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.
SCFR Online – Opinion: London’s decision to provide military support to Saudi Arabia in the Yemen file, beyond a limited aerial mission, could confront Britain with broad legal, security, economic, and strategic consequences.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The acceleration of AI competition has shattered the boundaries of economic, military, intelligence, and cognitive power, turning this technology into a strategic component of national power.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The three-day visit of Chinese President Xi Jinping to Washington and his meeting with Donald Trump on September 24 and 25, 2026, accompanied by a ceremonial welcome at Andrews Air Force Base, was more a diplomatic display for managing the level of tensions than an indication of a breakthrough achievement in relations between the two powers.
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.
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.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: Before the Russia-Ukraine war, few imagined the world would once again be thrust into the abyss of war and the tensions that accompany it. But now, the shadow of conflict looms over many parts of the globe.
Strategic Council Online – The Strategic Council on Foreign Relations has issued a statement following the martyrdom of Seyyed Hashem Safieddine, the tireless fighter and head of the executive board of Hezbollah in Lebanon. The Council extends its deepest condolences to his family, the people of Lebanon, and the broader Islamic community, emphasizing that “the nature of the true liberation movements, grounded in the unwavering will of the oppressed, ensures that the loss of their leaders does not halt them”
Strategic Council Online: Dr. Seyed Kamal Kharrazi, the President of the Strategic Council on Foreign Relations, visited the Hamas office in Tehran to pay tribute to the spirit of Martyr Yahya Sinwar, the dedicated commander of the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas).
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: The operation of the Zionist regime that led to the martyrdom of Yahya al-Sinwar, the indefatigable commander of Hamas, has revealed a violation of international humanitarian law to the international community in such a way that no neutral observer can deny the commission of war crime by the Zionist regime.
Strategic Council Online: An American issues expert said: The American strategy after one year of the Gaza war is to eradicate West Asia’s resistance groups, but this should be done in such a way that the United States would lose control of the situation because its interests are not in starting a full-scale war in the region.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: Washington claims to be trying to manage tension and establish a ceasefire, especially in Lebanon, which has practically become the “driving engine” of the war. The fact that Americans talk about the reduction of tension in the official platforms and invite the parties to exercise restraint with what they do in the field and do not hesitate to provide any military, security, economic, political, and diplomatic assistance to the Israeli regime to continue the war is in the open “contradiction.”
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.
SCFR Online – Opinion: London’s decision to provide military support to Saudi Arabia in the Yemen file, beyond a limited aerial mission, could confront Britain with broad legal, security, economic, and strategic consequences.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The acceleration of AI competition has shattered the boundaries of economic, military, intelligence, and cognitive power, turning this technology into a strategic component of national power.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The three-day visit of Chinese President Xi Jinping to Washington and his meeting with Donald Trump on September 24 and 25, 2026, accompanied by a ceremonial welcome at Andrews Air Force Base, was more a diplomatic display for managing the level of tensions than an indication of a breakthrough achievement in relations between the two powers.
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.
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.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: Before the Russia-Ukraine war, few imagined the world would once again be thrust into the abyss of war and the tensions that accompany it. But now, the shadow of conflict looms over many parts of the globe.
Strategic Council Online – The Strategic Council on Foreign Relations has issued a statement following the martyrdom of Seyyed Hashem Safieddine, the tireless fighter and head of the executive board of Hezbollah in Lebanon. The Council extends its deepest condolences to his family, the people of Lebanon, and the broader Islamic community, emphasizing that “the nature of the true liberation movements, grounded in the unwavering will of the oppressed, ensures that the loss of their leaders does not halt them”
Strategic Council Online: Dr. Seyed Kamal Kharrazi, the President of the Strategic Council on Foreign Relations, visited the Hamas office in Tehran to pay tribute to the spirit of Martyr Yahya Sinwar, the dedicated commander of the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas).
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: The operation of the Zionist regime that led to the martyrdom of Yahya al-Sinwar, the indefatigable commander of Hamas, has revealed a violation of international humanitarian law to the international community in such a way that no neutral observer can deny the commission of war crime by the Zionist regime.
