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.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The reason for Washington’s reluctance to enter directly into war with Ansarullah is military and economic limitations, electoral considerations, and concern about the expansion of the crisis at two energy chokepoints.
SCFR Online – Opinion: Ansarullah’s recent lightning-fast operation and surprise advances on Yemen’s western coast have rapidly transformed the equations of the war in that country and developments in West Asia, and have challenged the calculations of Saudi Arabia, the United States, the West, and the Israeli regime.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: A university faculty member saying that the world today is far more complicated than the Cold War era, and based on the developments of the contemporary world and its trends, the possibility of Cold War lineup is not high, noted: Ukraine is the ground for Russia’s strategic mistakes; because even in case of victory, in the long run the economy and then the security of Russia will be worn out.
Strategic Council Online—Opinion: Amidst the exchange of artillery fire by the parties in Ukraine, the battle continues; A battle that is caused by geopolitical rivalries, old historical wounds, as well as the efforts of great powers to develop regional influence. Whatever the reason for the war, what is important in the campaign is the consistency of the fronts.
Hassan Sayyahi—Researcher of international politics
Strategic Council Online—Opinion: In recent weeks, the “suspicious movements” of the US in Syria have spread. So that the movement of American political and intelligence officials to areas in the northeast of Syria, as well as the holding of meetings to exchange views with the opposition of the Damascus government outside of Syria, have increased.
Hamid Khoshayand-Regional affairs expert
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on West Asia affairs, saying that the renewed operation of “Al-Jarrah” airport can cover the border areas of northern Syria and increase the ability of the army of that country to counter the attacks of the Zionist regime on Aleppo province, noted: Moscow is trying to draw new equations in northern Syria, and international developments and regional equations have progressed in such a way that we will witness a widening gap and more confrontation between Russia and the Zionist regime in the region.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: A university professor said it seems that with the fall of the Chinese balloon, this country has expanded its competition with the United States into the intelligence and security arena, and this has caused concerns about the intensification of China’s surveillance activities in the United States and expansion of competition with that country from the economic field to the field of intelligence and espionage. He added: The current tensions and crisis-making between the United States and China will continue for at least a 25-year period in the future, and the world is moving towards a dangerous military confrontation.
Strategic Council Online—Opinion: In recent weeks, the “suspicious movements” of the US in Syria have spread. So that the movement of American political and intelligence officials to areas in the northeast of Syria, as well as the holding of meetings to exchange views with the opposition of the Damascus government outside of Syria, have increased.
Hamid Khoshayand-Regional affairs expert
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on West Asia affairs, saying that the renewed operation of “Al-Jarrah” airport can cover the border areas of northern Syria and increase the ability of the army of that country to counter the attacks of the Zionist regime on Aleppo province, noted: Moscow is trying to draw new equations in northern Syria, and international developments and regional equations have progressed in such a way that we will witness a widening gap and more confrontation between Russia and the Zionist regime in the region.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An analyst of Iraq affairs, saying that many groups and political parties and decision-makers in Iraq’s foreign policy believe that military cooperation with NATO should be expanded, noted: Joint military cooperation of Western countries, such as France, Britain and the US with some regional players such as Egypt, Jordan and Iraq and some countries of the Persian Gulf Cooperation Council are increasing and joint naval and air exercises in the Red Sea and other places have become more prominent. NATO follows a model in which expansion of its presence in the West Asian region is one of its components, which will entail its own risks.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on Europe affairs says sending German tanks to Ukraine will give Kiev the upper hand in the war and will escalate the conflict by Putin, as well as the possibility of using nuclear weapons in the war, noted: The delivery of Leopard tanks is considered as important when the American Abrams and Challenger tanks are also mentioned. This combination can be a significant and powerful combination for Kiev and even military experts.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on Europe affairs commenting on the decision of the European Union to send about 100 police officers to Armenia to monitor the ceasefire on the border with the Republic of Azerbaijan, which has been violated many times before, said the decision may be more symbolic, but definitely it was taken with an aim of a stronger and more effective presence of the European Union in the Caucasus region.
