Strategic Council Online – Opinion: With Trump’s victory in the US presidential election, speculations about the impacts and consequences of his presence in the White House on the Gaza war have become the focus of political and media circles in the region and the world.
Strategic Council Online—Interview: The cultural attaché and head of Iran’s House of Culture in Pakistan said: In addition to Pakistan pursuing a balanced relationship with major powers such as America and China, the relationship with the countries of the Persian Gulf, especially Saudi Arabia, is also important for economic stability and regional diplomacy.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: Saudi Arabia last Wednesday hosted the first meeting of a global alliance to push for a two-state solution to the Palestinian-Israeli conflict. An expert on regional issues called the Saudi move an attempt to justify and compensate for the country’s weak position regarding the developments in Gaza.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: On Thursday and Friday, November 10th and 11th, around 50 political activists and officials of the former government of Afghanistan gathered in a two-day meeting in Istanbul, Turkey, behind closed doors, to discuss the possibility of resuming the “Inter-Afghan negotiations. The meeting was held with the support of the Turkish government and at the initiative of the “National Dialogue Forum.” The Forum was established by Hekmat Karzai, Mostafa Mastoor, Zabihullah Ziyarmal, Nabila Mosleh, Idris Zaman, Ayoub Irfani, and Freema Nawabi, former officials of the Afghan government in 2022.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: There are important goals and reasons regarding the recent visit of “Amos Hochstein,” the special envoy of the US President to Lebanon. Based on the leaked details of Hochstein’s talks with the Lebanese authorities, as well as the perception of the nature of recent American policies in Lebanon, it appears that finding “new mechanisms” to implement Resolution 1701 with a new approach is the “main goal” behind the trip of Joe Biden’s special envoy to Beirut.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: BRICS, within the framework of “positive” and not “negative” policies, without violating or opposing the principles and order-building components based on the United Nations Charter, is looking for new arrangements that govern political and economic paradigms, security, etc., has challenged America and the liberal system in today’s world.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An international affairs expert said: When the Israeli regime crosses all red lines under the pretext of defending its existence, Iran too will have no red line in defending its vital interests.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: Russian President Vladimir Putin, in response to a question from Faisal al-Abbas, a Saudi journalist and editor of the English-language newspaper Arab News, announced Saudi Arabia as a “suitable option” for a possible peace meeting between Moscow and Kyiv.
Strategic Council Online: The President of the Strategic Council on Foreign Relations stated, “So far, we’ve taken into consideration the Western concerns, mainly those of Europeans, regarding our missile range. However, when they ignore our concerns—particularly regarding the territorial integrity of the Islamic Republic of Iran—there’s no reason for us to heed their concerns. Therefore, there’s a possibility that Iran may increase its missile range.”
Strategic Council Online—Interview: A former Iranian diplomat says the British government is behind the United Arab Emirates’ claims about the three islands. He says that considering the developments in the region, especially the war in Ukraine, London is trying to associate the European Union with these claims to put pressure on Tehran.