Strategic Council Online: An American issues expert said: The American strategy after one year of the Gaza war is to eradicate West Asia’s resistance groups, but this should be done in such a way that the United States would lose control of the situation because its interests are not in starting a full-scale war in the region.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: Washington claims to be trying to manage tension and establish a ceasefire, especially in Lebanon, which has practically become the “driving engine” of the war. The fact that Americans talk about the reduction of tension in the official platforms and invite the parties to exercise restraint with what they do in the field and do not hesitate to provide any military, security, economic, political, and diplomatic assistance to the Israeli regime to continue the war is in the open “contradiction.”
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.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: Before the Russia-Ukraine war, few imagined the world would once again be thrust into the abyss of war and the tensions that accompany it. But now, the shadow of conflict looms over many parts of the globe.
Strategic Council Online – The Strategic Council on Foreign Relations has issued a statement following the martyrdom of Seyyed Hashem Safieddine, the tireless fighter and head of the executive board of Hezbollah in Lebanon. The Council extends its deepest condolences to his family, the people of Lebanon, and the broader Islamic community, emphasizing that “the nature of the true liberation movements, grounded in the unwavering will of the oppressed, ensures that the loss of their leaders does not halt them”
Strategic Council Online: Dr. Seyed Kamal Kharrazi, the President of the Strategic Council on Foreign Relations, visited the Hamas office in Tehran to pay tribute to the spirit of Martyr Yahya Sinwar, the dedicated commander of the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas).
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: The operation of the Zionist regime that led to the martyrdom of Yahya al-Sinwar, the indefatigable commander of Hamas, has revealed a violation of international humanitarian law to the international community in such a way that no neutral observer can deny the commission of war crime by the Zionist regime.
Strategic Council Online: An American issues expert said: The American strategy after one year of the Gaza war is to eradicate West Asia’s resistance groups, but this should be done in such a way that the United States would lose control of the situation because its interests are not in starting a full-scale war in the region.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: Washington claims to be trying to manage tension and establish a ceasefire, especially in Lebanon, which has practically become the “driving engine” of the war. The fact that Americans talk about the reduction of tension in the official platforms and invite the parties to exercise restraint with what they do in the field and do not hesitate to provide any military, security, economic, political, and diplomatic assistance to the Israeli regime to continue the war is in the open “contradiction.”
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.
SCFR Online – Opinion: London’s decision to provide military support to Saudi Arabia in the Yemen file, beyond a limited aerial mission, could confront Britain with broad legal, security, economic, and strategic consequences.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The acceleration of AI competition has shattered the boundaries of economic, military, intelligence, and cognitive power, turning this technology into a strategic component of national power.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The three-day visit of Chinese President Xi Jinping to Washington and his meeting with Donald Trump on September 24 and 25, 2026, accompanied by a ceremonial welcome at Andrews Air Force Base, was more a diplomatic display for managing the level of tensions than an indication of a breakthrough achievement in relations between the two powers.
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.
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.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: Before the Russia-Ukraine war, few imagined the world would once again be thrust into the abyss of war and the tensions that accompany it. But now, the shadow of conflict looms over many parts of the globe.
Strategic Council Online – The Strategic Council on Foreign Relations has issued a statement following the martyrdom of Seyyed Hashem Safieddine, the tireless fighter and head of the executive board of Hezbollah in Lebanon. The Council extends its deepest condolences to his family, the people of Lebanon, and the broader Islamic community, emphasizing that “the nature of the true liberation movements, grounded in the unwavering will of the oppressed, ensures that the loss of their leaders does not halt them”
Strategic Council Online: Dr. Seyed Kamal Kharrazi, the President of the Strategic Council on Foreign Relations, visited the Hamas office in Tehran to pay tribute to the spirit of Martyr Yahya Sinwar, the dedicated commander of the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas).
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: The operation of the Zionist regime that led to the martyrdom of Yahya al-Sinwar, the indefatigable commander of Hamas, has revealed a violation of international humanitarian law to the international community in such a way that no neutral observer can deny the commission of war crime by the Zionist regime.