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.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The reason for Washington’s reluctance to enter directly into war with Ansarullah is military and economic limitations, electoral considerations, and concern about the expansion of the crisis at two energy chokepoints.
SCFR Online – Opinion: Ansarullah’s recent lightning-fast operation and surprise advances on Yemen’s western coast have rapidly transformed the equations of the war in that country and developments in West Asia, and have challenged the calculations of Saudi Arabia, the United States, the West, and the Israeli regime.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: A university faculty member saying that the world today is far more complicated than the Cold War era, and based on the developments of the contemporary world and its trends, the possibility of Cold War lineup is not high, noted: Ukraine is the ground for Russia’s strategic mistakes; because even in case of victory, in the long run the economy and then the security of Russia will be worn out.
Strategic Council Online—Opinion: Amidst the exchange of artillery fire by the parties in Ukraine, the battle continues; A battle that is caused by geopolitical rivalries, old historical wounds, as well as the efforts of great powers to develop regional influence. Whatever the reason for the war, what is important in the campaign is the consistency of the fronts.
Hassan Sayyahi—Researcher of international politics
Strategic Council Online—Opinion: In recent weeks, the “suspicious movements” of the US in Syria have spread. So that the movement of American political and intelligence officials to areas in the northeast of Syria, as well as the holding of meetings to exchange views with the opposition of the Damascus government outside of Syria, have increased.
Hamid Khoshayand-Regional affairs expert
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on West Asia affairs, saying that the renewed operation of “Al-Jarrah” airport can cover the border areas of northern Syria and increase the ability of the army of that country to counter the attacks of the Zionist regime on Aleppo province, noted: Moscow is trying to draw new equations in northern Syria, and international developments and regional equations have progressed in such a way that we will witness a widening gap and more confrontation between Russia and the Zionist regime in the region.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: A university professor said it seems that with the fall of the Chinese balloon, this country has expanded its competition with the United States into the intelligence and security arena, and this has caused concerns about the intensification of China’s surveillance activities in the United States and expansion of competition with that country from the economic field to the field of intelligence and espionage. He added: The current tensions and crisis-making between the United States and China will continue for at least a 25-year period in the future, and the world is moving towards a dangerous military confrontation.
Strategic Council Online—Opinion: In recent weeks, the “suspicious movements” of the US in Syria have spread. So that the movement of American political and intelligence officials to areas in the northeast of Syria, as well as the holding of meetings to exchange views with the opposition of the Damascus government outside of Syria, have increased.
Hamid Khoshayand-Regional affairs expert
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on West Asia affairs, saying that the renewed operation of “Al-Jarrah” airport can cover the border areas of northern Syria and increase the ability of the army of that country to counter the attacks of the Zionist regime on Aleppo province, noted: Moscow is trying to draw new equations in northern Syria, and international developments and regional equations have progressed in such a way that we will witness a widening gap and more confrontation between Russia and the Zionist regime in the region.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An analyst of Iraq affairs, saying that many groups and political parties and decision-makers in Iraq’s foreign policy believe that military cooperation with NATO should be expanded, noted: Joint military cooperation of Western countries, such as France, Britain and the US with some regional players such as Egypt, Jordan and Iraq and some countries of the Persian Gulf Cooperation Council are increasing and joint naval and air exercises in the Red Sea and other places have become more prominent. NATO follows a model in which expansion of its presence in the West Asian region is one of its components, which will entail its own risks.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on Europe affairs says sending German tanks to Ukraine will give Kiev the upper hand in the war and will escalate the conflict by Putin, as well as the possibility of using nuclear weapons in the war, noted: The delivery of Leopard tanks is considered as important when the American Abrams and Challenger tanks are also mentioned. This combination can be a significant and powerful combination for Kiev and even military experts.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on Europe affairs commenting on the decision of the European Union to send about 100 police officers to Armenia to monitor the ceasefire on the border with the Republic of Azerbaijan, which has been violated many times before, said the decision may be more symbolic, but definitely it was taken with an aim of a stronger and more effective presence of the European Union in the Caucasus region.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: A university faculty member saying that the world today is far more complicated than the Cold War era, and based on the developments of the contemporary world and its trends, the possibility of Cold War lineup is not high, noted: Ukraine is the ground for Russia’s strategic mistakes; because even in case of victory, in the long run the economy and then the security of Russia will be worn out.
