention, has increasingly exposed the hidden rifts between Washington’s interests and those of the Israeli regime.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The escalation of verbal and strategic tensions between Turkey and the Israeli regime, although not increasing the likelihood of direct war, indicates the formation of a new order in West Asian geopolitical rivalries.
Strategic Council Online – Note: Recent developments in the political geography of West Asia, from rising tensions in the Persian Gulf to missile and drone activities in the Red Sea and the recent warning by Kaja Kallas, the European Union’s foreign policy chief, regarding the threat to freedom of navigation, indicate a key pattern shift; the US-Iran war has moved beyond the scope of a regional and local confrontation and has linked two vital passageways for the global economy: the Strait of Hormuz and the Bab el-Mandeb Strait.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The Ukraine war was not merely a European crisis, but rather the starting point for the rearrangement of the global balance of power and a shift in the strategic behavior of great powers.
SCFR Online – Opinion: Great power competition is now pursued more in trade, currency, technology, and global supply chains than on the battlefields of military confrontation.
Strategic Council Online: President of the Strategic Council on Foreign Relations, in response to our reporter’s question about Iran-China Comprehensive Cooperation Plan document, said: This document is not a contract nor an agreement to contain details of cooperation between the two countries in the next 25 years; it is rather a letter of intent and roadmap to guide cooperation between the two countries in various fields over the coming years and, as the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has explained in its factsheet, it contains outlines of long-term cooperation between the two countries in political, strategic, economic and cultural fields.
Strategic Council Online – The president of the Strategic Council on Foreign Relations, emphasizing the importance of an urgent end to the war against the Yemeni people, called for an immediate cessation of arms shipments from the United States and Europe to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.
Strategic Council Online – Head of the Economic Commission of the Strategic Council on Foreign Relations stated that the dollar, as the dominant currency is set to lose its position.
Strategic Council Online – President of the Strategic Council on Foreign Relations emphasized: In the past four years, strategic changes have taken place in the relations between the Islamic Republic of Iran and South Korea, and this will make the future of relations different from the past.
Head of Iran’s Strategic Council on Foreign Relations Kamal Kharrazi said on Saturday that under Article 51 of the UN Charter of the United Nations on the inherent right to self-defence, Iran is authorized to respond promptly to any US aggression on the pretext of return of the sanctions.
SCFRonline: Strategic Council on Foreign Relations hosts a Webinar on “China and the Future of International System”.
Strategic Council Online – At the meeting “Explicating Iran-China Relations in the New Global Conditions”, which was initiated by the Strategic Council on Foreign Relations in cooperation with the Center for Chinese Studies, the importance of Iran-China strategic relations was underlined and it was stipulated “if we choose the right Asian strategy Europe would have no choice but to cooperate with Iran.”
Strategic Council Online – Hamas representative Khalid al-Qudumi said Israel’s policy is evil. They have violated all the international regulations and are using force. Without power, one cannot stand against Israel. The one who wants to get his right must pay.
Strategic Council Online: Dr. Kamal Kharrazi, the President of the Strategic Council on Foreign Relations stressed: “Europeans should know that the result of their wrong policies will undoubtedly lead to the complete collapse of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), and if so far due to their proximity to the Middle East and the direct security impacts of JCPOA’s collapse on Europe, they have supported the half-dead JCPOA in words, the perpetuation of this situation is unbearable to Iran.
SCFR Online – Opinion: On Friday, August 7, the heads of state of three countries – Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Pakistan – signed a text under the title “Makkah Joint Defense Agreement.”
Strategic Council Online – Note: The initiative to revive the Hejaz Railway, beyond being a transportation project, constitutes an attempt to redefine geopolitics, the economy, and Turkey’s regional position; however, its realization appears to face significant financial, security, and institutional challenges.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The Strait of Hormuz crisis is no longer merely the consequence of a military confrontation, but rather a sign of the transition from the US-centered maritime order to a new energy security structure involving the participation of emerging and influential powers.
SCFR Online – Opinion: Iran’s active deterrence strategy, while increasing the costs of US intervention, has increasingly exposed the hidden rifts between Washington’s interests and those of the Israeli regime.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The escalation of verbal and strategic tensions between Turkey and the Israeli regime, although not increasing the likelihood of direct war, indicates the formation of a new order in West Asian geopolitical rivalries.
Strategic Council Online – Note: Recent developments in the political geography of West Asia, from rising tensions in the Persian Gulf to missile and drone activities in the Red Sea and the recent warning by Kaja Kallas, the European Union’s foreign policy chief, regarding the threat to freedom of navigation, indicate a key pattern shift; the US-Iran war has moved beyond the scope of a regional and local confrontation and has linked two vital passageways for the global economy: the Strait of Hormuz and the Bab el-Mandeb Strait.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The Ukraine war was not merely a European crisis, but rather the starting point for the rearrangement of the global balance of power and a shift in the strategic behavior of great powers.
SCFR Online – Opinion: Great power competition is now pursued more in trade, currency, technology, and global supply chains than on the battlefields of military confrontation.