Strategic Council Online: An American issues expert said: The American strategy after one year of the Gaza war is to eradicate West Asia’s resistance groups, but this should be done in such a way that the United States would lose control of the situation because its interests are not in starting a full-scale war in the region.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: Washington claims to be trying to manage tension and establish a ceasefire, especially in Lebanon, which has practically become the “driving engine” of the war. The fact that Americans talk about the reduction of tension in the official platforms and invite the parties to exercise restraint with what they do in the field and do not hesitate to provide any military, security, economic, political, and diplomatic assistance to the Israeli regime to continue the war is in the open “contradiction.”
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.
SCFR Online – Opinion: London’s decision to provide military support to Saudi Arabia in the Yemen file, beyond a limited aerial mission, could confront Britain with broad legal, security, economic, and strategic consequences.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The acceleration of AI competition has shattered the boundaries of economic, military, intelligence, and cognitive power, turning this technology into a strategic component of national power.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The three-day visit of Chinese President Xi Jinping to Washington and his meeting with Donald Trump on September 24 and 25, 2026, accompanied by a ceremonial welcome at Andrews Air Force Base, was more a diplomatic display for managing the level of tensions than an indication of a breakthrough achievement in relations between the two powers.
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.
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.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: Before the Russia-Ukraine war, few imagined the world would once again be thrust into the abyss of war and the tensions that accompany it. But now, the shadow of conflict looms over many parts of the globe.
Strategic Council Online – The Strategic Council on Foreign Relations has issued a statement following the martyrdom of Seyyed Hashem Safieddine, the tireless fighter and head of the executive board of Hezbollah in Lebanon. The Council extends its deepest condolences to his family, the people of Lebanon, and the broader Islamic community, emphasizing that “the nature of the true liberation movements, grounded in the unwavering will of the oppressed, ensures that the loss of their leaders does not halt them”
Strategic Council Online: Dr. Seyed Kamal Kharrazi, the President of the Strategic Council on Foreign Relations, visited the Hamas office in Tehran to pay tribute to the spirit of Martyr Yahya Sinwar, the dedicated commander of the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas).
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: The operation of the Zionist regime that led to the martyrdom of Yahya al-Sinwar, the indefatigable commander of Hamas, has revealed a violation of international humanitarian law to the international community in such a way that no neutral observer can deny the commission of war crime by the Zionist regime.
Strategic Council Online: An American issues expert said: The American strategy after one year of the Gaza war is to eradicate West Asia’s resistance groups, but this should be done in such a way that the United States would lose control of the situation because its interests are not in starting a full-scale war in the region.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: Washington claims to be trying to manage tension and establish a ceasefire, especially in Lebanon, which has practically become the “driving engine” of the war. The fact that Americans talk about the reduction of tension in the official platforms and invite the parties to exercise restraint with what they do in the field and do not hesitate to provide any military, security, economic, political, and diplomatic assistance to the Israeli regime to continue the war is in the open “contradiction.”
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.
SCFR Online – Opinion: London’s decision to provide military support to Saudi Arabia in the Yemen file, beyond a limited aerial mission, could confront Britain with broad legal, security, economic, and strategic consequences.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The acceleration of AI competition has shattered the boundaries of economic, military, intelligence, and cognitive power, turning this technology into a strategic component of national power.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The three-day visit of Chinese President Xi Jinping to Washington and his meeting with Donald Trump on September 24 and 25, 2026, accompanied by a ceremonial welcome at Andrews Air Force Base, was more a diplomatic display for managing the level of tensions than an indication of a breakthrough achievement in relations between the two powers.
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.
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.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: Before the Russia-Ukraine war, few imagined the world would once again be thrust into the abyss of war and the tensions that accompany it. But now, the shadow of conflict looms over many parts of the globe.
Strategic Council Online – The Strategic Council on Foreign Relations has issued a statement following the martyrdom of Seyyed Hashem Safieddine, the tireless fighter and head of the executive board of Hezbollah in Lebanon. The Council extends its deepest condolences to his family, the people of Lebanon, and the broader Islamic community, emphasizing that “the nature of the true liberation movements, grounded in the unwavering will of the oppressed, ensures that the loss of their leaders does not halt them”
Strategic Council Online: Dr. Seyed Kamal Kharrazi, the President of the Strategic Council on Foreign Relations, visited the Hamas office in Tehran to pay tribute to the spirit of Martyr Yahya Sinwar, the dedicated commander of the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas).