Strategic Council Online—Opinion: Amidst the exchange of artillery fire by the parties in Ukraine, the battle continues; A battle that is caused by geopolitical rivalries, old historical wounds, as well as the efforts of great powers to develop regional influence. Whatever the reason for the war, what is important in the campaign is the consistency of the fronts.
Hassan Sayyahi—Researcher of international politics
Strategic Council Online—Opinion: In recent weeks, the “suspicious movements” of the US in Syria have spread. So that the movement of American political and intelligence officials to areas in the northeast of Syria, as well as the holding of meetings to exchange views with the opposition of the Damascus government outside of Syria, have increased.
Hamid Khoshayand-Regional affairs expert
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on West Asia affairs, saying that the renewed operation of “Al-Jarrah” airport can cover the border areas of northern Syria and increase the ability of the army of that country to counter the attacks of the Zionist regime on Aleppo province, noted: Moscow is trying to draw new equations in northern Syria, and international developments and regional equations have progressed in such a way that we will witness a widening gap and more confrontation between Russia and the Zionist regime in the region.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: A university professor said it seems that with the fall of the Chinese balloon, this country has expanded its competition with the United States into the intelligence and security arena, and this has caused concerns about the intensification of China’s surveillance activities in the United States and expansion of competition with that country from the economic field to the field of intelligence and espionage. He added: The current tensions and crisis-making between the United States and China will continue for at least a 25-year period in the future, and the world is moving towards a dangerous military confrontation.
Strategic Council Online—Opinion: In recent weeks, the “suspicious movements” of the US in Syria have spread. So that the movement of American political and intelligence officials to areas in the northeast of Syria, as well as the holding of meetings to exchange views with the opposition of the Damascus government outside of Syria, have increased.
Hamid Khoshayand-Regional affairs expert
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on West Asia affairs, saying that the renewed operation of “Al-Jarrah” airport can cover the border areas of northern Syria and increase the ability of the army of that country to counter the attacks of the Zionist regime on Aleppo province, noted: Moscow is trying to draw new equations in northern Syria, and international developments and regional equations have progressed in such a way that we will witness a widening gap and more confrontation between Russia and the Zionist regime in the region.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An analyst of Iraq affairs, saying that many groups and political parties and decision-makers in Iraq’s foreign policy believe that military cooperation with NATO should be expanded, noted: Joint military cooperation of Western countries, such as France, Britain and the US with some regional players such as Egypt, Jordan and Iraq and some countries of the Persian Gulf Cooperation Council are increasing and joint naval and air exercises in the Red Sea and other places have become more prominent. NATO follows a model in which expansion of its presence in the West Asian region is one of its components, which will entail its own risks.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on Europe affairs says sending German tanks to Ukraine will give Kiev the upper hand in the war and will escalate the conflict by Putin, as well as the possibility of using nuclear weapons in the war, noted: The delivery of Leopard tanks is considered as important when the American Abrams and Challenger tanks are also mentioned. This combination can be a significant and powerful combination for Kiev and even military experts.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on Europe affairs commenting on the decision of the European Union to send about 100 police officers to Armenia to monitor the ceasefire on the border with the Republic of Azerbaijan, which has been violated many times before, said the decision may be more symbolic, but definitely it was taken with an aim of a stronger and more effective presence of the European Union in the Caucasus region.
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.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The reason for Washington’s reluctance to enter directly into war with Ansarullah is military and economic limitations, electoral considerations, and concern about the expansion of the crisis at two energy chokepoints.
SCFR Online – Opinion: Ansarullah’s recent lightning-fast operation and surprise advances on Yemen’s western coast have rapidly transformed the equations of the war in that country and developments in West Asia, and have challenged the calculations of Saudi Arabia, the United States, the West, and the Israeli regime.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: A university faculty member saying that the world today is far more complicated than the Cold War era, and based on the developments of the contemporary world and its trends, the possibility of Cold War lineup is not high, noted: Ukraine is the ground for Russia’s strategic mistakes; because even in case of victory, in the long run the economy and then the security of Russia will be worn out.
Strategic Council Online—Opinion: Amidst the exchange of artillery fire by the parties in Ukraine, the battle continues; A battle that is caused by geopolitical rivalries, old historical wounds, as well as the efforts of great powers to develop regional influence. Whatever the reason for the war, what is important in the campaign is the consistency of the fronts.
Hassan Sayyahi—Researcher of international politics
Strategic Council Online—Opinion: In recent weeks, the “suspicious movements” of the US in Syria have spread. So that the movement of American political and intelligence officials to areas in the northeast of Syria, as well as the holding of meetings to exchange views with the opposition of the Damascus government outside of Syria, have increased.
Hamid Khoshayand-Regional affairs expert
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on West Asia affairs, saying that the renewed operation of “Al-Jarrah” airport can cover the border areas of northern Syria and increase the ability of the army of that country to counter the attacks of the Zionist regime on Aleppo province, noted: Moscow is trying to draw new equations in northern Syria, and international developments and regional equations have progressed in such a way that we will witness a widening gap and more confrontation between Russia and the Zionist regime in the region.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: A university professor said it seems that with the fall of the Chinese balloon, this country has expanded its competition with the United States into the intelligence and security arena, and this has caused concerns about the intensification of China’s surveillance activities in the United States and expansion of competition with that country from the economic field to the field of intelligence and espionage. He added: The current tensions and crisis-making between the United States and China will continue for at least a 25-year period in the future, and the world is moving towards a dangerous military confrontation.
Strategic Council Online—Opinion: In recent weeks, the “suspicious movements” of the US in Syria have spread. So that the movement of American political and intelligence officials to areas in the northeast of Syria, as well as the holding of meetings to exchange views with the opposition of the Damascus government outside of Syria, have increased.
Hamid Khoshayand-Regional affairs expert
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on West Asia affairs, saying that the renewed operation of “Al-Jarrah” airport can cover the border areas of northern Syria and increase the ability of the army of that country to counter the attacks of the Zionist regime on Aleppo province, noted: Moscow is trying to draw new equations in northern Syria, and international developments and regional equations have progressed in such a way that we will witness a widening gap and more confrontation between Russia and the Zionist regime in the region.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An analyst of Iraq affairs, saying that many groups and political parties and decision-makers in Iraq’s foreign policy believe that military cooperation with NATO should be expanded, noted: Joint military cooperation of Western countries, such as France, Britain and the US with some regional players such as Egypt, Jordan and Iraq and some countries of the Persian Gulf Cooperation Council are increasing and joint naval and air exercises in the Red Sea and other places have become more prominent. NATO follows a model in which expansion of its presence in the West Asian region is one of its components, which will entail its own risks.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on Europe affairs says sending German tanks to Ukraine will give Kiev the upper hand in the war and will escalate the conflict by Putin, as well as the possibility of using nuclear weapons in the war, noted: The delivery of Leopard tanks is considered as important when the American Abrams and Challenger tanks are also mentioned. This combination can be a significant and powerful combination for Kiev and even military experts.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on Europe affairs commenting on the decision of the European Union to send about 100 police officers to Armenia to monitor the ceasefire on the border with the Republic of Azerbaijan, which has been violated many times before, said the decision may be more symbolic, but definitely it was taken with an aim of a stronger and more effective presence of the European Union in the Caucasus region.
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.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The reason for Washington’s reluctance to enter directly into war with Ansarullah is military and economic limitations, electoral considerations, and concern about the expansion of the crisis at two energy chokepoints.