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: The operation of the Zionist regime that led to the martyrdom of Yahya al-Sinwar, the indefatigable commander of Hamas, has revealed a violation of international humanitarian law to the international community in such a way that no neutral observer can deny the commission of war crime by the Zionist regime.
Strategic Council Online: An American issues expert said: The American strategy after one year of the Gaza war is to eradicate West Asia’s resistance groups, but this should be done in such a way that the United States would lose control of the situation because its interests are not in starting a full-scale war in the region.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: Washington claims to be trying to manage tension and establish a ceasefire, especially in Lebanon, which has practically become the “driving engine” of the war. The fact that Americans talk about the reduction of tension in the official platforms and invite the parties to exercise restraint with what they do in the field and do not hesitate to provide any military, security, economic, political, and diplomatic assistance to the Israeli regime to continue the war is in the open “contradiction.”
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.
SCFR Online – Opinion: London’s decision to provide military support to Saudi Arabia in the Yemen file, beyond a limited aerial mission, could confront Britain with broad legal, security, economic, and strategic consequences.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The acceleration of AI competition has shattered the boundaries of economic, military, intelligence, and cognitive power, turning this technology into a strategic component of national power.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The three-day visit of Chinese President Xi Jinping to Washington and his meeting with Donald Trump on September 24 and 25, 2026, accompanied by a ceremonial welcome at Andrews Air Force Base, was more a diplomatic display for managing the level of tensions than an indication of a breakthrough achievement in relations between the two powers.
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.
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.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: Before the Russia-Ukraine war, few imagined the world would once again be thrust into the abyss of war and the tensions that accompany it. But now, the shadow of conflict looms over many parts of the globe.
Strategic Council Online – The Strategic Council on Foreign Relations has issued a statement following the martyrdom of Seyyed Hashem Safieddine, the tireless fighter and head of the executive board of Hezbollah in Lebanon. The Council extends its deepest condolences to his family, the people of Lebanon, and the broader Islamic community, emphasizing that “the nature of the true liberation movements, grounded in the unwavering will of the oppressed, ensures that the loss of their leaders does not halt them”
Strategic Council Online: Dr. Seyed Kamal Kharrazi, the President of the Strategic Council on Foreign Relations, visited the Hamas office in Tehran to pay tribute to the spirit of Martyr Yahya Sinwar, the dedicated commander of the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas).
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: The operation of the Zionist regime that led to the martyrdom of Yahya al-Sinwar, the indefatigable commander of Hamas, has revealed a violation of international humanitarian law to the international community in such a way that no neutral observer can deny the commission of war crime by the Zionist regime.
Strategic Council Online: An American issues expert said: The American strategy after one year of the Gaza war is to eradicate West Asia’s resistance groups, but this should be done in such a way that the United States would lose control of the situation because its interests are not in starting a full-scale war in the region.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: Washington claims to be trying to manage tension and establish a ceasefire, especially in Lebanon, which has practically become the “driving engine” of the war. The fact that Americans talk about the reduction of tension in the official platforms and invite the parties to exercise restraint with what they do in the field and do not hesitate to provide any military, security, economic, political, and diplomatic assistance to the Israeli regime to continue the war is in the open “contradiction.”
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.
SCFR Online – Opinion: London’s decision to provide military support to Saudi Arabia in the Yemen file, beyond a limited aerial mission, could confront Britain with broad legal, security, economic, and strategic consequences.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The acceleration of AI competition has shattered the boundaries of economic, military, intelligence, and cognitive power, turning this technology into a strategic component of national power.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The three-day visit of Chinese President Xi Jinping to Washington and his meeting with Donald Trump on September 24 and 25, 2026, accompanied by a ceremonial welcome at Andrews Air Force Base, was more a diplomatic display for managing the level of tensions than an indication of a breakthrough achievement in relations between the two powers.
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.