SCFR Online – Opinion: Ansarullah’s recent lightning-fast operation and surprise advances on Yemen’s western coast have rapidly transformed the equations of the war in that country and developments in West Asia, and have challenged the calculations of Saudi Arabia, the United States, the West, and the Israeli regime.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: A university faculty member saying that the world today is far more complicated than the Cold War era, and based on the developments of the contemporary world and its trends, the possibility of Cold War lineup is not high, noted: Ukraine is the ground for Russia’s strategic mistakes; because even in case of victory, in the long run the economy and then the security of Russia will be worn out.
Strategic Council Online—Opinion: Amidst the exchange of artillery fire by the parties in Ukraine, the battle continues; A battle that is caused by geopolitical rivalries, old historical wounds, as well as the efforts of great powers to develop regional influence. Whatever the reason for the war, what is important in the campaign is the consistency of the fronts.
Hassan Sayyahi—Researcher of international politics
Strategic Council Online—Opinion: In recent weeks, the “suspicious movements” of the US in Syria have spread. So that the movement of American political and intelligence officials to areas in the northeast of Syria, as well as the holding of meetings to exchange views with the opposition of the Damascus government outside of Syria, have increased.
Hamid Khoshayand-Regional affairs expert
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on West Asia affairs, saying that the renewed operation of “Al-Jarrah” airport can cover the border areas of northern Syria and increase the ability of the army of that country to counter the attacks of the Zionist regime on Aleppo province, noted: Moscow is trying to draw new equations in northern Syria, and international developments and regional equations have progressed in such a way that we will witness a widening gap and more confrontation between Russia and the Zionist regime in the region.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: A university professor said it seems that with the fall of the Chinese balloon, this country has expanded its competition with the United States into the intelligence and security arena, and this has caused concerns about the intensification of China’s surveillance activities in the United States and expansion of competition with that country from the economic field to the field of intelligence and espionage. He added: The current tensions and crisis-making between the United States and China will continue for at least a 25-year period in the future, and the world is moving towards a dangerous military confrontation.
Strategic Council Online—Opinion: In recent weeks, the “suspicious movements” of the US in Syria have spread. So that the movement of American political and intelligence officials to areas in the northeast of Syria, as well as the holding of meetings to exchange views with the opposition of the Damascus government outside of Syria, have increased.
Hamid Khoshayand-Regional affairs expert
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on West Asia affairs, saying that the renewed operation of “Al-Jarrah” airport can cover the border areas of northern Syria and increase the ability of the army of that country to counter the attacks of the Zionist regime on Aleppo province, noted: Moscow is trying to draw new equations in northern Syria, and international developments and regional equations have progressed in such a way that we will witness a widening gap and more confrontation between Russia and the Zionist regime in the region.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An analyst of Iraq affairs, saying that many groups and political parties and decision-makers in Iraq’s foreign policy believe that military cooperation with NATO should be expanded, noted: Joint military cooperation of Western countries, such as France, Britain and the US with some regional players such as Egypt, Jordan and Iraq and some countries of the Persian Gulf Cooperation Council are increasing and joint naval and air exercises in the Red Sea and other places have become more prominent. NATO follows a model in which expansion of its presence in the West Asian region is one of its components, which will entail its own risks.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on Europe affairs says sending German tanks to Ukraine will give Kiev the upper hand in the war and will escalate the conflict by Putin, as well as the possibility of using nuclear weapons in the war, noted: The delivery of Leopard tanks is considered as important when the American Abrams and Challenger tanks are also mentioned. This combination can be a significant and powerful combination for Kiev and even military experts.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on Europe affairs commenting on the decision of the European Union to send about 100 police officers to Armenia to monitor the ceasefire on the border with the Republic of Azerbaijan, which has been violated many times before, said the decision may be more symbolic, but definitely it was taken with an aim of a stronger and more effective presence of the European Union in the Caucasus region.
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.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The reason for Washington’s reluctance to enter directly into war with Ansarullah is military and economic limitations, electoral considerations, and concern about the expansion of the crisis at two energy chokepoints.
SCFR Online – Opinion: Ansarullah’s recent lightning-fast operation and surprise advances on Yemen’s western coast have rapidly transformed the equations of the war in that country and developments in West Asia, and have challenged the calculations of Saudi Arabia, the United States, the West, and the Israeli regime.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: A university faculty member saying that the world today is far more complicated than the Cold War era, and based on the developments of the contemporary world and its trends, the possibility of Cold War lineup is not high, noted: Ukraine is the ground for Russia’s strategic mistakes; because even in case of victory, in the long run the economy and then the security of Russia will be worn out.
Strategic Council Online—Opinion: Amidst the exchange of artillery fire by the parties in Ukraine, the battle continues; A battle that is caused by geopolitical rivalries, old historical wounds, as well as the efforts of great powers to develop regional influence. Whatever the reason for the war, what is important in the campaign is the consistency of the fronts.
Hassan Sayyahi—Researcher of international politics
Strategic Council Online—Opinion: In recent weeks, the “suspicious movements” of the US in Syria have spread. So that the movement of American political and intelligence officials to areas in the northeast of Syria, as well as the holding of meetings to exchange views with the opposition of the Damascus government outside of Syria, have increased.
Hamid Khoshayand-Regional affairs expert
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on West Asia affairs, saying that the renewed operation of “Al-Jarrah” airport can cover the border areas of northern Syria and increase the ability of the army of that country to counter the attacks of the Zionist regime on Aleppo province, noted: Moscow is trying to draw new equations in northern Syria, and international developments and regional equations have progressed in such a way that we will witness a widening gap and more confrontation between Russia and the Zionist regime in the region.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: A university professor said it seems that with the fall of the Chinese balloon, this country has expanded its competition with the United States into the intelligence and security arena, and this has caused concerns about the intensification of China’s surveillance activities in the United States and expansion of competition with that country from the economic field to the field of intelligence and espionage. He added: The current tensions and crisis-making between the United States and China will continue for at least a 25-year period in the future, and the world is moving towards a dangerous military confrontation.
Strategic Council Online—Opinion: In recent weeks, the “suspicious movements” of the US in Syria have spread. So that the movement of American political and intelligence officials to areas in the northeast of Syria, as well as the holding of meetings to exchange views with the opposition of the Damascus government outside of Syria, have increased.
Hamid Khoshayand-Regional affairs expert
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on West Asia affairs, saying that the renewed operation of “Al-Jarrah” airport can cover the border areas of northern Syria and increase the ability of the army of that country to counter the attacks of the Zionist regime on Aleppo province, noted: Moscow is trying to draw new equations in northern Syria, and international developments and regional equations have progressed in such a way that we will witness a widening gap and more confrontation between Russia and the Zionist regime in the region.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An analyst of Iraq affairs, saying that many groups and political parties and decision-makers in Iraq’s foreign policy believe that military cooperation with NATO should be expanded, noted: Joint military cooperation of Western countries, such as France, Britain and the US with some regional players such as Egypt, Jordan and Iraq and some countries of the Persian Gulf Cooperation Council are increasing and joint naval and air exercises in the Red Sea and other places have become more prominent. NATO follows a model in which expansion of its presence in the West Asian region is one of its components, which will entail its own risks.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on Europe affairs says sending German tanks to Ukraine will give Kiev the upper hand in the war and will escalate the conflict by Putin, as well as the possibility of using nuclear weapons in the war, noted: The delivery of Leopard tanks is considered as important when the American Abrams and Challenger tanks are also mentioned. This combination can be a significant and powerful combination for Kiev and even military experts.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on Europe affairs commenting on the decision of the European Union to send about 100 police officers to Armenia to monitor the ceasefire on the border with the Republic of Azerbaijan, which has been violated many times before, said the decision may be more symbolic, but definitely it was taken with an aim of a stronger and more effective presence of the European Union in the Caucasus region.
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.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The reason for Washington’s reluctance to enter directly into war with Ansarullah is military and economic limitations, electoral considerations, and concern about the expansion of the crisis at two energy chokepoints.
SCFR Online – Opinion: Ansarullah’s recent lightning-fast operation and surprise advances on Yemen’s western coast have rapidly transformed the equations of the war in that country and developments in West Asia, and have challenged the calculations of Saudi Arabia, the United States, the West, and the Israeli regime.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: A university faculty member saying that the world today is far more complicated than the Cold War era, and based on the developments of the contemporary world and its trends, the possibility of Cold War lineup is not high, noted: Ukraine is the ground for Russia’s strategic mistakes; because even in case of victory, in the long run the economy and then the security of Russia will be worn out.
Strategic Council Online—Opinion: Amidst the exchange of artillery fire by the parties in Ukraine, the battle continues; A battle that is caused by geopolitical rivalries, old historical wounds, as well as the efforts of great powers to develop regional influence. Whatever the reason for the war, what is important in the campaign is the consistency of the fronts.
Hassan Sayyahi—Researcher of international politics
Strategic Council Online—Opinion: In recent weeks, the “suspicious movements” of the US in Syria have spread. So that the movement of American political and intelligence officials to areas in the northeast of Syria, as well as the holding of meetings to exchange views with the opposition of the Damascus government outside of Syria, have increased.
Hamid Khoshayand-Regional affairs expert
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on West Asia affairs, saying that the renewed operation of “Al-Jarrah” airport can cover the border areas of northern Syria and increase the ability of the army of that country to counter the attacks of the Zionist regime on Aleppo province, noted: Moscow is trying to draw new equations in northern Syria, and international developments and regional equations have progressed in such a way that we will witness a widening gap and more confrontation between Russia and the Zionist regime in the region.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: A university professor said it seems that with the fall of the Chinese balloon, this country has expanded its competition with the United States into the intelligence and security arena, and this has caused concerns about the intensification of China’s surveillance activities in the United States and expansion of competition with that country from the economic field to the field of intelligence and espionage. He added: The current tensions and crisis-making between the United States and China will continue for at least a 25-year period in the future, and the world is moving towards a dangerous military confrontation.
Strategic Council Online—Opinion: In recent weeks, the “suspicious movements” of the US in Syria have spread. So that the movement of American political and intelligence officials to areas in the northeast of Syria, as well as the holding of meetings to exchange views with the opposition of the Damascus government outside of Syria, have increased.
Hamid Khoshayand-Regional affairs expert
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on West Asia affairs, saying that the renewed operation of “Al-Jarrah” airport can cover the border areas of northern Syria and increase the ability of the army of that country to counter the attacks of the Zionist regime on Aleppo province, noted: Moscow is trying to draw new equations in northern Syria, and international developments and regional equations have progressed in such a way that we will witness a widening gap and more confrontation between Russia and the Zionist regime in the region.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An analyst of Iraq affairs, saying that many groups and political parties and decision-makers in Iraq’s foreign policy believe that military cooperation with NATO should be expanded, noted: Joint military cooperation of Western countries, such as France, Britain and the US with some regional players such as Egypt, Jordan and Iraq and some countries of the Persian Gulf Cooperation Council are increasing and joint naval and air exercises in the Red Sea and other places have become more prominent. NATO follows a model in which expansion of its presence in the West Asian region is one of its components, which will entail its own risks.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on Europe affairs says sending German tanks to Ukraine will give Kiev the upper hand in the war and will escalate the conflict by Putin, as well as the possibility of using nuclear weapons in the war, noted: The delivery of Leopard tanks is considered as important when the American Abrams and Challenger tanks are also mentioned. This combination can be a significant and powerful combination for Kiev and even military experts.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on Europe affairs commenting on the decision of the European Union to send about 100 police officers to Armenia to monitor the ceasefire on the border with the Republic of Azerbaijan, which has been violated many times before, said the decision may be more symbolic, but definitely it was taken with an aim of a stronger and more effective presence of the European Union in the Caucasus region.
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.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The reason for Washington’s reluctance to enter directly into war with Ansarullah is military and economic limitations, electoral considerations, and concern about the expansion of the crisis at two energy chokepoints.
SCFR Online – Opinion: Ansarullah’s recent lightning-fast operation and surprise advances on Yemen’s western coast have rapidly transformed the equations of the war in that country and developments in West Asia, and have challenged the calculations of Saudi Arabia, the United States, the West, and the Israeli regime.